The week in review
Week 29 · 13–19 July 2026
The week at a glance
Totals across every analysed broadcast this week.
Broadcasts analysed
109
Topics covered
171
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 Two put Nuclear Test Veterans and Hillsborough Law among its top stories.
Closest channel pair
Channel 5 & ITV
They ran the week’s closest agendas (83% similar), both leading with World Cup and Wildfires.
Biggest blind spot
Channel 5 never covered “Andy Burnham” all week — 181 min across 6 channels.
Most contested quote
“today Iranian national Abdullah Ahmadi seen here on the left and Egyptian national Ibrahim al-shafay in the center were each jailed for 21 years having been convicted of rape”
Vanished fastest
MPs approve Hillsborough law imposing duty of candour on public officials
Peaked at 48 min on Tuesday 14 July 2026, then never mentioned again that week.