Not much to do with ratings, but just a follow up of a point made earlier about 'opening applications early indicating an earlier 2014 launch date'- just remember they are NOT opening up applications- just expressions of interest/ registering details for news on upcoming applications. I don't know if they did this for 2013, but this is what they do in the UK and US- it is no indication of potential start date. On that note, it should be worth mentioning that auditions were held about 2 weeks earlier this year than last, so the dates for them will be telling.