Daybreak bosses back Chiles
DAYBREAK presenter Adrian Chiles will not be axed from the morning show, bosses have said.
ITV have denied suggestions that the gloomy 44-year-old, who presents the breakfast show with Christine Bleakley, will be given the shove.
A spokesman for the broadcaster said it was "committed" to Chiles and his 32-year-old co-host.
Chiefs defended Daybreak after audience research revealed it was one of the least popular shows on TV.
The BBC's, Audience Appreciation Index (AI), sees 20,000 viewers rate shows across all channels out of 100.
A score of 82 is said to be average and Daybreak had been seeing results in the low 60s for the past two weeks and has languished in the bottom five least appreciated shows.
Viewers had complained about the show's line-up, poached from BBC1's The One Show last year.
But ITV defended Daybreak, saying its viewers had been increasing since the start of the year reaching an average of 800,000.
He added: "We are delighted in the steady growth in audiences for Daybreak since the turn of the year with average audiences of 800,000. We are committed to an on-going dialogue with our audience.
"We've listened to feedback, constantly looked at the programme ourselves, making adjustments and invested in the editorial where necessary. We will continue to do so.
"We are fully committed to Adrian and Christine as the faces of Daybreak."
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