The Russell Howard Hour

The Russell Howard Hour
Genre Topical comedy stand-up, satire
Created by Russell Howard
Presented by Russell Howard
Opening theme "Ill Ray (The King)" by Kasabian
Composer(s) Sergio Pizzorno
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 1
No. of episodes 14
Production
Producer(s) Dan Atkinson
Jason Dawson
Robyn O'Brien
Production location(s) BBC Studioworks[1]
Running time 60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company(s) Avalon Television[2]
Sky Production Services
Release
Original network Sky One
Picture format 576i (16:9 SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original release 21 September 2017 (2017-09-21) – present
Chronology
Related shows Russell Howard's Good News
External links
Website

The Russell Howard Hour is a British topical comedy news show, which airs on Sky One and is hosted by Russell Howard where he gives his thoughts and opinions on current topics as well as featuring special guests and other stand-up comedians. The show is in a similar style to his most notable show, Russell Howard's Good News which aired on the BBC networks, BBC Three and later BBC Two from 2009 until 2015.

On 28 November 2017, it was announced that the show had been recommissioned for a second series.[3]

Transmissions

SeriesStart dateEnd dateEpisodes
121 September 201721 December 201714
220182018TBC

Viewing figures

Episode viewing figures from BARB.[4]

Series 1

Episode
no.		Airdate7 day viewers
(millions)		28 day viewers
(millions)		Sky One
weekly ranking		Multichannels
rank		GuestStand-up comic
121 September 20170.760.9028Diane AbbottKiri Pritchard-McLean
228 September 20170.700.8214Adam KayHarry & Chris
35 October 20170.650.72318Greg DaviesDesiree Burch
412 October 20170.620.7325Richard BransonPhil Ellis
519 October 20170.640.69423Fiona BruceAnna Mann
626 October 20170.690.786Ed SheeranRob Auton
72 November 20170.630.75524Daryl DavisHarry & Chris
89 November 20170.690.7623Harry Leslie SmithPaul Chowdhry
916 November 20170.560.637N/ANaomi KleinMo Gilligan
1023 November 20170.580.683N/AJuan MataJulian Deane
1130 November 20170.470.578N/ARoisin ConatyFern Brady
127 December 20170.580.656N/ASarah MillicanMae Martin
1314 December 20170.620.783TBAJamie OliverEd Gamble
1421 December 20170.590.754TBAJohn OliverHarry & Chris

References

  1. ↑ "BBC Studioworks re-opens Television Centre | Other confirmed shows include a brand new production for Sky – The Russell Howard Hour". advanced-television.com. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "THE RUSSELL HOWARD HOUR - Avalon Management". Avalon Management. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Russell Howard Hour Series 2 confirmed for 2018". British Comedy Guide. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Top 10 Programmes". BARB. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
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