| 14 January 2021
Driven by high performing originals that saw viewers tuning in to enjoy nostalgic and archive programming, UKTV has announced that its channels and video-on-demand (VOD) service, UKTV Play, saw strong growth for share of commercial impacts (SOCI) and channel viewing through 2020.
UKTV’s seven channel network grew its viewing share by 3.2% year-on-year to 4.63%, reaching over 18 million viewers a week with Dave, Drama, Alibi, Eden and Gold all growing channel share. The network achieved year-on-year share growth for adults, up 3.2% annually, 16-34s (+2.3%) and ABC1s (+5.3%). In addition, Dave (+3.0%), Drama (+9.6%), Gold (+1.7%), Eden (+2.9%) and Alibi (+7.1%) experienced growth, with Drama maintaining its position as the number one non-PSB owned channel in the UK.