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That Antony Cotton Show

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That Antony Cotton Show
GenreEntertainment chat show
Presented byAntony Cotton
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of series1
No. of episodes25
Production
ProducerITV Productions
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkITV (not UTV)
Release13 August (2007-08-13) –
17 September 2007 (2007-09-17)

That Antony Cotton Show is a British comedy chat show that was broadcast on ITV1 and STV for one series in 2007. It was presented by Coronation Street actor Antony Cotton and aired on weekdays at 5pm. The show was filmed in front of a live audience at the ITV Granada studios in Manchester.

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]

The last episode aired on 17 September 2007. 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] However, it was announced on 24 January 2008 that the show had been axed after just one series.[5]

Episodes

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Date Guests
Pilot Pauline Quirke, Marsha Thomason and Neil Ruddock
13 August Alison Steadman and Ray Quinn
14 August Charlie Hardwick and Stephen Mulhern
15 August Kate O'Mara and Dave Spikey
16 August Linda Robson, Dannii Minogue and Rustie Lee
17 August Claire King and Ricky Hatton
20 August Kym Ryder and Patrick Mower
21 August Fay Ripley, Anne Charleston and Lizzie Webb
22 August Dame Kelly Holmes and Ian Kelsey
23 August Richard Briers and Yvette Fielding
24 August Tricia Penrose and Malcolm Hebden
27 August Denise Welch and Jennie McAlpine
28 August Ardal O'Hanlon and Katherine Jenkins
29 August Brian Blessed and Natalie Imbruglia
30 August Brian Conley and Denise Black
31 August Wendy Turner Webster, Gary Webster, Lee Sharpe and Katherine Kelly
3 September Suranne Jones and Daniel O'Donnell
4 September Anthea Turner and Jean-Christophe Novelli
5 September Sally Whittaker, Les Dennis and RyanDan
6 September Nicki Chapman and Geoffrey Hughes
10 September Wendy Richard and Cleo Rocos
11 September June Whitfield and Richard Fleeshman
12 September John Thomson, Mickey Rooney and Jan Rooney
13 September Emma Samms and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
17 September Shayne Ward and Lynda La Plante

References

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  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. [dead link]
  4. ^ "Corrie star Cotton lands own gameshow". Digital Spy. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 11 October 2007.
  5. ^ Fletcher, Alex (24 January 2008). "Report: 'Antony Cotton Show' is axed". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
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