That Antony Cotton Show

Infobox Television
show_name = That Antony Cotton Show


caption = "That Antony Cotton Show" titles
genre = Entertainment chat show
presenter = Antony Cotton
country = UK
num_episodes = 24
num_seasons = 1
producer = Granada Television
runtime = 60 minutes
network = ITV1
first_aired = 13 August 2007
last_aired = 17 September 2007
imdb_id = 1071166

"That Antony Cotton Show" is a British comedy chat show that was broadcast on ITV1 for one series in 2007. It was presented by "Coronation Street" actor Antony Cotton, and aired on weekdays at 5pm. The show was not broadcast in Northern Ireland, due to UTV's news programme beginning at 5.30pm. The show was filmed in front of a live audience at the Granada Television studios in Manchester.

Preview tapes of the pilot circulated before the series began, mainly on YouTube, and were panned by critics. [cite news
title = ITV fury as Ant show put online
publisher = The Sun
date = 3 August, 2007
url = http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001320029-2007350824,00.html
accessdate = 2007-07-03]

"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. [cite news
title = Cotton gives ITV a happy Monday
publisher = Digital Spy
date = 14 August, 2007
url = http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/broadcasting/a71651/cotton-gives-itv-a-happy-monday.html
accessdate = 2007-08-14] However, by its third episode, the show had lost 500,000 viewers, drawing 1.5 million and a 13% share. [cite news
title = Coltrane drives viewers to ITV
publisher = MediaGuardian
date = 16 August, 2007
url = http://media.guardian.co.uk/overnights/story/0,,2149963,00.html
accessdate = 2007-08-18] 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. [cite news
title = Antony Cotton gets lowest audience yet
publisher = BroadcastNow
date = 12 September, 2007
url = http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/broadcastnowarticle.aspx?intStoryID=171091
accessdate = 2007-09-12]

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. [cite news
title = "Corrie" star Cotton lands own gameshow
publisher = Digital Spy
date = 11 October, 2007
url = http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a77471/corrie-star-cotton-lands-own-gameshow.html
accessdate = 2007-10-11] However, on 24 January, 2008, "The Sun" reported that the show would not be returning. [cite news
title = "Corrie" Cotton's chat show axed
publisher = The Sun
date = 24 January, 2008
url = http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/article719416.ece]

Episodes

†This episode was postponed due to the 5pm slot on Friday being used to broadcast an ITV News Special. The episode was shown on the following Monday, thus one less episode was filmed this series.

References

External links

*itv.com|id=antony|title="That Antony Cotton Show"
*imdb title|id=1071166|title=That Antony Cotton Show