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06
October 2006
Charlotte
Church Gets Two More
Series
Channel
4 has recommissioned
another two series of
The Charlotte
Church
Show - prompting the
singer to take a year
off from
music.
The
current series, which
has seen the young star
fool people into
thinking she is a man
and take part in a
talent contest as a
wannabe Charlotte
Church, ends next
week.
The
show has been watched by
around 1.9 million
viewers - a 10% audience
share - which Channel 4
boasts is above the
average audience for a
new series.
Almost
half the audience, 40%,
are aged between 16 and
34, the demographic
beloved of
advertisers.
Now
the Crazy Chick singer,
20, said: "I'm delighted
that the show has been a
success and that Channel
4 is confident enough to
commission two more
series. I've loved the
experience so much that
I'm going to take a year
out from making records
to concentrate on the
show, so that it's even
better when it returns
next year."
The
Friday night series,
which was launched on
September 1, will
continue with a second
run of six 45-minute
shows starting in spring
next year, and a further
six in the
summer.
There
will also be a special
Christmas edition later
this year.
It
will use the same format
- combining comedy
sketches, pre-recorded
hidden camera stunts,
celebrity guests and
audience participation -
as the present series
and will be filmed close
to broadcast in front of
a studio
audience.
Andrew
Newman, head of
entertainment and comedy
at Channel 4, said:
"Charlotte has proved
herself to be a hugely
talented star and has
got better and better
each week."
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