TV Market Update

TV Market Update

Monthly UK TV market updates with deeper detail pages covering top programmes, advertiser activity, agency and broadcaster news, political context, weather, major news events and buying implications.

2026

The 2026 archive follows a year moving from winter drama and entertainment into a spring/summer market shaped by Eurovision, warmer weather, sport and the build into the FIFA World Cup.

  • May 2026

    Race Across the World and Eurovision set the audience pace, while Believe Me, Coronation Street and Secret Service shaped the strongest commercial opportunities.

  • April 2026

    Race Across the World led the month, with Britain’s Got Talent, LOL and Coronation Street showing where commercial reach still gathered before the summer build.

  • March 2026

    Call the Midwife, Race Across the World and Britain’s Got Talent framed the spring audience picture as advertisers prepared for Easter and early summer demand.

  • February 2026

    Call the Midwife, The Night Manager and Silent Witness kept BBC drama strong, while BGT, The 1% Club and Six Nations gave buyers commercial scale.

  • January 2026

    The Traitors dominated the new-year audience conversation, with Call the Midwife and winter entertainment setting the tone for Q1 planning.

2025

The 2025 archive moves from winter drama and entertainment through a sport-led summer into a strong autumn and Christmas schedule, showing how audience attention shifted through the year.

  • December 2025

    Strictly, I’m a Celebrity and Amandaland led a crowded festive month, with The 1% Club and Christmas specials carrying commercial value.

  • November 2025

    The Celebrity Traitors, I’m a Celebrity and Strictly made November a high-attention month just as Black Friday and Christmas demand intensified.

  • October 2025

    The Celebrity Traitors, Strictly and Bake Off powered the autumn schedule as retail, telecoms and Q4 advertiser pressure began to rise.

  • September 2025

    Strictly and Bake Off marked the return to routine, while I Fought the Law gave ITV a stronger commercial drama point into autumn.

  • August 2025

    Destination X, Sewing Bee and I Fought the Law led a late-summer month shaped by holidays, lighter routines and the run-in to September.

  • July 2025

    Women’s Euro 2025 and Wimbledon made July sport-led, with Love Island and summer viewing patterns shaping commercial reach choices.

  • June 2025

    Race Across the World, Britain’s Got Talent and Code of Silence carried the month as advertisers moved into summer travel and leisure planning.

  • May 2025

    Eurovision and Race Across the World led the month, with Code of Silence and ITV entertainment keeping commercial options visible.

  • April 2025

    Protection, Race Across the World and Britain’s Got Talent shaped the spring audience picture as Easter and bank-holiday activity built.

  • March 2025

    Unforgotten, Protection and Call the Midwife led a drama-heavy month, with spring retail and travel planning starting to come forward.

  • February 2025

    Call the Midwife, Britain’s Got Talent and Unforgotten drove the month, with Six Nations and early spring categories adding commercial context.

  • January 2025

    The Traitors was the clear new-year standout, with Call the Midwife, Death in Paradise and Playing Nice framing early 2025 viewing.


TV Market Update

Monthly UK TV market updates and deeper detail pages for programming, campaigns, advertiser movement, agency news, political context, weather, news events and buying implications.

2025
2026

TV Market Update

Monthly UK TV market updates and deeper detail pages for programming, campaigns, advertiser movement, agency news, political context, weather, news events and buying implications.

2025

2026


This page is the working hub for the monthly TV market update detail pages. Each month links to a deeper page where programme performance, advertiser activity, agency and broadcaster news, political context, weather and cost-of-TV notes can be built out.

2025

2026