So Television

So Television Limited
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Media
Founded	1998
Founder	Graham Norton; Graham Stuart;
Headquarters	London, United Kingdom
Products	Television; Radio;
Parent	ITV Studios
Website	sotelevision.co.uk

So Television Limited^[1] is a production company established in 1998, founded by Irish comedian Graham Norton and Graham Stuart to make television shows. The company is well known for producing Norton's chat shows, including So Graham Norton and V Graham Norton for Channel 4 and The Graham Norton Show for BBC One and BBC Two. The company also produces various shows for BBC Radio 4 under the name of So Radio. So Television and So Radio are based in London, England. On 30 August 2012, ITV Studios acquired So Television for an estimated £17 million.^[2]

Selected shows

Show	Production Years	Broadcaster
So Graham Norton	1998–2002	Channel 4
Paul Daniels in a Black Hole	2001	BBC
V Graham Norton	2002–2003	Channel 4
Russell Brand	2004	Channel 4
NY Graham Norton	2004	Comedy Central
The Graham Norton Effect	2004	Comedy Central
The Bigger Picture with Graham Norton	2005–2006	BBC One
Bring Back...	2005–2009	Channel 4
Richard Hammond's 5 O'Clock Show	2006	ITV
School's Out	2006–2007	BBC One
Nortonland	2007	Challenge
The Graham Norton Show	2007–present	BBC Two (2007–2009) BBC One (2009–present)
Sorry, I've Got No Head	2008–2011	BBC One CBBC
Pixelface	2011–2012	BBC One CBBC
The Sarah Millican Television Programme	2012–2013	BBC Two
Alan Davies Après-Ski	2014	BBC Two
Blind Date	2017–2019	Channel 5
Chuckle Time	2018	Channel 5
The John Bishop Show	2022–present	ITV

Awards

2002

Broadcast Awards – Best Entertainment Programme
BAFTA – Best Entertainment Performance
Rose D'Or Montreux – Bronze Rose Variety Programmes
TV Quick – Best Entertainment Programme
National TV Awards – Best Talk Show
British Comedy Awards – Best Entertainment Performance
British Comedy Awards – Best Entertainment Show

2001

International Emmy – Best Popular Arts
BAFTA – Best Entertainment Programme
BAFTA – Best Entertainment Performance
Royal Television Society Awards – Best Presenter
British Comedy Awards – Best Entertainment Series
TV Quick Awards – Best Entertainment Programme

2000

BAFTA – Best Entertainment Performer
British Comedy Awards – Best Entertainment Performance
Broadcasting Press Guild Awards – Best TV Performer
Television and Radio Industry Awards – Best TV Presenter
Variety Club Television – Personality of the Year

1999

British Comedy Awards – Best Talk Show

1998

British Comedy Awards – Best Newcomer
Perrier Comedy Awards – Nomination

References

^ "SO TELEVISION LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 11 May 2000. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
^ "ITV buys Graham Norton's So Television in £17m deal". Digital Spy. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.

External links

Official website

[1] "SO TELEVISION LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". Companies House. 11 May 2000. Retrieved 1 September 2023.

[2] "ITV buys Graham Norton's So Television in £17m deal". Digital Spy. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.