I can’t find anything that supports that statement.
According to BARB, the News channels August 2023 viewing figures are as follows
https://www.barb.co.uk/monthly-viewing/
Channel…..Monthly Reach 000’s….%…..Monthly Share%…..Minutes:Seconds
BBC News……………...….9,540….14.96……………………1.03…………..1:35
Sky News…………………..8,632…..12.69…………………..0.81……………1.10
GB News…………………….2,786….…4.37……………………0.62……………0.50
July 2023
https://www.barb.co.uk/monthly-viewing/
Channel…..Monthly Reach 000’s….%…..Monthly Share%…..Minutes:Seconds
BBC News……………...…10,262….16.09……………………1.05…………..1:30
Sky News…………………..8,089....13.54…….……………..0.80……………1.1 4
GB News…………………….3,195….….4.96……………………0.65..…………1.00
They show GB News to be watched less than BBC News and Sky News (and don’t take into account that most people watch prime time BBC News programmes (at 1pm, 6pm, and 10pm) on BBC1, which is simulcast with BBC News at those times. For instance, the 6pm News on BBC1 on Tuesday 12th September was watched by 3.5 million viewers, and on the Monday and Wednesday of that week, by 3.36 million viewers.
I don’t believe any GB News programme has reached those figures.
https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/...ed-programmes/