Members dayslover Posted March 13, 2007 Members Share Posted March 13, 2007 B&B switched channels in the Netherlands on January 1, 2007 and lost a lot of viewers since then. The network that is broadcasting the show tried out different times to broadcast the show, but viewers are not finding it. Currently we are seeing episodes of the summer of 2004, if im right. B&B is now on the air right against As The World Turns, and while As the world Turns (episodes of 2005's summer) is getting better ratings almost every week, B&B is losing them. It's only 3 weeks ago that Days of our Lives got cancelled in the Netherlands, and B&B ratings almost sinked to Days level. So is B&B the next soap to leave in the Netherlands? I would be a shame. I think the network that has the soap right now is not going to renew the contract after the 3 years are over. They paid a lot for it, to get the rights to air the soap. And when ratings are that low as they are now, I don't think another network wants it anymore. So hopefully for B&B they will get a new timeslot, (timeslot number 6 in half a year) and ratings are going to get up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jfung79 Posted March 16, 2007 Members Share Posted March 16, 2007 Aw, that's too bad, hope they find the right time for it where it isn't competing with ATWT in the Netherlands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cheyenne Posted March 16, 2007 Members Share Posted March 16, 2007 Same thing happend in Sweden. They wanted to cancel the show but the fans got it back (which I'm very proud of). We got invited to the network and all after the victory against them. They said they've never seen anything like B&B's fanbase, they were stunned and simply had no other choice but to bring it back. lol They had no place for B&B on their biggest channel so they put it on another which many people don't have. It got a way better slot in the afternoon (around 5 pm) but since not nearly as many people are able to watch the show the ratings are low. But atleast it got renewed for 3 more years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Huntress Posted March 16, 2007 Members Share Posted March 16, 2007 In Germany it was the same. In 2000 B&B got cancelled by RTL (along with Days, GL and Sunset Beach), but the fanbase was so strong that the ZDF - our second national television station - acquired the rights and started showing the soap in January 2002, with two episodes each day and no commercial breaks. It airs at 11.15 am here. Because the ratings were good, they even tried a later slot at 3 pm for a short period, but that wasn't a good choice, so B&B went back to its early noon timeslot. Currently we are seeing episodes from June 2005. In Austria, the show will be cancelled in a few weeks, though. But luckily, the Austrian people can watch German television. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted March 18, 2007 Members Share Posted March 18, 2007 I think the show is very popular in the Emirates, and shown on ONE TV or MBC4, I think... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sheilaforever Posted March 18, 2007 Members Share Posted March 18, 2007 ONce saw it on this MBC channel. Why do I remember? 'Cause the episode lasted about 10 minutes since all the racy love scenes of Thorne & Brooke were edited out... LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sylph Posted March 18, 2007 Members Share Posted March 18, 2007 LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MatinèeGirl Posted March 18, 2007 Members Share Posted March 18, 2007 Actually the ratings for ATWT aren't that good about five years ago they had about 600.000 viewers and these days only between 400.000 and 500.000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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