| Categories | TV magazines |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | Bauer Media Group |
| Total circulation | 113,936 (ABC Jan – Jun 2010)1 |
| Founded | 30 March 1991 |
| Final issue | 12 May 2010 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
TV Quick was a British weekly television listing magazine published by H Bauer Publishing, the UK subsidiary of the family-run German company Bauer Media Group. It featured weekly television listings running from Saturday to Friday, and began publication on 30 March 19912 following deregulation of the UK listing magazine market.3
The magazine had its own annual awards ceremony, the TV Quick Awards, awarded on the basis of a public vote by readers of TV Quick and its sister publication TV Choice. The awards were renamed the TV Choice Awards following the title's closure.
The title's demise followed a 27% year-on-year fall in circulation between 2008 and 2009 according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.4 On 12 May 2010, Bauer announced that it had commenced a 30-day consultation period with its staff about the magazine's future,1 and the magazine ceased publication shortly after. It was suggested that the fall in sales was due to the magazine being caught in a no-man's-land between premium titles such as Radio Times and TV Times and budget titles like TV Choice and What's on TV.4
Awards
The first TV Quick awards took place in 1997 with eighteen categories voted for.5
2000s
2001
| Award6 | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Soap | EastEnders |
| Best Soap Actor | Martin Kemp |
| Best Soap Storyline | EastEnders |
| Best Actor | David Jason |
| Best Entertainment Show | So Graham Norton |
2000
| Award7 | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Soap | Coronation Street |
| Best Soap Actress | Samantha Giles |
| Best Soap Actor | Martin Kemp |
| Best Soap Newcomer | Tina O'Brien |
| Best Soap Storyline | Coronation Street |
| TV Personality | Ali G |
| Best Actress | Sarah Lancashire |
| Best Actor | David Jason |
| Best TV Cook | Jamie Oliver |
| Best Comedy Show | The Royle Family |
| Best Entertainment Show | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? |
| Best Lifestyle Show | Ground Force |
| Best Factual Show | Walking with Dinosaurs |
| Best Children's Show | SMTV Live |
| Best Imported TV Show | Friends |
| Best New Drama | At Home with the Braithwaites |
| Best Loved Drama | Bad Girls |
1990s
1999
| Award8 | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Soap | EastEnders |
| Best Soap Actress | Julie Hesmondhalgh |
| Best Soap Actor | Joe Absolom |
| Best Soap Newcomer | Jack Ryder |
| Best Actress | Amanda Burton |
| Best Actor | John Thaw |
| Best Comedy Show | Birds of a Feather |
| Best Lifestyle Show | Ground Force |
1998
| Award91011 | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Soap | EastEnders |
| Best Soap Actress | Martine McCutcheon |
| Best Soap Actor | Ross Kemp |
| Best Soap Newcomer | Anna Brecon |
| Best Soap Storyline | Coronation Street |
| Best Actress | Pauline Quirke |
| Best Actor | Robson Green |
| Funniest Person on TV | Lily Savage |
| Best Entertainment Presenter | Johnny Vaughan / Denise van Outen |
| Best TV Cook | Ainsley Harriott |
| Best Comedy Show | Friends |
| Best Medical Drama | Casualty |
| Best Drama | Where the Heart is |
| Best Lifestyle Show | Changing Rooms |
| Best Children's Show | The Simpsons |
| Best Game Show | Stars in Their Eyes |
| Best Talk Show | The Jerry Springer Show |
1997
| Award5 | Winner |
|---|---|
| Best Soap | EastEnders |
| Best Soap Actress | Martine McCutcheon |
| Best Soap Actor | Ross Kemp |
| Best Actress | Amanda Burton |
| Best Actor | Robson Green |
| Funniest Person on TV | Harry Enfield |
| Best TV Cook | Ainsley Harriott |
| Best Comedy Show | Only Fools and Horses |
| Best Medical Drama | Casualty |
| Best Entertainment Show | They Think It's All Over |
| Best Children's Show | Live & Kicking |
| Best Game Show | Big Break |
| Best Imported TV Programme | The X Files |
References
References
- "ABC Certificates and Reports: Quick". Audit Bureau of Circulations. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- "Timeline". Magforum. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- Mark Sweney (12 May 2010). "TV Quick faces closure". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- Chris Tryhorn (11 February 2010). "Radio Times sales edge back above 1m". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- "BBC's shows sweep board at TV awards". Londonderry Sentinel. 24 September 1997 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Tracy's 'dark lady' look". Northampton Chronicle and Echo. 11 September 2001 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Giles best new actress as Corrie hits back". Belfast News-Letter. 6 September 2000 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "TV Soap cleans up awards". Daily Mirror. 7 September 1999 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Soaps clean up awards". Liverpool Echo. 3 September 1998 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "DJ lets rip at awards bash". Daily Mirror. 4 September 1998 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- "Soaps clean up at TV awards". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 3 September 1998 – via British Newspaper Archive.