Initially founded in 1982, the Four network currently provides national broadcasting throughout the entirety of the United Kingdom as of 2010. Perhaps with Film4 aside, the Four network, particularly throughout the E4 channel's prime-time slots, is aimed towards a demographic between the mid teens up to the late thirties - considered the ages throughout which the majority of people watch the most television of their lives, retirement aside.
4Music, as is to be expected, hosts primarily shows either compiled of contemporary music videos or interviewing artists, whereas Film4, also as expected, shows films from the evening onwards, often along a similar theme throughout the week during the 9pm prime-time slot, for example a series of films created by the same director or of the same genre. Channel4 itself is perhaps the most diverse, hosting regular daytime television such as game-shows and news shows, until late evening at which point regular drama series, documentaries, comedy panel shows and occasionally films are broadcast. The similar tone throughout the entire network is somewhat innovative and maintains contemporary stylization, whether presently broadcasting comedy or tragedy, resolved to maintain and appease the target demographic of young adults. Several of the most-viewed American television series of the past several years have been broadcast exclusively on E4, such as the award-winning Desperate Housewives, the revamped 90210, and the recent sensation Glee, as well as some of the most infamous and controversial British programmes of the decade, for example Shameless, Big Brother and Skins.
4Music, as is to be expected, hosts primarily shows either compiled of contemporary music videos or interviewing artists, whereas Film4, also as expected, shows films from the evening onwards, often along a similar theme throughout the week during the 9pm prime-time slot, for example a series of films created by the same director or of the same genre. Channel4 itself is perhaps the most diverse, hosting regular daytime television such as game-shows and news shows, until late evening at which point regular drama series, documentaries, comedy panel shows and occasionally films are broadcast. The similar tone throughout the entire network is somewhat innovative and maintains contemporary stylization, whether presently broadcasting comedy or tragedy, resolved to maintain and appease the target demographic of young adults. Several of the most-viewed American television series of the past several years have been broadcast exclusively on E4, such as the award-winning Desperate Housewives, the revamped 90210, and the recent sensation Glee, as well as some of the most infamous and controversial British programmes of the decade, for example Shameless, Big Brother and Skins.
