TV comedy research By Martha Nicholls

List all the BBC channels.

BBC One
BBC Two
BBC Three
BBC Four
BBC Parliament
BBC News
CBBC Channel
CBeebies
BBC Alba

What is the target audience for each channel?

BBC One 15 and over

BBC Two-15 and over
BBC Three- 16-34 year olds
BBC Four-15 and over
BBC Parliament-20 and over year olds
BBC News-18 and over
CBBC Channel- 7-12 year olds
Cbeebies- 1-7 year olds

How do they all differ?

They all differ because channels like CBBC and Cbeebies are targeted for younger children so they
would have more targeted audience for the children and these two channels are based all around
childrens stuff then the rest of the channels which are targeted for 15 and over because of maybe of
adult content or things that adults take serious in reality from the BBC news and BBC parliament. For
the BBC to have different channels is because each different channel is targeted to a different age
group of audience. This is to probably get more viewers and understand that each person in the UK
likes different things to watch on the BBC channels. All people are interested in different things so
this is why they make the different channels to help built more viewers because of what the
audience want to watch.
What type of programmes do they tend to show? List five of the most popular for each channel.
BBC One- The Graham Norton Show, Sports relief, Pointless, Doctor Who, Have I got news
for you, Mock the week, Waterloo Road, Mrs Browns boys, Miranda, Strictly Come Dancing
BBC Two- Homes Under The Hammer, Great Railway journeys, Dont get done, Get Dom
BBC Three- Bad Education, Family Guy, American Dad, Orphan Black
BBC Four- QI, Amber, Puppy love, Salamandar

 CBBC- Scooby Doo, M.I High, Sarah Jane Adventures, Young Dracula, Tracy Beaker
Cbeebies- In the night garden, Bob the Builder, Fireman Sam, Balamory, Barnaby Bear, Bill an
Ben, Brum, Charlie and Lola, Clifford The Big Red Dog, Mr Tumble
List all the ITV channels.

ITV 1
ITV2
ITV3
ITV4
CITV
ITV HD
ITV Encore
ITVBE
ITV News

What is the target audience for each channel?

ITV 1 young children and over

ITV2 15 and over
ITV3 25 and over (could be for young children)
ITV4 25 and over
CITV 7 and over
ITV HD young children and over
ITV Encore -18 and over
ITVBE young adults, adults and elderly
ITV News-25 and over

How do they all differ?

They all differ because when it comes to the actual ITV channels, they are targeted to people who
are a bit older since programmes like X Factor or Downton Abbey is shown in which interests the
audience. ITV News would be different because it only explains stuff for people who are 25 and
older who are interested about the world and not like other younger ages so they probably dont get
enough target audience like some channels do as it only explains events that are happening around
the world and instead of watching funny and playful programmes like CITV.
What type of programmes do they tend to show? List five of the most popular for each channel.

ITV HD- EMMERDALE

ITV+1- The X Factor
ITV+1-Coronation Street
ITV HD-Downton Abbey
ITV+1- Cilla
Midsummer Murders

List all the Channel 4 channels.

Channel 4 + 1
40d
Channel 4 HD
Film 4
E4
More 4
4Music
E4 + 1

What is the target audience for each channel?

Channel 4 + 1- 18-30
40d- 18-30
Channel 4 HD- 18-30
Film 4- 15 and over
E4 - 18-30
More 4- 18-30
4Music- young children, young adults, adults and elderly
E4 + 1- 18-30

How do they all differ?

They only differ because only Film 4 has a target audience of 15 and over. All of the channels are
shown as adult channels in which their targeted audience must be for adults only. Programmes that
are shown on E4 would be shown as adult content so that is why the target audience would be for
18-30. Each channel shows different types of genre for example E4 sometimes show comedy
programmes which would be suitable for 18 year olds.
What type of programmes do they tend to show? List five of the most popular for each channel.
Classify the programmes by genre.

Big Brother- Entertainment

Friends- Comedy
The Grand National 2013- Entertainment
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings - Factual/entertainment
Celebrity Big Brother- Entertainment/live/factual
Gogglebox- Factual/comedy/Entertainment