Channel 4

Audience records

The highest audience ever attained by Channel 4 was 13.8 million for the film A Woman of Substance, broadcast on 4 January 1985.

Related Topics:
A Woman of Substance - 4 January - 1985

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Excluding films, the channel's highest rating was 10 million viewers for the final of the third series of Big Brother on 27 July 2002. The channel's daily share of viewing on that date was 22.8%, then the highest recorded by the station. This record was beaten on Monday 12 September, 2005, the final day of the 2005 Ashes, when the channel's daily share of viewing in UK homes was recorded as 23.2%. This was also the first time that Channel 4 had been the highest-rating UK television station across a 24-hour period.

Related Topics:
Big Brother - 27 July - 2002 - 12 September - 2005 - 2005 Ashes

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~