- Wed Oct 02, 2002 6:27 pm
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Ratings for Chris Moyles' new Channel 5 show have shot up by 50% after just a week on air, it emerged today.
His daily mixture of entertainment, news and wacky studio games is now attracting 600,000 viewers for the station - 200,000 more than its first night.
But ratings halve as soon as Kirsty Young comes on with the news. The 7.30pm bulletin last night attracted just 300,000 viewers - 1% of the audience watching TV at the time.
Although the Channel 5 figures are nowhere near to making a dent in the BBC or ITV's share, they were enough to mount a challenge to Channel 4 News, which had a 5% share and 1 million viewers, according to unofficial overnights.
His daily mixture of entertainment, news and wacky studio games is now attracting 600,000 viewers for the station - 200,000 more than its first night.
But ratings halve as soon as Kirsty Young comes on with the news. The 7.30pm bulletin last night attracted just 300,000 viewers - 1% of the audience watching TV at the time.
Although the Channel 5 figures are nowhere near to making a dent in the BBC or ITV's share, they were enough to mount a challenge to Channel 4 News, which had a 5% share and 1 million viewers, according to unofficial overnights.
dave benson phillips