CHANNEL 4 RELEASES ANNUAL PROGRAMMING AND STREAMING REPORT

The Piano was the top new series of the year Channel 4 and the best-rating new format since 2017, reaching 8.8 million viewers. While Big Boys was the cut through comedy of the year, Tempting Fortune was the strongest reality launch and Late Night Lycett was its biggest 10pm format of the year for young people.  

Married at First Sight was Channel 4’s most-streamed series in 2023, racking up a combined 6.9 billion minutes across the UK and Australian series. Channel 4 also had its biggest-ever drama launch with The Couple Next Door.  

Russell Brand: In Plain Sight was the top new title of 2023 and the most-watched Dispatches on record, Partygate reached 3.5 million people and was among the most-streamed episodes of the year, and Banged Up was the most-watched new series for young people.

In 2024, To Catch a Copper reached over 6.2 million viewers, Merseyside Detectives, the most-viewed show on Channel 4 streaming this August, and The Push, which had the second-highest audience for a new 9pm unscripted series.  

Channel 4's streaming views reached a record 1.6 billion in 2023, up 14% from 2022, and is set to surpass 1.7 billion in 2024. Streaming minutes were also up 23% in 2023, to 56 billion, and made up 15% of total Channel 4 viewing, up from 12% in 2022.

Channel 4’s streaming performance from January to August 2024 was up by 25%, putting it ahead of all the biggest streaming platforms in the UK. It is the only major UK commercial broadcaster to have grown overall viewing minutes across streaming and linear.   

Channel 4 secured its place as the largest UK commercial broadcaster on social in 2023, with social views up 10% to 2.3 billion in the UK and 6.8 billion globally.  

With 200 hours of programming distributed via YouTube on average each month, Channel 4 has seen strong performance into 2024. Channel 4 expects YouTube views to grow by 50% in 2024.

All the titles mentioned above are available to stream now on Channel 4.