Davina is a British chat show hosted by Davina McCall. It first aired on BBC One on 15 February 2006, however, the show ended on 12 April 2006 at the end of its first series due to low ratings.
The series was announced in December 2005. One show attracted fewer than 2.3 million viewers, when it was moved to 7pm. The series received a poor critical reception, with Gareth Maclean saying that McCall "... found herself floundering and foundering, struggling through "interviews" with stars of the calibre of Girls Aloud, Westlife and Patrick Kielty...", and "... demonstrated a complete lack of talent as a chatshow host",Why is Davina's chatshow such a disaster? The Guardian, Gareth McLean, 15 March 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2018. with McCall herself saying that the programme was "the worst mistake of her life".Before The Nightly Show: remembering Davina McCall's disastrous talk show, Davina The Daily Telegraph, Rebecca Hawkes, 14 March 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
Guests The guests for the series were: Episode Air date Guests Musical guests 1 15 February 2006 Max BeesleyJulian ClaryVernon KayTess Daly Charlotte ChurchKT Tunstall 2 22 February 2006 Pierce BrosnanPatrick KieltyMartin Shaw WestlifeCorrine Bailey Rae 3 1 March 2006 Gloria HunnifordZöe LuckerNeil MorrisseyGordon Ramsay SugababesOrson 4 8 March 2006 Ed ByrneKatie PriceEamonn Holmes Girls AloudVittorio Grigolo 5 15 March 2006 Michelle CollinsAlistair McGowanOmid Djalili Beverley KnightCyndi Lauper 6 29 March 2006 Dawn FrenchJill HalfpennyLouis Walsh Mary J. BligeWill Young 7 5 April 2006 Jenny EclairLuluRussell Watson Shayne WardDavid Gray 8 12 April 2006 Jade GoodyKacey AinsworthRichard WilsonPiers MorganPeter Grant Katie MeluaKubb
Ratings This is a table displaying the averages of each show for the chatshow, which aired on BBC One. These figures are made available from MediaGuardian.
Episode Air date Viewers(millions) Share 1 15 February 2006 3.5 14% 2 22 February 2006 2.7 11% 3 1 March 2006 3.0 13% 4 8 March 2006 2.5 11% 5 15 March 2006 2.3 10.4% 6 29 March 2006 2.6 12% 7 5 April 2006 2.4 11% 8 12 April 2006 2.2 11%
References
External links
Davina McCall Unofficial Fansite