{"id":291134,"date":"2023-09-24T16:36:24","date_gmt":"2023-09-24T16:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=291134"},"modified":"2023-09-24T16:36:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-24T16:36:24","slug":"alex-scott-defends-football-focus-viewing-stats-amid-production-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/alex-scott-defends-football-focus-viewing-stats-amid-production-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Scott defends Football Focus viewing stats amid production fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Alex Scott defends Football Focus viewing figures as she insists Saturday&#8217;s show &#8216;DOUBLED anything on TV&#8217; amid fears for the BBC production&#8217;s future<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alex Scott has thanked supporters of the under-pressure score update show<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The programme host revealed Saturday&#8217;s ratings &#8216;doubled anything on TV&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mail Sport&#8217;s new WhatsApp Channel: Get the breaking news and exclusives here<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Alex Scott revealed has defended Football Focus&#8217; viewing figures and revealed Saturday&#8217;s show &#8216;double anything on TV&#8217; during the same time amid fears for the future of the production.<\/p>\n<p>The 38-year-old has been vocal on the ongoing situation after Mail Sport revealed earlier this week that the historic programme has lost more than one third of its early-season viewers in the space of four years.<\/p>\n<p>Former show host\u00a0Dan Walker\u00a0admitted on Saturday that it&#8217;s &#8216;hard&#8217; to see the iconic BBC\u00a0show struggling amid a dramatic slump in audience figures that could see it axed.<\/p>\n<p>Scott retorted with a scathing social media reply where she\u00a0hit back at her predecessor with a GIF, stating: &#8216;Interesting&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The online feud eventually ended with Walker wishing her well for Saturday&#8217;s televised appearance.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/14\/75779995-12554959-image-a-9_1695561943919.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Alex Scott has defended viewing figures for Football Focus after Saturday&#8217;s production<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/14\/75757779-12554959-Alex_Scott_presents_Saturday_s_edition_of_Football_Focus_amid_co-a-10_1695562110681.jpg\" height=\"349\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Scott presents Saturday&#8217;s edition of Football Focus amid concerns it may be axed<\/p>\n<p>Scott returned to social media ahead of Sunday&#8217;s north London derby between Arsenal and Spurs to thank viewers and provide an update on the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Thank you to everyone who tuned into Football Focus your support for such an iconic show means so much to everyone who works across it,&#8217; tweeted Scott.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Viewing figures double that of anything on TV at that time yesterday [Saturday].<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Have a bless Sunday and See you at the Emirates you gunners,&#8217; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Scott hasn&#8217;t shied away from discussions surrounding the show&#8217;s future and joked with co-host Fara Williams during the weekend production about the ongoing issue.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/14\/41492092-12554959-Former_Football_Focus_presenter_Dan_Walker_has_expressed_his_sad-a-11_1695562114927.jpg\" height=\"486\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Football Focus presenter Dan Walker previously expressed his sadness at the iconic BBC show&#8217;s slump in viewing figures over recent years\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/09\/24\/14\/75780775-12554959-image-a-24_1695563679592.jpg\" height=\"355\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Scott admitted Saturday&#8217;s viewing figures &#8216;doubled\u00a0that of anything on TV at that time&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The duo humorously suggested that singing a song about Arsenal captain Martin Odegaard would &#8216;put the ratings up&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Scott is the first permanent female host of the iconic score updates programme that first aired in 1974 and presented by broadcasting legend Bob Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>Match of the Day host Gary Lineker also enjoyed a successful stint as the face of Football Focus between 1996 and 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Scott was in attendance for Arsenal&#8217;s derby clash with Tottenham on Sunday and was pictured being interviewed by the Gunners media team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12554959\/Alex-Scott-defends-Football-Focus-viewing-figures-insists-Saturdays-DOUBLED-TV-amid-fears-BBC-productions-future.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Scott defends Football Focus viewing figures as she insists Saturday&#8217;s show &#8216;DOUBLED anything on TV&#8217; 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