In the United Kingdom, the number of long form news programs and single story current affairs programs shown on BBC 2 during peak hours grew between 2013 and 2019, reaching 55 in the last year. By contrast, in the same period, the number of such programs after the peak hours decreased and fell to 256.
Number of long form news and single story current affairs programs on BBC 2 in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2019, by screen time
Programs accounted for have a duration of at least 45 minutes and 15 minutes respectively and are shown on the main channel between 6pm and midnight.
Peak hours are defined by Ofcom and the source as 6:00 pm to 10:30 pm and post-peak from 10.30pm to midnight.
Data for 2013-2017 was published earlier by the source.
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Channel 4. (October 21, 2020). Number of long form news and single story current affairs programs on BBC 2 in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2019, by screen time [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/470842/bbc2-number-of-news-and-current-affairs-programmes-uk/
Channel 4. "Number of long form news and single story current affairs programs on BBC 2 in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2019, by screen time." Chart. October 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/470842/bbc2-number-of-news-and-current-affairs-programmes-uk/
Channel 4. (2020). Number of long form news and single story current affairs programs on BBC 2 in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2019, by screen time. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/470842/bbc2-number-of-news-and-current-affairs-programmes-uk/
Channel 4. "Number of Long Form News and Single Story Current Affairs Programs on Bbc 2 in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2013 to 2019, by Screen Time." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/470842/bbc2-number-of-news-and-current-affairs-programmes-uk/
Channel 4, Number of long form news and single story current affairs programs on BBC 2 in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2019, by screen time Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/470842/bbc2-number-of-news-and-current-affairs-programmes-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of long form news and single story current affairs programs on BBC 2 in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2019, by screen time [Graph], Channel 4, October 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/470842/bbc2-number-of-news-and-current-affairs-programmes-uk/
