1. Assignment 7: TV Channel
Research
BY JOANNE

2. The Channels that will be discussed
ITV
Channel 5
BBC One
Channel 4

3. ITV
Some shows they
General knowledge
broadcast
 Its the Third national  71 Degrees North
terrestrial analogue
network (after BBC One &  Who Wants To Be A
BBC Two) Millionaire
 ITV is a commercial public
service TV network
 A Touch of Frost
 Its sister channels are ...  Red & Black
ITV2, ITV3 & ITV4  X Factor
 Their online service allows
ITV to be portable on the  You’ve Been Framed
move, ITV Player

4. Channel 5
Some shows they
General knowledge
broadcast
 Its the last national  The Gadget Show
terrestrial analogue
network (after BBC  Fifth Gear
One, BBC Two, ITV and
Channel 4)  Neighbours
 It has to sister channels  Big Brother
... 5* & 5 USA
 Home and Away
 It airs only in the UK
 This channel also has an  CSI: Crime Scene
on demand website, 5 on Investigation
demand

5. BBC One
Some shows they
General knowledge
broadcast
 Its a flagship channel  Doctor Who
 Its funded my TV Licence  Eastenders
 Merlin
 It has many sister channels …  The One Show
BBC Three, BBC Two, BBC  Strictly Come Dancing
Four, BBC  Come Fly With Me
News, CBBC, Cbeebies, BBC  Crimewatch
Parliament, BBC HD  New Tricks
 They also have BBC iPlayer on  Holby City
demand making it portable  Casualty
 They broadcast original shows  Match of The Day
and is well known for  Have I Got News For You
documentary's  Mock The Week
 And many more …

6. Channel 4
Some shows they
General knowledge
broadcast
 It’s a public service channel  My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding
 It also has sister channels  Skins
…  Misfits
E4, Film4, 4seven, More4,  Shameless
4Music, Heat, Kerrang!, Ki
ss, Magic, Smash Hits! &  Countdown
The Box  8 Out of 10 Cats
 It airs 24/7  Big Brother
 It Also has 4OD on  Hollyoaks
Demand making it portable  The Simpsons
 Well known for  And many more
documentary's

7. ITV – Target Audience
 Ranges from babies in
the early morning to the
stay at home mother past
9 and late teens & adults
past 7.
 This can vary on
weekends as their are
family shows that start at
7 and go till 10 i.e. X
Factor, You’ve Been
Framed

8. Channel 5 – Target Audience
 Like ITV early mornings
are for babies and youth
children. i.e. Banana In
Pyjamas
 Past 9am is directed to at
home men i.e. The Wright
Stuff , Robson’s Extreme
Fishing
 Through out the rest of the
day programs are aired to
bring in male audiences
with action movies late
night and programs . i.e.
Police Interceptors

9. BBC One – Target Audience
 Unlike ITV & Channel 4
BBC mornings are reserved
for news from 6am – 10am
which draws in adults and
people in their late teens
 10 onwards is directed to
older people or those who
are interested in antiques
i.e. Antiques Roadshow
 1pm-2pm is housewife
aimed with soaps and sit-
coms i.e. Doctors

10. BBC One – Target Audience
 3pm-5pm goes to kids back
from school and later
directs then to their sister
channel CBBC i.e. Tracy
Beaker Returns
 6pm onwards is directed at
housewives and sometimes
older teens i.e. Waterloo
Road, The One Show
 Past 10 is directed to adults
with news and late night
movies

11. Channel 4
 Unlike all three channels
mornings are reserved
for early teens, late teens
and views who like
current music and sit-
coms i.e. Freshly
Squeezed & Everybody
Hates Raymond 7am-
9am
 9am-12pm belongs to
housewives i.e. Come
Dine With Me & The
Renovation Game

12. Channel 4
 12pm-4pm has a
predominantly male
audience as of i.e.
Channel 4 Racing &
Countdown
 6pm is for teens and over
with cooking and
Simpsons
 7pm and onwards is for
people in their late teens
and later just adults i.e.
Shameless & News

13. ITV – What time is it most successful
 Weekends in the
afternoon 7pm is the
most successful as its
family orientated with
the ‘X Factor’ & ‘You’ve
been Framed’
 Also Sundays 8pm with
‘Downton Abbey’ that
had not only gained in
popularity here but
overseas winning awards

14. Channel 5 – What time is it most successful
 9pm 7days a week
‘Celebrity Big Brother’
brought in high ratings
with it celebrity cast with
arguments and lies
 6pm weekdays, Home &
Away brings in soap
lovers with its twists and
turns over friendship and
love

15. BBC One – What time is it most successful
 Weekend afternoons
8pm with shows like
Strictly Come Dancing
with a celebrity cast
 Also 7pm Doctor Who is
a Hugh fan base both
kids and adults of all
ages for the fantasy
factor and adventure

16. Channel 4 – What time is it most successful
 During the week 9pm
with Dispatches with
undercover topics of
fraud and current issues
 Weekends 9pm with
family shows i.e. Millions
Drop & The Bank Job
with suspense and
entertainment nothing
complex

17. ITV – What Documentaries
 They like Channel 5 show
documentaries about
peoples lives, hopes &
struggles
 But do occasional show a
news structured piece or
investigation

18. Channel 5 – What Documentaries
 They show
documentaries that make
you think twice i.e.
‘Extraordinary People-
Fastest Man No Legs’ &
‘Extraordinary People-
Girl With 90% Burns’
 9pm is the slot given as
kids are asleep and leave
adults to apply the
attention and understand
and form an opinion

19. BBC One – What Documentaries
 They tend to show nature
documentaries at 7pm
i.e. Animal planet for
naturists
 But also ones with
current affair & issues at
9pm i.e. Paranorma on
unemployment

20. Channel 4 - – What Documentaries
 They tend to do hard
hitting documentaries
i.e. Dispatches
 But also ones on
devastating events 9/11 :
The Miracle Survivor
 These documenters come
on at 9pm ensuring kids
don't watch unless with
parent discursion

21. How The Channels Compare ?
ITV : It has a little bit for Channel 5 : Its more directed
everyone but more for adult to men more than women but
and people in their late teens does not rule them out
BBC One: Again like ITV It
Channel 4 : Its has a little of
has a little bit for everyone but
everything but more adult and
more for adult and people in
late teens driven
their late teens

22. How Do Documentaries Compare ?
Channel 5 : Their
ITV : They like channel 5
documentaries are about life
show documentary's about life
and peoples struggles and
but have the occasional. Out
triumph with also historical
of the group is the weakest
documentaries
Channel 4 : Their
BBC One : Their
documentaries are though
documentaries vary from soft
provoking and does in-depth
(Nature) to questioning
to allow views to construct an
(Paranorma) it has flexibility
opinion

23. My Choice
 I would choose BBC One as is seems to have
flexibility to accommodate and documentary be it
historical or current