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Davina (talk show)


FieldValue
creatorBBC
presenterDavina McCall
num_series1
num_episodes8
list_episodes#Guests
runtime60 minutes
locationBBC Television Centre
countryUnited Kingdom
languageEnglish
channelBBC One
first_aired
last_aired

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", with McCall herself saying that the programme was "the worst mistake of her life".

Guests

The guests for the series were:

EpisodeAir dateGuestsMusical guests
115 February 2006Max Beesley
Julian Clary
Vernon Kay
Tess DalyCharlotte Church
KT Tunstall
222 February 2006Pierce Brosnan
Patrick Kielty
Martin ShawWestlife
Corrine Bailey Rae
31 March 2006Gloria Hunniford
Zöe Lucker
Neil Morrissey
Gordon RamsaySugababes
Orson
48 March 2006Ed Byrne
Katie Price
Eamonn HolmesGirls Aloud
Vittorio Grigolo
515 March 2006Michelle Collins
Alistair McGowan
Omid DjaliliBeverley Knight
Cyndi Lauper
629 March 2006Dawn French
Jill Halfpenny
Louis WalshMary J. Blige
Will Young
75 April 2006Jenny Eclair
Lulu
Russell WatsonShayne Ward
David Gray
812 April 2006Jade Goody
Kacey Ainsworth
Richard Wilson
Piers Morgan
Peter GrantKatie Melua
Kubb

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.

EpisodeAir DateViewersShare
115 February 20063.5m14%
222 February 20062.7m11%
31 March 20063.0m13%
48 March 20062.5m11%
515 March 20062.3m10.4%
629 March 20062.6m12%
75 April 20062.4m11%
812 April 20062.2m11%

References

References

  1. (24 April 2006). "BBC drops Davina's flop chat show". BBC News.
  2. (6 December 2005). "BBC One launches McCall chat show". BBC News.
  3. [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/mar/15/broadcasting.bigbrother Why is Davina's chatshow such a disaster?] ''[[The Guardian]]'', Gareth McLean, 15 March 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  4. [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/nightly-show-remembering-davina-mccalls-disastrous-talk-show/ Before The Nightly Show: remembering Davina McCall's disastrous talk show, Davina] ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', Rebecca Hawkes, 14 March 2017. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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