All Channel 4 articles – Page 226
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RatingsHumans grips 2.8m series average
SUNDAY: Humans rounded off its first run with a series average of 2.8m, well ahead of the performance from Channel 4’s previous Sunday night drama Indian Summers.
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NewsHumans to return to Channel 4
Channel 4 has ordered a second series of sci-fi drama Humans - ahead of the finale of the opening run this Sunday.
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NewsRow breaks out over C4's Muslim Drag Queens
A row has broken out over Channel 4 documentary Muslim Drag Queens, after the creator of a Guardian film with a similar title and subject area claimed to have been sidelined from the project.
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NewsViewer panel starts to inform C4 commissioning decisions
Data gathered from Channel 4’s viewer survey panel Core4 has started to help inform its commissioning and programme marketing decisions.
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RatingsChild Genius bows out on a high
TUESDAY: Child Genius, Great Ormond Street and Benefits by the Sea all came to an end last night with mixed results.
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NewsC4 unable to reach new NFL deal
Channel 4 is to stop screening its NFL coverage after two years as the two parties failed to agree a new deal.
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NewsObjective wins retro C4 commission
Objective Productions has revealed its first commission following the departure of chief executive Andrew Newman – a full series building on two-part documentary It Was Alright in the 70s.
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News7 Wonder wins first C4 commission
Davina McCall is to front 7 Wonder’s first Channel 4 commission – a health-based format combining features and factual elements.
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NewsC4 commits to second run of Married at First Sight
Channel 4 has wasted no time in commissioning a second series of controversial Danish format Married at First Sight.
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Behind The ScenesMan V Viral/Experimental, Channel 4
We wanted a brave, athletic and charismatic stuntman to recreate the crazy clips we’d seen on the internet, says Jago Lee. But instead we chose west London’s answer to Woody Allen
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RatingsWitnesses unable to outperform The Returned
WEDNESDAY: Channel 4’s French thriller Witnesses got underway with an audience around one third the size of The Returned - as Desi Rascals doubled its figures following a leap to Sky 1.
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Behind The ScenesSupershoppers, C4
Firecrest’s Nicole Kleeman on combining satire with stunts to create a new kind of consumer programme
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NewsC4 postpones Benchmark after poor start
Channel 4 has put Paddy McGuinness-fronted gameshow Benchmark on hold after its first nine episodes generated poor ratings.
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NewsRoyal secrets unearthed by C4
Channel 4 has ordered two documentaries that will explore the secrets of the Royal Family, including Prince Philip’s courtship of the Queen.
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NewsC4 launches campaign amid privatisation talk
Channel 4 has launched a consumer-facing campaign emphasising the importance of its role as a public service broadcaster amid speculation that the government is considering its privatisation.
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RatingsEscape From Isis informs over 1m
WEDNESDAY: Edward Watts’ Dispatches film Escape From Isis informed an audience of over 1m on Channel 4, as ITV’s Secret Life of Twins won the 9pm slot.
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NewsLittle Gem lands first C4 order
Fledgling indie Little Gem has won its first two Channel 4 commissions - exploring health and diets for the broadcaster.
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NewsLove to explore culture & community for latest C4 doc
Benefits Street indie Love Productions is following up its controversial Channel 4 series with a show exploring religion, culture and community in the UK.
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NewsBoomerang lands 60 hours of C4 business
Twofour Group indie Boomerang has won 60 hours of business from Channel 4 including a one-off documentary about high-end removal firms and a bumper second series of Posh Pawnbrokers.
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NewsC4 orders health slate
Channel 4 has ordered a raft of health-based feature shows from Twofour, Fresh One and Broadbean Media.