Sky News' new show with James Rubin attracted just 1,000 viewers for half an hour on Tuesday night.

World News Tonight with James Rubin at 8pm is one of Sky News' new shows as part of the revamped programme line-up.

On Tuesday night, the show averaged just 5,000 viewers across the hour from 8pm, and attracted only 1,000 between 8.15pm and 8.45pm.

On Tuesday evening, BBC News 24 was watched by an average of 22,750 viewers between 8pm and 9pm.

Overall, News 24 has averaged 39,500 viewers between in the hour from 8pm over the first three days of this week.

News 24 is also ahead in the hour from 7pm, when the BBC channel's News 24 Tonight show is up against The Sky Report with Julie Etchingham - another new show.

So far this week, News 24 Tonight is averaging 80,250 viewers, while The Sky Report is on 32,250.

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.

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