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Steph McGovern responds to rumours show will be cancelled due to low ratings

The famous mum took to Twitter

Online Writer
October 3, 2020

Since it was revealed last month that Step McGovern's new show, Steph's Packed Lunch, was not being watched by a single person at one point while it aired, fans have been worried that the programme might be scrapped

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But thankfully, doting mum Steph cleared up any rumours that her morning show will be cancelled once and for all, taking to Twitter last week. 

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On Wednesday, a fan tweeted the journalist asking: "Is your show closing?" to which Steph swiftly replied: "Nope."

Well, that's that then! 

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Steph took to Twitter 

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Official Barb ratings in September did not record a single person watching the daytime show at 12.56pm on 22 of that month, less than half an hour after the programme started. 

Steph's show was on at the same time as Loose Women, which attracted a million viewers at its peak that day, making the competition incredibly tough.

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Steph shut down rumours 

The journalist's show was only relaunched a fortnight prior, and regarding the poor viewership Channel 4 told The Mirror:

"On Tuesday Steph’s Packed Lunch attracted an average audience of 87,000 viewers from 12.30pm – 2.10pm and drew 204,000 at its peak. Daytime shows always take time to build their audience.

"Steph has brought a blast of energy to our daytime line-up and we’re delighted with the live shows the team has produced."

A description on Channel 4's website about Steph's show reads: Steph McGovern presents her daily programme live from Yorkshire, with a mixture of entertainment and lifestyle and a variety of guests."

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