Daybreak to be revamped again? - Daily TV round-up

'Daybreak' is set for another revamp from its bosses at ITV, according to reports.

The ITV morning show, which has struggled to match the ratings of its BBC rival 'Breakfast', is hoping to boost ratings to over one million viewers.

'Breakfast' brings in around 1.5 million viewers, peaking at nearly two million, while 'Daybreak' pulls in an average of just 500,000, and a peak of 800,000.

With Lorraine Kelly and Aled Jones as the anchors, channel chiefs are said to be looking at 'every detail' of the show in order to achieve a bigger audience.

[Daybreak: Government adverts target illegal immigration]

A source told The Sun: “ITV depend on 'Daybreak' to kick off their advertising each day, so they desperately need the show to be a success.

“Despite all the big budget changes made so far, ratings are still flagging around the one million mark.

“Lorraine and Aled work well together on the sofa and they are well liked. But no stone is being left unturned when it comes to improving the show's ratings.

“The new director of daytime, Helen Warner, has been tasked with getting the show out of the viewing figures rut – and she is looking at every detail.”

The show has been through some turbulent times since its launch in 2010.

It jettisoned its original hosts Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley just a year into their three-year contracts after poaching them from the BBC's 'The One Show', due to disastrous ratings. [The Sun]

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