1. Research into
Television channels
and audience

2. ITV1
• Itv 1 hosts many television programmes that are mainly aimed
at 16-34 year olds. The types of programmes shown on this
channel are crime, drama, lifestyle, news and major sport.
These programmes appeal to the target audience as there
would not be any programmes for an older audience around
60+. 4,463,000 adults watch ITV every week. 95% of
housewives watched ITV in the week.

3. Broadchurch
• Broadchurch attract a average of 9.4 million viewers every series.
Broad church is a drama/crime programme that attract an
audience of 20+ generally married women.
• Trailer:www.youtube.com/watch?v=16SKBL3i1yA
• Press release: www.itv.com/presscentre/press-packs/broadchurch

4. Downton Abbey
• Downton Abbey’s audience are older women. It attracts 11.9
million per series. Downton abbey is a drama programme that
attracts women aged 30+
• Trailer:www.itv.com/downtonabbey/extras/series-four-trailer
• Press Release: www.itv.com/presscentre/ep5week43/downtonabbey

5. BBC 3
• BBC 3 is a television channel that targets teenagers and young
adults from 16–34. BBC 3 rivals E4 and ITV 1 as they show
similar shows for similar target audience . The types of shows
that BBC 3 show are Comedy, drama, factual and
entertainment.
• The remit of BBC Three is to bring younger audiences to highquality public service broadcasting through a mixed-genre
schedule of innovative UK content featuring new UK talent.
The channel should use the full range of digital platforms to
deliver its content and to build an interactive relationship with
its audience.

6. Being human
• Being human is a British supernatural television drama that
involves a werewolf, ghost and a vampire. Its audience is
teenagers to young adults.
• Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfnYEjXJAJc
• Press release: www.spoilertv.com/2013/10/being-humanseason-4-press-release.html

7. In the Flesh
• In the flesh is a programme that attracts a audience of
teenagers and young adults also. This is because BBC 3
attracts this type of audience.
• Press Release:
www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/intheflesh/
• Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uAJklDka_U

8. E4
• E4 has a target audience of 16-34 as they show programmes that are suitable
for them.
• 61% of women watch E4
• They show a range of genre’s that are comedy, drama and entertainments.
• the making of a broad range of relevant media content of high quality that, taken
as a whole, appeals to the tastes and interests of a culturally diverse society;
• the making of high quality films intended to be shown to the general public at
the cinema in the United Kingdom;
• the broadcasting and distribution of such content and films;
• the making of relevant media content that consists of news and current affairs;
• the making of relevant media content that appeals to the tastes and interests of
older children and young adults;
• the broadcasting or distribution by means of electronic communications
networks of feature films that reflect cultural activity in the United Kingdom
(including third party films), and
• the broadcasting or distribution of relevant media content by means of a range
of different types of electronic communications networks.

9. S.H.I.E.L.D
• Shield is a sci fi programme that is from marvel. Its audience is
13+ as they feature super heroes and are from comics.
• Trailer:www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3T-evQZiQo
• Press release:http://www.spoilertv.com/2013/11/agents-ofshield-episode-107-well-press.html

10. Misfits
• Misfits is a television drama that attracts an audience of
18+.
• It does not attract a wider audience as it did from the
start.
• Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud8AJDaAW7c
• Press release:www.channel4.com/info/press/programmeinformation/misfits-s3