'PopMaster TV' has increased its ratings by 25 per cent on Channel 4 as bosses make a decision on renewing Ken Bruce's cult quiz
’s first show attracted 426,000 viewers at 8pm. The figure rose to 526,000, according to the Barb ratings bureau, for the second episode, screened last Friday.
The show previously recorded an average of 636,000 viewers, peaking at 810,000 individuals, when it aired on More4 in June. Insiders said Channel 4 would consider the audience figures across the current Friday run when deciding on the show’s future. However Channel 4 is being much more selective about the shows it recommissions this year, as a result of an advertising slump which has hit all commercial broadcasters.can become a long-running quiz in the style of Eggheads, which has aired more than 700 episodes over 20 years.brand after the BBC turned down his suggestion that the broadcaster take a stake in the popular radio quiz.with him and was able to explore its potential as a TV series on a commercial channel.
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