TV Choice
TV Choice is a British weekly TV listings magazine published by H. Bauer Publishing, the UK subsidiary of family-run German company Bauer Media Group.[2] It features weekly TV broadcast programming listings, running from Saturday to Friday, and goes on sale every Tuesday.[3] A double issue is released to cover the Christmas & New Year period at a higher price.
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| Editor-in-Chief | Jon Peake |
|---|---|
| Categories | TV magazines |
| Frequency | Weekly (except Christmas Specials) |
| Circulation | 1,219,107 (Aug 1999 – present)[1] Print and digital editions. |
| Publisher | Bauer |
| Year founded | 1999 |
| First issue | August 1999 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Based in | London |
| Language | English |
| Website | TVChoiceMagazine.co.uk |
| ISSN | 2044-7337 |
Overview
Regular issues
Launched in August 1999, the magazine includes features on UK TV shows, including the British soap operas, and films, as well as puzzles, crosswords, a letters page and prize competitions.
Prices
The following prices have been effective.
| Date | Price | Special issue price |
|---|---|---|
| August 1999 – 22 February 2012 | 42p | £1 |
| 29 February 2012 – 2 March 2013 | 45p | |
| 9 March 2013 | 38p | N/A |
| 16 March 2013 – 6 July 2013 | 20p[4] | |
| 13 July 2013 – 16 December 2013 | 38p | |
| 23 December 2013 – 23 April 2015 | 45p | £1 |
| 30 April 2015 – 1 January 2016 | 50p | |
| 8 January 2016 – 1 January 2017 | 52p | |
| 8 January 2017 – 1 January 2018 | 55p | £1.10 |
| 8 January 2018 – 15 March 2019 | 57p | |
| 22 March 2019 – 30 November 2019 | 62p | N/A |
| 5 December 2019 – 2 December 2020 | 65p | £1.30 |
| 3 December 2020 – present | 69p | £1.40 |
Christmas and New Year issues
A special Christmas & New Year double-issue was originally priced at £1, double the normal price. The 2019 edition cost £1.30, double the normal price of 65p, introduced with the previous issue.
| Issue # | Date range | Released | Run-up to Christmas issues |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 – 31 December 1999 | 7 December 1999 | 27 Nov & 2 Dec 1999 |
| 2 | 23 Dec 2000 – 5 Jan 2001 | 12 December 2000 | 2 & 7 December 2000 |
| 3 | 22 Dec 2001 – 4 Jan 2002 | 11 December 2001 | 1 & 6 December 2001 |
| 4 | 21 Dec 2002 – 3 Jan 2003 | 10 December 2002 | 30 Nov & 5 Dec 2002 |
| 5 | 20 Dec 2003 – 2 Jan 2004 | 9 December 2003 | 29 Nov & 4 Dec 2003 |
| 6 | 18 – 31 December 2004 | 7 December 2004 | 27 Nov & 2 Dec 2004 |
| 7 | 17 – 30 December 2005 | 6 December 2005 | 26 Nov & 1 Dec 2005 |
| 8 | 23 Dec 2006 – 5 Jan 2007 | 12 December 2006 | 2 & 7 December 2006 |
| 9 | 22 Dec 2007 – 4 Jan 2008 | 11 December 2007 | 1 & 6 December 2007 |
| 10 | 20 Dec 2008 – 2 Jan 2009 | 9 December 2008 | 29 Nov & 4 Dec 2008 |
| 11 | 19 Dec 2009 – 1 Jan 2010 | 8 December 2009 | 28 Nov & 3 Dec 2009 |
| 12 | 18 – 31 December 2010 | 7 December 2010 | 27 Nov & 2 Dec 2010 |
| 13 | 17 – 30 December 2011 | 6 December 2011 | 26 Nov & 1 Dec 2011 |
| 14 | 22 Dec 2012 – 4 Jan 2013 | 11 December 2012 | 1 & 6 December 2012 |
| 15 | 21 Dec 2013 – 3 Jan 2014 | 10 December 2013 | 30 Nov & 5 Dec 2013 |
| 16 | 20 Dec 2014 – 2 Jan 2015 | 9 December 2014 | 29 Nov & 4 Dec 2014 |
| 17 | 19 Dec 2015 – 1 Jan 2016 | 8 December 2015 | 28 Nov & 3 Dec 2015 |
| 18 | 17 – 30 December 2016 | 6 December 2016 | 26 Nov & 1 Dec 2016 |
| 19 | 23 Dec 2017 – 5 Jan 2018 | 12 December 2017 | 2 & 7 December 2017 |
| 20 | 22 Dec 2018 – 4 Jan 2019 | 11 December 2018 | 1 & 6 December 2018 |
| 21 | 21 Dec 2019 – 3 Jan 2020 | 10 December 2019 | 30 Nov & 5 Dec 2019 |
| 22 | 19 Dec 2020 – 1 Jan 2021 | 8 December 2020 | 28 Nov & 3 Dec 2020 |
Circulation
In February 2008, TV Choice became the biggest selling (actively purchased) magazine of all categories in the UK, a position it has held ever since.[5] It sells over 1.2 million copies a week and has an adult readership of 1.8 million. It has a target market among C1 C2 young, mass market adults.[6]
Awards
TV Choice also has its own annual awards ceremony, the TV Choice Awards, awarded on the basis of a public vote by readers of TV Choice. The following categories and winners are shown from the 2009 awards to the present day. The 2020 awards ceremony will be shown this autumn online due to the CoVID-19 pandemic; online voting began on 26 May and closes midnight on 12 June 2020.
Best Reality Show
Best Actor
• Philip Glenister • Jack O'Connell • David Tennant • Benedict Cumberbatch • Tom Hiddleston • Cillian Murphy • Adrian Dunbar
Best Game Show
Best Talent Show
• Britain's Got Talent • The Great British Bake Off • Strictly Come Dancing
Best Comedy Show
• The Inbetweeners • Gavin & Stacey • Mrs Brown's Boys • Benidorm • Birds of a Feather • Peter Kay's Car Share • After Life
Best Soap Actress
• Katherine Kelly • Michelle Keegan • Alison King • Lacey Turner • Jessie Wallace • Lindsay Coulson • Charlotte Bellamy • Emma Atkins
Best Daytime Show
• Loose Women' • This Morning
Best Soap Actor
• Simon Gregson • Danny Miller • Shane Richie • Danny Dyer • Ryan Hawley
Best Entertainment Show
• Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway • Alan Carr: Chatty Man • Celebrity Juice • The Graham Norton Show
Actresses
• Lauren Crace • Paula Lane • Kirsty-Leigh Porter • Sally Dexter • Kara-Leah Fernandes
Actors
• Adam Thomas • Tony Discipline • David Witts • Davood Ghadami • Shayne Ward • Ned Porteous
Outstanding Contribution
• Ant & Dec • Coronation Street • Emmerdale • Doctor Who • EastEnders • Barbara Windsor • Mary Berry
Best Soap Storyline
• Danielle and Ronnie's Story in EastEnders • Aaron's gay self-loathing in Emmerdale • Hayley Cropper's Cancer, Coronation Street
Best Family Drama
Best Soap
Best Drama Series
• Ashes to Ashes • Being Human • Sherlock • Doctor Who • Broadchurch • Downton Abbey
Best New Drama
• Merlin • Glee • Sherlock • Call the Midwife • Broadchurch • Happy Valley • Poldark • Doctor Foster • Little Boy Blue • Liar • Bodyguard
Best Actress
• Sheridan Smith • Sarah Lancashire • Olivia Colman • Michelle Keegan • Jodie Comer
Soap Moment of the Year
• Coronation Street's 50th Anniversary Tram Crash scene • Emmerdale Live Episode
Best International Show
Best Food Show
• Gordon Ramsay's F Word • Jamie's 30 Minute Meals • The Hairy Bikers' Bakeation • Jamie's 15-Minute Meals • Gordon Ramsay's Home Cooking • Saturday Kitchen • Sunday Brunch • Gino's Italian Escape: Hidden Italy • Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip
Best Factual Entertainment & Lifestyle Show
• Top Gear • Come Dine with Me • Supersize vs. Superskinny • Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs • Educating Yorkshire • Gogglebox • DIY SOS: The Big Build • Blue Planet II
References
- "ABC Certificates and Reports: TV Choice". Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- – TV Choice information Media UK
- TV Choice Bauer Media
- Roy Greenslade. "TV listings magazines in price war". the Guardian. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- Luft, Oliver. "Magazine ABCs: TV Choice tops 100 actively purchased". Press Gazette, 11 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013.
- "TV Choice – Key Facts". H Bauer Publishing. Archived from the original on 19 April 2013.
- "TV Choice Awards: Ant and Dec take home three awards - BBC Newsbeat". BBC Newsbeat. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2018.