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Daily Mirror
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Sarah Robertson

UNCOVERED: Dan walker s dismal viewing figures after quitting bbc breakfast for channel 5 | History Defined

Some bad news for Dan Walker’s next bulletin – viewers failed to follow him to Channel 5.

He quit BBC Breakfast for the 5pm News at 5 show in a reported £1.5million deal, and then boasted about ratings. But Walker attracts 230,000 viewers – the same as previous host Sian Williams.

After his first outing on June 6, Walker, 45, tweeted: “Lots of talk about figures last night… we are happy with ours, audience was up over 70%.”

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