Preliminary Channel 4 schedules suggest that a live show may take place on June 5th, one day after Big Brother 10’s rumoured launch date.
bbspy has today looked at updated, but unconfirmed, Channel 4 listings for the week beginning June 1st, which reveal some scheduling clues for the new series.
As it has been widely reported in the media, it looks like BB10 will begin on Thursday June 4th. There is an open slot on the date between 9.00pm and 10.35pm currently marked ‘TBA’, in which a 90-minute launch show could air.
In addition to this, there are two currently empty late-night slots (1.30am-2.30am and 2.30am-4.05am) on Friday 5th June that could contain overnight live streaming, and there is another 90-minute gap between 8.00am and 9.30am, which could accommodate a repeat of the launch show.
Interestingly, later on, there are another two slots free (9.00pm-10.00pm and 10.30pm-11.00pm), seperated by the first in a new run of 8 Out Of 10 Cats. An episode of The Simpsons is scheduled for 8.00pm. This suggests at least one of two things:
- A live show might air on June 5th, only a day after the launch show
- Evictions will fill these timeslots, keeping their scheduling from last year
Does this mean that producers have something up their sleeves - an early eviction or twist perhaps?
However, all relevant BB slots on E4 are currently filled with repeats. The channel is expected to carry live streaming overnight, despite all other live feed — including the 24-hour red button stream — being axed.
More details about the launch week scheduling are expected later this week.
Updated, 20th May: Launch week details were confirmed today. There is no live show on June 5th - the 9.00pm slot contains a highlights show whilst another episode of The Simpsons has been scheduled for 10.30pm.
Stick with bbspy…
Schedules were correct at the time of writing
channel 4 what are you giving us lol :L