The data shows a ranking of TV broadcasters in the UK in 2017, by share of TV audience. BBC held the biggest audience share, with 31.57% of total viewing. For the fiscal year 2016, the public service broadcaster stated an annual income totaling 4.96 billion GBP, of which 3.79 billion came from license fee income. As of quarter four 2017, BBC's flagship channel BBC 1 was the leading TV channel in the United Kingdom in terms of reach, while BBC News was the leading television news channel. Broadcasters ITV and Channel 4 had the second and third highest audience share in the United Kingdom in the period of consideration, with 21.
