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Quarterly reach of BBC News in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1st quarter 2012 to 2nd quarter 2019 (in 1,000 viewers)

Characteristic	Viewers in thousands
Q2 2019	18,044
Q1 2019	18,858
Q4 2018	18,023
Q3 2018	16,914
Q2 2018	17,052
Q1 2018	19,104
Q4 2017	20,164
Q3 2017	20,186
Q2 2017	22,251
Q1 2017	21,458
Q4 2016	21,335
Q3 2016	21,451
Q2 2016	22,500
Q1 2016	20,743
Q4 2015	25,590
Q3 2015	20,829
Q2 2015	21,890
Q1 2015	22,965
Q4 2014	21,747
Q3 2014	22,454
Q2 2014	22,211
Q1 2014	25,085
Q4 2013	24,102
Q3 2013	23,640
Q2 2013	25,072
Q1 2013	25,825
Q4 2012	26,710
Q3 2012	24,758
Q2 2012	24,497
Q1 2012	25,228

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July 2019

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

Q1 2012 to Q2 2019

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Supplementary notes

Data previous to Q2 2019 published earlier by the source.

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The BBC News TV channel has seen a decline in reach over recent years in the United Kingdom. In the second quarter of 2019, there were just over 18 million viewers. Five years previously, the number of viewers stood at 25 million.

Number one for news?

According to a 2019 survey, a quarter of adults in England use the BBC News channel for news. However, it’s not the most commonly used news source. BBC One was used by 58 percent of respondents, and 38 percent used ITV. The third most used news source in England in 2019 was the social media service Facebook. 

What about the most popular TV channel generally?

The most popular television channel in the UK, as of September 2019, was Channel 4 with a 77 percent positivity rating. The second most popular channel was BBC One with 76 percent, and then ITV came in third with 70 percent.