BBC Three - Ideal telly for me! (BBC Three)

Member Name: katykicker

Product:	BBC Three
Date:	23/07/09 (26 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Fantastic show, easy watching, lots of laughs, Gavin & Stacey.

Disadvantages: If only it was operational for 24 hours a day!

BBC Three is one of several television channels from BBC Broadcasting and currently runs from 19:00 - 04:00 and it's main competition is seen as being channels such as ITV2 and E4 all of which are available to Freeview, Sky & Virgin Media customers via a satellite box.

The target audience for BBC Three is 15-34 year olds and it's current share of the audience in this age range is around 2.5% on average and just under 2% of individuals as a whole but because this rating is averaged over 24 hours the actual viewing figures are probably much higher during the hours that the channel is operational.

The channel was launched in 2003 and originally pulled in viewers by showing episodes of Eastenders before they were shown on BBC One but now they actually show the late evening repeats which is one of their most watched programmes (22:00).

I personally feel that the channel has been fantastic at bringing fantastic new shows such as Little Britain, Doctor Who Confidential, Two Pints Of Lager & A Packet Of Crisps & an earlier showing of Torchwood (back in 2006 it commissioned a new series which is now on BBC main terrestial due to high viewing figures).

Many of the shows really do appeal to my age range and I've happily wiled away many an evening watching entire series of Two Pints or many episodes of Family Guy. In more recent times they have been at the forefront of new British TV with the likes of Gavin & Stacey & Horne & Corden helping them to draw in mass viewing figures and further increase the popularity of the channel.

I would recommend this channel for anybody who likes sitcoms, comedy standup, Family Guy and shows like this as the channel brings in a steady flow of new talent and fantastic shows. I don't believe you need to be 15-34 to appreciate the shows on this channel and if you have the right sense of humour then most of the shows on here would appeal to you (as they do to me).

I am going to rate the channel 4/5 and have knocked it down one star because I only wish that it was on 24 hours a day so I could laugh my arse off all day! It has a pretty wide audience appeal and I like the 60 second news segments that come on in between shows as I can keep up with some of the more current news affairs whilst enjoying some fantastic shows.

Summary: A fantastic show that pulls in some pretty good viewing figures and has some funny shows.