THE TV magazines, TV Choice and What’s on TV, occupy the top two places in a listing of UK ‘consumer magazine circulations’ – in print form, paid-for and fully purchased (ie none given away for free).
Say figures compiled by circulations auditing body, ABC, TV Choice had an average circulation over the six months up to December last year of 1,266,242, while the figure for What’s on TV was 1,056,885. In other words, a 7.9 per cent drop on 12 months previously for TV Choice and a 0.7 per cent increase, year-on-year for What’s On TV.
At No.27 is the DC Thomson title, My Weekly.
The list below refers to print-only – magazines and comic magazines.
For some, there are sales abroad, but of course, their figures are mainly circulations – 100 per cent ‘actively purchased’ – in the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
And the circulation figures are averages, up to December last year, either over the previous six months or the previous 12 months, depending on how often the publication reports to ABC.
The top 50 read as follows:
1. TV Choice 1,266,242, down 7.9 per cent, year-on-year
2. What’s on TV 1,056,885, up 0.7 per cent, year-on-year
3. Take a Break 645,884, down 7.3 per cent
4. Slimming World Magazine 486,054, up 7.8 per cent
5. Woman’s Weekly 307,315, up 0.1 per cent
6. Chat 301,619, down 8.6 per cent
7. New! 296,682, down 20.7 per cent
8. Prima 267,085, up 2.7 per cent
9. That’s Life 260,933, down 6.4 per cent
10. Woman 251,668, up 0.1 per cent
11. TV Times 237,561, down 6.6 per cent
12. Private Eye 219,465, down 2.1 per cent
13. Bella 198,832, down 7.7 per cent
14. Real People 174,827, down 5.8 per cent
15. Take a Break Series 172,608, no change
16. Now 161,066, down 17.4 per cent
17. Reveal 159,777, down 9.7 per cent
18. Pick Me Up 158,923, down 13.3 per cent
19. TV and Satellite Week 144,390, down 6.9 per cent
20. Weightwatchers Magazine 131,825, down 7.7 per cent
21. Inside Soap 131,145, down 9.6 per cent
22. Puzzler Collection 116,184, down 3.7 per cent
23. The Christmas Magazine 113,442, down 17.5 per cent
24. Healthy 112,859, down 5.4 per cent
25. Total TV Guide 112,615, up 2.6 per cent
26. Essentials 107,576, up 1.2 per cent
27. My Weekly 106,425, down 4.6 per cent
28. Love It! 100,862, down 10.5 per cent
29. Style at Home 100,034, up 3.3 per cent
30. Fun to Learn – Peppa Pig 93,078, down 5.9 per cent
31. 25 Beautiful Homes 90,008, down 10.6 per cent
32. Ideal Homes Complete Guide to Xmas 89,586, up 5.6 per cent
33. Living etc 88,122, down 3.7 per cent
34. Country Homes and Interiors 87,424, down 7.6 per cent
35. BBC History Magazine 77,633, down 0.8 per cent
36. Peppa Pig Bag-o-Fun 64,695, down 5.6 per cent
37. CBeebies Weekly 60,199, up 41 per cent
38. Disney’s Princess 56,158, up 8.7 per cent
39. Word Search 55,584, down 4.2 per cent
40. Soaplife 54,198, down 20.2 per cent
41. Cbeebies Art 54,118, up 1.5 per cent
42. Lego Legends of Chima 53,759, up 25.2 per cent
43. Homes and Antiques 53,555, down 5.2 per cent
44. Cbeebies Special 52,590, down 14.6 per cent
45. Uncut 51,473, down 8.4 per cent
46. All About Soap 51,341, down 19.2 per cent
47. Classic Rock 51,082, down 5.6 per cent
48. Viz Comic 50,750, down 6.1 per cent
49. Fun to Learn – Friends 49,416, down 29.4 per cent
50. Puzzler 47,422, down 11.3 per cent
Source: ABC, February 12 2015.
