That Antony Cotton Show is a British comedy chat show that was broadcast on ITV1 and STV for one series in 2007. It was presented by Coronation Street actor Antony Cotton and aired on weekdays at 5pm. The show was filmed in front of a live audience at the ITV Granada studios in Manchester.
That Antony Cotton Show launched with 2 million viewers (17.6% share of available audience) at 5pm on Monday 13 August 2007. This was significantly up on the slot average of 1.7 million viewers (12.9%). It also attracted more than Channel 4's flagship daytime show, Richard & Judy, which pulled in just 1.1 million viewers (9.7%) at the same time. However, by its third episode, the show had lost 500,000 viewers, drawing 1.5 million and a 13% share. Viewership continued to fall further for Cotton's show. On 24 August 2007, only 1.1 million (11.5%) tuned in. The show's viewership slumped to below 1.1 million (10.4%) on 11 September 2007.
The last episode aired on 17 September 2007. Initial reports suggested that the show had been recommissioned for a second run, with producers saying they would alter the format for the new series. However, it was announced on 24 January 2008 that the show had been axed after just one series.
Episodes Date Guests Pilot Pauline Quirke, Marsha Thomason and Neil Ruddock 13 August Alison Steadman and Ray Quinn14 August Charlie Hardwick and Stephen Mulhern 15 August Kate O'Mara and Dave Spikey 16 August Linda Robson, Dannii Minogue and Rustie Lee17 August Claire King and Ricky Hatton20 August Kym Ryder and Patrick Mower21 August Fay Ripley, Anne Charleston and Lizzie Webb22 August Dame Kelly Holmes and Ian Kelsey23 August Richard Briers and Yvette Fielding24 August Tricia Penrose and Malcolm Hebden27 August Denise Welch and Jennie McAlpine28 August Ardal O'Hanlon and Katherine Jenkins29 August Brian Blessed and Natalie Imbruglia30 August Brian Conley and Denise Black31 August Wendy Turner Webster, Gary Webster, Lee Sharpe and Katherine Kelly3 September Suranne Jones and Daniel O'Donnell 4 September Anthea Turner and Jean-Christophe Novelli5 September Sally Whittaker, Les Dennis and RyanDan6 September Nicki Chapman and Geoffrey Hughes10 September Wendy Richard and Cleo Rocos11 September June Whitfield and Richard Fleeshman12 September John Thomson, Mickey Rooney and Jan Rooney13 September Emma Samms and Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen17 September Shayne Ward and Lynda La Plante
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