The week in review
Week 27 · 29 June – 5 July 2026
The week at a glance
Totals across every analysed broadcast this week.
Broadcasts analysed
89
Topics covered
147
Busiest day
The week’s superlatives
Deterministic awards computed from the week’s coverage — every claim carries its receipt.
Most divergent channel
Its agenda overlapped least with the other channels — only BBC NEWS put US Independence and Keir Starmer among its top stories.
Closest channel pair
BBC One & ITV
They ran the week’s closest agendas (81% similar), both leading with World Cup and Venezuela Earthquake.
Biggest blind spot
BBC NEWS never covered “Defence” all week — 167 min across 7 channels.
Most contested quote
“The investigation clearly should cover all of these items because people have a right to know whether one of the most famous politicians in the country is playing by the rules that are set down in parliament.”
Vanished fastest
Andy Burnham delivers first major speech as Labour leader
Peaked at 157 min on Monday 29 June 2026, then never mentioned again that week.