The line graphs illustrate the proportion of viewership in millions per day (1 p.m, 6 p.m, 9.30 p.m, and 11 p.m) for Channel one news over the year-period.
Overall, the viewership showed significant changes across four time categories throughout the period. For 6 p.m, the viewership depicted a significant fluctuation. It declined sharply between January and August, reaching 3 million viewers. In the following year, it rose slightly. After September, the viewership at 6 p.m dropped to over 3 million viewers by December.
The figure for 9.30 p.m varied dramatically. The viewership increased slowly from January to May, reaching almost 4 million viewers. Over the next three months, it plunged to over 1 million viewers. After August, the rates rose steadily to 3 million viewers by December.
The trend for 11 p.m viewership depicted a drastic increase between May and August, peaking at 4 million viewers, before decreasing rapidly to 1 million viewers by December, which was the lowest number recorded among others. Unlike the others, 1 p.m viewership remained relatively stable throughout the period, standing in the range of 1 and 2 million viewers.
In summary, the Channel one news viewership across four time categories varied constantly, with 6 p.m generally higher constituting the highest despite the reported decline, while 9.30 p.m maintained the second highest. The viewership at 1 p.m remained stagnant over the time frame. Interestingly, 11 p.m only showed a brief peak.