TV Choice is a British weekly TV listings magazine published by H. Bauer Publishing, the UK subsidiary of family-run German company Bauer Media Group.[2] It features weekly TV broadcast programming listings, running from Saturday to Friday, and goes on sale every Tuesday.[3] A double issue is released to cover the Christmas & New Year period at a higher price.
Overview
Regular issues
Launched on 14 September 1999, the magazine includes features on UK TV shows, including the British soap operas, and films, as well as puzzles, crosswords, a letters page and prize competitions.
A special Christmas & New Year double-issue was originally priced at £1, double the normal price. As of 2 December 2023, the seasonal issue will be priced at £1.60, twice the price of the regular 79p weekly issues.
Issue #
Date range
Released
1
18 – 31 December 1999
7 December 1999
2
23 December 2000 – 5 January 2001
12 December 2000
3
22 December 2001 – 4 January 2002
11 December 2001
4
21 December 2002 – 3 January 2003
10 December 2002
5
20 December 2003 – 2 January 2004
9 December 2003
6
18 – 31 December 2004
7 December 2004
7
17 – 30 December 2005
6 December 2005
8
23 December 2006 – 5 January 2007
12 December 2006
9
22 December 2007 – 4 January 2008
11 December 2007
10
20 December 2008 – 2 January 2009
9 December 2008
11
19 December 2009 – 1 January 2010
8 December 2009
12
18 – 31 December 2010
7 December 2010
13
17 – 30 December 2011
6 December 2011
14
22 December 2012 – 4 January 2013
11 December 2012
15
21 December 2013 – 3 January 2014
10 December 2013
16
20 December 2014 – 2 January 2015
9 December 2014
17
19 December 2015 – 1 January 2016
8 December 2015
18
17 – 30 December 2016
6 December 2016
19
23 December 2017 – 5 January 2018
12 December 2017
20
22 December 2018 – 4 January 2019
11 December 2018
21
21 December 2019 – 3 January 2020
10 December 2019
22
19 December 2020 – 1 January 2021
8 December 2020
23
18 – 31 December 2021
7 December 2021
24
24 December 2022 – 6 January 2023
13 December 2022
25
23 December 2023 – 5 January 2024
12 December 2023
Podcast
In February 2022, it was announced that TV Choice would release its first ever podcast entitled My TV Years, with television presenter and radio DJMel Giedroyc hosting. The podcast ran for eight weeks, on a Wednesday, with the first airing 23 February 2022, and the final episode on 13 April 2022.
In February 2008, TV Choice became the biggest selling (actively purchased) magazine of all categories in the UK, a position it has held ever since.[5] It sells over 1.2 million copies a week and has an adult readership of 1.8 million. It has a target market among C1 C2 young, mass market adults.[6]
TV Choice also has its own annual awards ceremony, the TV Choice Awards originally called the TV Quick Award, awarded on the basis of a public vote by readers of TV Choice. The following categories and winners are shown from the 2009 awards to the present day.
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