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ITV1

AudienceITV1 has an age range from around 25-35 years old, due to the types of programs it shows

Type of programmingThe majority of dramas on itv1 are period drama set in the early 20th century, programs such as Downton Abbey and Poirot. However there is also many modern detective dramas and soaps, it also shows football so this draws in a wide range of audiences.

Agatha Christies Poirot

Agatha Christie's Poirot is a British television drama that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. David Suchet stars as the eponymous detective, Agatha Christie's fictional Hercule Poirot. Initially produced by LWT, the series was later produced by ITV Studios. In the United States, PBS and A&E have aired it as Poirot, which was the title of the programme in the UK prior to 2004. At the programme's conclusion, which finished with Curtain, based on the final Poirot novel, every major literary work by Christie that featured the title character had been adapted.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agatha_Christie%27s_Poirot

Whitechapel is a British television drama series produced by Carnival Films, in which detectives in London's Whitechapel district deal with murders which replicate historical crimes. The first series was first broadcast in the UK on 2 February 2009 and depicted the search for a modern copycat killer replicating the murders of Jack the Ripper. A second series was commissioned by ITV in September 2009 with the focus on the Kray twins. The first episode of this second series was broadcast on 11 October 2010. A third series was commissioned by ITV in March 2011, which was extended to six episodes as three two-part stories.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitechapel_(TV_series)

BBC3

AudienceThe target audience for BBC3 is 16-34 year olds

Type of programmingThe channel mostly shows dramas that appeal to young people, but they are of different genres the majority being comedy shows and similar genres as the target audience is young people.

Being Human

Being Human is a British supernatural drama television series. It was created and written by Toby Whithouse for broadcast on BBC Three. The show blends elements of flatshare comedy and horror drama. It originally starred Lenora Crichlow as Annie Sawyer (a ghost), Russell Tovey as George Sands (a werewolf) and Aidan Turner as John Mitchell (a vampire) — all of whom were sharing accommodation and attempting as best as they can to live a "normal" life and blend in with the ordinary humans around them. In the third series, Sinead Keenan became part of the main cast as Nina Pickering (a werewolf). In the fourth series the ensemble was joined by Michael Socha as Tom McNair (a werewolf) and Damien Molony as Hal Yorke (a vampire). The fifth series added Kate Bracken as Alex Miller (a ghost). The first two seasons were set in Totterdown, Bristol, and the third season onwards relocated to Barry, Wales.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Being_Human_(TV_series)

In the Flesh

In the Flesh is a three-part BBC supernatural drama series which began airing on BBC Three on 17 March 2013. The show was created and written by Dominic Mitchell. It is set after "The Rising", this show's take on a zombie apocalypse, and focuses on re-animated teenager Kieren Walker as he comes back into the local community. A second, extended series of the show has been commissioned, to be broadcast in 2014. As yet, it is unknown how many episodes the new series will comprise, but it is believed it will be five or six.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Flesh_(TV_series)

E4

AudienceThe target audience for E4 is 15-35 year olds.

Type of programmingE4 has a target audience of 16-30 year olds. Broadcasting comedy programs such as misfits, and other dramas that appeal to a younger audience such as skins.

Skins is a British teen drama that follows the lives of a group of teenagers in Bristol, South West England, through the two years of sixth form. Its controversial storylines have explored issues such as dysfunctional families, mental illness (such as eating disorders), adolescent sexuality, substance abuse, death and bullying. The show was created by father-and-son television writers Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain for Company Pictures, and premiered on E4 on 25 January 2007. The show went on to be a critical success as well as a ratings winner within its target demographic. Over its initial six-year run, Skins proved to be atypical of ongoing drama series in that it replaced its primary cast every two years. Plans for a film spin-off were first discussed in 2009, but ultimately did not come to fruition. Instead, a specially-commissioned seventh and final series of the show was broadcast in 2013, featuring some of the cast from its 2007–10 run.Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skins_(TV_series)

Youngers

Youngers is a British comedy drama series created by Benjamin Kuffuor and Levi David Addai. It began airing on E4 on 20 March 2013. It is produced by Big Talk Productions.[1] The series has been picked up for international distribution by BBC Worldwide.The series follows a group of south-east London teenagers aiming to become the next big thing on the urban music scene

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Youngers