In the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024, the largest share of BBC television viewing time was spent watching BBC One, at approximately seven hours a week, down by one minute from the figure recorded in the previous year. The channel CBeebies recorded a time spent of around five hours and 21 minutes.
Time audiences spent watching BBC television each week in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015/16 to 2023/24, by channel
(in hours.minutes)
Characteristic
BBC One
CBeebies
BBC Two
CBBC
BBC Four
BBC Three**
2015/16
7.34
4.21
3.06
2.31
1.43
1.44
2016/17
7.33
4.1
3.08
2.3
1.46
-
2017/18
7.21
4.13
3.07
2.33
1.45
-
2018/19
7.02
4.07
3
2.25
1.43
-
2019/20
7
4.21
3.01
2.24
1.55
-
2020/21
7.43
4.15
3.1
2.15
1.49
-
2021/22
7.13
3.35
3.02
2.16
1.41
-
2022/23
7.05
4.35
3.05
2.22
1.41
1.2
2023/24
7.04
5.21
3.05
2.16
1.46
1.23
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* BBC's fiscal year ends annually on March 31. **BBC Three was discontinued in February 2016 and relaunched in February 2022. Data for years before 2023/24 were published earlier by the source
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BBC. (July 23, 2024). Time audiences spent watching BBC television each week in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015/16 to 2023/24, by channel (in hours.minutes) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284755/time-spent-watching-bbc-tv-weekly-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
BBC. "Time audiences spent watching BBC television each week in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015/16 to 2023/24, by channel (in hours.minutes)." Chart. July 23, 2024. Statista. Accessed February 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284755/time-spent-watching-bbc-tv-weekly-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
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