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Following the ratings success of Channel 4's Alternative Election Night, the broadcaster is considering adapting the format into a late-night satirical series.

Channel 4 is in talks with Zeppotron, the Endemol UK subsidiary that produced the live elements of the Alternative Election Night show.

The four-hour programme ran between 9pm to 1am on election night and was presented by Jimmy Carr, David Mitchell, the Guardian columnist Charlie Brooker and Lauren Laverne. It attracted 1.683 million viewers and a 9.8% audience share, 60% above Channel 4's average share for the Thursday night slot over the past three months.

Channel 4's Alternative Election Night was given a glowing assessment at the weekly Channel 4 programme review on Thursday, led by the broadcaster's controller Julian Bellamy.

The show fitted well with Channel 4's ambitions to appeal to younger, upmarket viewers. The broadcaster is also going through a period of renewal, as it commissions new shows to fill the gaps created by the cancellation of Big Brother and other long-running shows such as Wife Swap.

A spokesman for Channel 4 said the election night special had been a perfect fit for the broadcaster's target demographic, with 44% of the audience consisting of 16-34-year-olds. Alternative Election Night was a joint commission by Channel 4's news and current affairs team and entertainment teams.

On its side, Endemol UK, run by Tim Hincks, thinks that, with the Liberal Conservative coalition government installed, there is an opportunity to produce a contemporary, reactive satire show.

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