Despite the new-look, Sky News is still behind BBC News 24 in terms of ratings.

Breakfast show, Sunrise, fronted by new presenter Eamonn Holmes and Lorna Dunkley saw a rise of 6,000 viewers on their predecessor.

At 7pm, The Sky Report with Julie Etchingham increased share by 15% and averaged 31,000 viewers.

Then at 8pm James Rubin's World News Tonight increased share by 145% with 49,000 tuning in.

Overall, the pattern was the same as before the re-launch, with Sky beating News 24 in the morning, then the BBC's station pulling away in the afternoon.

According to BBC figures, the reach for News 24 yesterday was 1.6 million - 200,000 more viewers than Sky News, which won 1.4 million.

Nick Pollard, head of Sky News, said: "We're delighted to be on air from our new centre and have seen a terrific start to our new schedule. The feedback has been fantastic and the programmes are delivering strong content."