It's All About Amy is a British fly on the wall reality television series based on the life of Amy Childs, her family and friends that began airing on 1 December 2011 on Channel 5 as part of an 8-part series. Channel 5 cancelled It's All About Amy on 26 January 2012 due to low ratings.[1]
| It's All About Amy | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fly on the wall Reality television |
| Directed by | Mitch Baker |
| Starring | Amy Childs Billy Childs Julie Childs Billy Childs Jr. Harry Derbidge Drew Claire Powell |
| Narrated by | Fay Ripley |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Brent Baker Danny Fenton |
| Producer | Mitch Baker |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including adverts) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 |
| Release | 1 December 2011 – 26 January 2012 |
Cast
edit| Cast member | Notes |
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An English model, beautician, reality television contestant and television personality from Essex who rose to fame after appearing on the British reality television series The Only Way is Essex.
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Billy Childs |
Amy's father and Brentwood market florist.
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Julie Childs |
Amy's mother and former hairdresser
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Billy Childs Jr. |
Amy's brother and singer.
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Amy's cousin and regular of The Only Way is Essex.
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Drew |
Childs' road manager and escorts her to most of her engagements.
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Claire Powell |
Childs' manager and friend.
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Series
editThe series takes place in 2011 after Childs has left the Big Brother house and begins investing in many businesses, including her salon. The series also shows Childs as she continues to model and present on television. Childs' mother Julie, father Billy and brother Billy Jr. appear, along with manager Claire Powell. Cousin and The Only Way is Essex regular Harry Derbidge also appears in the series.
Ratings
editEpisode viewing figures from BARB.[2]
| Episode No. | Airdate | Total viewers | Channel 5 weekly ranking | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 December 2011 | 506,000 | Outside Top 30 | [3] |
| 2 | 8 December 2011 | 476,000 | Outside Top 30 | [4] |
| 3 | 15 December 2011 | 494,000 | Outside Top 30 | [5] |
| 4 | 22 December 2011 | TBA | TBA | |
| 5 | 29 December 2011 | 398,000 | Outside Top 30 | [6] |
| 6 | 12 January 2012 | TBA | TBA | |
| 7 | 19 January 2012 | TBA | TBA | |
| 8 | 26 January 2012 | TBA | TBA |
References
edit- ^ "It's All About Amy axed by Channel 5". Throng UK. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ "Weekly Top 30 Programmes". Broadcasters' Audience Research Board.
- ^ "'MasterChef: The Professionals' serves 2.7m on BBC Two". Digital Spy. 2 December 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "Anna Friel's 'Without You' gets 6.3m on ITV1". Digital Spy. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "'This is England '88' closes with 1m on Channel 4". Digital Spy. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
- ^ "BBC One wins Thursday night with 'Earthflight', 'Great Expectations'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 January 2011.