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Ch4 cancels Big Brother live final

Viewers complained about Nikki swearing
Viewers complained about Nikki swearing

Channel 4 has decided to stop broadcasting the 'Big Brother' finale live following a spate of pre-watershed swearing.

In future, the last show in the series will be broadcast with a time delay so that offensive language can be edited out.

The decision was made after viewers complained when Nikki Grahame and Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace both used the F-word before the watershed.

British broadcasting watchdog Ofcom ruled that Channel 4 had breached its code because of the swearing.

Ofcom said that, while it recognised the efforts Channel 4 had made to comply with broadcasting regulations, it was "surprising" that the channel had decided not to use a delay.

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