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OK! TV: spin from spinoff?

OK! TV Kate Walsh and Matt Johnson
OK! TV's Kate Walsh and Matt Johnson. A hit or a miss?

The UK's two red-top rivals, the Sun and Daily Star, have two very different takes on the debut of Channel 5's new OK! TV magazine spinoff show. The Sun's TV Biz column declares Richard Desmond's latest venture a "ratings flop", going on to compare it – unfavourably – to other shows in its time slot. The Star, meanwhile, alleges a "boost in tea-time ratings" for the Channel owned by Desmond – also its proprietor – adding: "That's almost double what its predecessor Live From Studio Five used to get". Our own take, you ask? Well, OK! TV launched with 400,000 viewers, while Live From Studio Five ended with 320,000 viewers. Turned off?

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