GB News attracted zero viewers during some of its broadcasts this week, according to official television audience figures produced by rating agency Barb, after a viewer boycott prompted by one of its presenters taking the knee in solidarity with the England football team. A GB News spokesperson declined to say whether Harri, a former spokesperson for Boris Johnson, was still with the channel. During the same timeslot the BBC News channel attracted 62,000 viewers, while Sky News had 50,000 people watching. GB News’ audience again briefly dipped to zero at 5pm, during a late-afternoon programme co-hosted by ex-BBC presenter Simon McCoy and former Ukip spokesperson Alex Phillips. On Wednesday night they eventually recovered from zero to a peak of 47,000 viewers during Dan Wootton’s late night show.

Source: The Guardian July 15, 2021 21:23 UTC