That Antony Cotton Show

That Antony Cotton Show is a British comedy chat show that was broadcast on ITV & STV 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 ITV Granada studios in Manchester.

That Antony Cotton Show
That Antony Cotton Show titles
GenreEntertainment chat show
Presented byAntony Cotton
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes25
Production
ProducerITV Productions
Running time60 minutes
Release
Original networkITV, STV
Original release13 August –
17 September 2007 (2007-09-17)
Chronology
Related showsToday with Des and Mel
(2002–2006)
The Paul O'Grady Show
(2004–2009, 2013–)
External links
Website

Preview tapes of the pilot circulated before the series began, mainly on YouTube, and were panned by critics as it was simply a copy of The Paul O'Grady Show, which originally was shown on ITV. ITV Productions Granada thought Anthony Cotton would have been either more popular or as popular as with viewers as Paul O'Grady was.

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.[1] However, by its third episode, the show had lost 500,000 viewers, drawing 1.5 million and a 13% share.[2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

Episodes
DateGuests
PilotPauline Quirke, Marsha Thomason and Neil Ruddock
13 AugustAlison Steadman and Ray Quinn
14 AugustCharlie Hardwick and Stephen Mulhern
15 AugustKate O'Mara and Dave Spikey
16 AugustLinda Robson, Dannii Minogue and Rustie Lee
17 AugustClaire King and Ricky Hatton
20 AugustKym Ryder and Patrick Mower
21 AugustFay Ripley, Anne Charleston and Lizzie Webb
22 AugustDame Kelly Holmes and Ian Kelsey
23 AugustRichard Briers and Yvette Fielding
24 AugustTricia Penrose and Malcolm Hebden
27 AugustDenise Welch and Jennie McAlpine
28 AugustArdal O'Hanlon and Katherine Jenkins
29 AugustBrian Blessed and Natalie Imbruglia
30 AugustBrian Conley and Denise Black
31 AugustWendy Turner Webster, Gary Webster, Lee Sharpe and Katherine Kelly
3 SeptemberSuranne Jones and Daniel O'Donnell
4 SeptemberAnthea Turner and Jean-Christophe Novelli
5 SeptemberSally Whittaker, Les Dennis and RyanDan
6 SeptemberNicki Chapman and Geoffrey Hughes
7 SeptemberNo episode†
10 SeptemberWendy Richard and Cleo Rocos
11 SeptemberJune Whitfield and Richard Fleeshman
12 SeptemberJohn Thomson, Mickey Rooney and Jan Rooney
13 SeptemberEmma Samms and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
17 SeptemberShayne Ward and Lynda La Plante

†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
  1. "Cotton gives ITV a happy Monday". Digital Spy. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
  2. Holmwood, Leigh (16 August 2007). "Coltrane drives viewers to ITV". London: MediaGuardian. Retrieved 18 August 2007.
  3. "Antony Cotton gets lowest audience yet". BroadcastNow. 12 September 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2007.
  4. "Corrie star Cotton lands own gameshow". Digital Spy. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2007.


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