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| Chris Evans lost almost half a million listeners in past year | Chris Evans lost almost half a million listeners in past year |
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| The BBC’s highest paid star has lost almost half a million listeners in the past year, it has been revealed. | The BBC’s highest paid star has lost almost half a million listeners in the past year, it has been revealed. |
| A little more than 9 million people a week tuned in to his Radio 2 Breakfast Show in the second quarter of 2017, compared with 9.47 million in the same time period in 2016, according to the audience research body, Rajar. | A little more than 9 million people a week tuned in to his Radio 2 Breakfast Show in the second quarter of 2017, compared with 9.47 million in the same time period in 2016, according to the audience research body, Rajar. |
| Elsewhere, the departure of Kate Hopkins from LBC seemed to have little negative effect on ratings, as the network set a new audience record of more than 2 million listeners per week. That was a marked increase from recent quarters, which had hovered around the 1.6 and 1.7 million marks. | Elsewhere, the departure of Kate Hopkins from LBC seemed to have little negative effect on ratings, as the network set a new audience record of more than 2 million listeners per week. That was a marked increase from recent quarters, which had hovered around the 1.6 and 1.7 million marks. |
| 1. Chris Evans £2.2m - £2.25m | 1. Chris Evans £2.2m - £2.25m |
| 2. Gary Lineker £1.75m - £1.8m | 2. Gary Lineker £1.75m - £1.8m |
| 3. Graham Norton £850,0000 - £899,999 | 3. Graham Norton £850,0000 - £899,999 |
| 4. Jeremy Vine £700,000 - £749,999 | 4. Jeremy Vine £700,000 - £749,999 |
| 5. John Humphrys £600,000 - £649,999 | 5. John Humphrys £600,000 - £649,999 |
| 6. Huw Edwards £550,000 - £599,999 | 6. Huw Edwards £550,000 - £599,999 |
| 7. Steve Wright £500,000 - £549,999 | 7. Steve Wright £500,000 - £549,999 |
| = 8. Claudia Winkleman £450,000 - £499,999 | = 8. Claudia Winkleman £450,000 - £499,999 |
| = 8. Matt Baker £450,000 - £499,999 | = 8. Matt Baker £450,000 - £499,999 |
| = 9. Nicky Campbell £400,000 - £449,999 | = 9. Nicky Campbell £400,000 - £449,999 |
| = 9. Andrew Marr £400,000 - £449,999 | = 9. Andrew Marr £400,000 - £449,999 |
| = 9. Stephen Nolan £400,000 - £449,999 | = 9. Stephen Nolan £400,000 - £449,999 |
| = 9. Alan Shearer £400,000 - £449,999 | = 9. Alan Shearer £400,000 - £449,999 |
| =9. Alex Jones £400,000 - £449,000 | =9. Alex Jones £400,000 - £449,000 |
| 10. Fiona Bruce £350,000 - £399,999 | 10. Fiona Bruce £350,000 - £399,999 |
| Despite the slip in his audience, Chris Evans’s programme remained the most listened-to radio show in the country. But the decline coincided with increases in the audience figures for early morning programmes on BBC sister stations. | Despite the slip in his audience, Chris Evans’s programme remained the most listened-to radio show in the country. But the decline coincided with increases in the audience figures for early morning programmes on BBC sister stations. |
| Evans was at the head of the list of the highest paid BBC stars released two weeks ago, with earnings of more than £2.2m in 2016-2017. The list did not take account of renumeration paid by production companies. | Evans was at the head of the list of the highest paid BBC stars released two weeks ago, with earnings of more than £2.2m in 2016-2017. The list did not take account of renumeration paid by production companies. |
| After the release of the audience figures he was defended by BBC bosses who said he remained “hugely popular with the Radio 2 audience”. Lewis Carnie, the head of the station, said: “[Evans’s] Breakfast Show attracts more than 9 million listeners every week and remains the nation’s favourite radio programme.” | After the release of the audience figures he was defended by BBC bosses who said he remained “hugely popular with the Radio 2 audience”. Lewis Carnie, the head of the station, said: “[Evans’s] Breakfast Show attracts more than 9 million listeners every week and remains the nation’s favourite radio programme.” |
| Nick Grimshaw’s breakfast programme on Radio 1 drew in 5.5 million weekly listeners in the second quarter of this year – up from 5.43 million in the same period in 2016. That figure was also up by more than 350,000 listeners on the first quarter of this year. | Nick Grimshaw’s breakfast programme on Radio 1 drew in 5.5 million weekly listeners in the second quarter of this year – up from 5.43 million in the same period in 2016. That figure was also up by more than 350,000 listeners on the first quarter of this year. |
| The station as a whole added nearly half a million listeners between 3 April and 25 July, drawing in 9.6 million people, compared with 9.1 million in the last quarter. | The station as a whole added nearly half a million listeners between 3 April and 25 July, drawing in 9.6 million people, compared with 9.1 million in the last quarter. |
| Radio 4’s Today programme also saw a surge in listeners, with the news show pulling in 7.66 million a week in the second quarter, compared with 7.13 million in the first three months of the year and 7.34 million in the second quarter of 2016. | Radio 4’s Today programme also saw a surge in listeners, with the news show pulling in 7.66 million a week in the second quarter, compared with 7.13 million in the first three months of the year and 7.34 million in the second quarter of 2016. |
| The data from Rajar showed the station’s audience reached its highest level since records began in 1999, with 11.55 million people listening every week, compared to 11.11 million last quarter and 11.51 million last year. | The data from Rajar showed the station’s audience reached its highest level since records began in 1999, with 11.55 million people listening every week, compared to 11.11 million last quarter and 11.51 million last year. |
| Bob Shennan, the director of BBC radio and music, said: “These figures are fantastic news for radio, illustrating its enduring appeal in a crowded digital marketplace.” | Bob Shennan, the director of BBC radio and music, said: “These figures are fantastic news for radio, illustrating its enduring appeal in a crowded digital marketplace.” |