| That Antony Cotton Show | |
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| Genre | Entertainment chat show |
| Presented by | Antony Cotton |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Production | |
| Producer | ITV Productions |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV (not UTV) |
| Release | 13 August – 17 September 2007 |
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That Antony Cotton Show is a British comedy chat show that was broadcast on ITV1 and STV for one series in 2007. It was presented by Coronation Street actor Antony Cotton and aired on weekdays at 5pm. The show was filmed in front of a live audience at the ITV Granada studios in Manchester.
That Antony Cotton Show launched with 2 million viewers (17.6% share of available audience) at 5pm on Monday 13 August 2007. This was significantly up on the slot average of 1.7 million viewers (12.9%). It also attracted more than Channel 4's flagship daytime show, Richard & Judy, which pulled in just 1.1 million viewers (9.7%) at the same time.[1] However, by its third episode, the show had lost 500,000 viewers, drawing 1.5 million and a 13% share.[2] Viewership continued to fall further for Cotton's show. On 24 August 2007, only 1.1 million (11.5%) tuned in. The show's viewership slumped to below 1.1 million (10.4%) on 11 September 2007.[3]
The last episode aired on 17 September 2007. Initial reports suggested that the show had been recommissioned for a second run, with producers saying they would alter the format for the new series.[4] However, it was announced on 24 January 2008 that the show had been axed after just one series.[5]
- ^ "Cotton gives ITV a happy Monday". Digital Spy. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
- ^ Holmwood, Leigh (16 August 2007). "Coltrane drives viewers to ITV". London: MediaGuardian. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
- ^ "Antony Cotton gets lowest audience yet". BroadcastNow. 12 September 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2007. [dead link]
- ^ "Corrie star Cotton lands own gameshow". Digital Spy. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
- ^ Fletcher, Alex (24 January 2008). "Report: 'Antony Cotton Show' is axed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 June 2022.