an audience of between 400,000 and 700,000 in its 7pm slot and is recommissioned for a second run in October. However, Moyles is replaced as presenter by Christian O'Connell when the programme returns in February 2003. and it is subsequently axed in June 2003 following declining ratings.{ 24 September – Five announces plans to axe Open House with Gloria Hunniford as part of a revamp of its daytime schedule, despite the programme achieving a regular audience of 900,000 and relatively strong ratings for the channel. 26 September – Sky1 airs The Truth, the season nine finale of The X-Files and the last episode in the series original run. On terrestrial television it is aired by BBC Two on 23 March 2003. 27 September – Castaway Television Productions Ltd, a company co-owned by Bob Geldof is to take legal action against Granada and London Weekend Television, the makers of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here, claiming the idea for the reality programme was stolen from Castaway's Survivor series. However, the lawsuit is dropped in April 2003 after a similar case in the United States between CBS, the makers of Survivor and ABC, the makers of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here, held that the idea had not been stolen, but was part of a "continual evolutionary process involving borrowing frequently from what has gone before". 29 September – Michael Jackson's Face, a Five documentary about singer Michael Jackson's attempts to alter his appearance, is watched by 3.6 million viewers, giving the channel its highest audience to date, excluding ratings for football and films. 30 September The ITN News Channel is relaunched as the ITV News Channel. Play UK closes due to low ratings following the closure of ITV Digital. October 1 October – Hear'Say, the band formed by the ITV series Popstars announce they are to split, citing pressure and public abuse as the reasons for their decision. 3 October – The BBC, Crown Castle and BSkyB announce that 30 October as the launch date for the new Freeview service. Extra channels have also been added to the lineup. 4 October – Debut of the BBC's Fame Academy where 12 contestants compete to win a recording contract. 5 October – Charlotte Gethin, performing as Eva Cassidy wins the first series of the junior edition of Stars in Their Eyes. 6 October – BBC Choice's Liquid News is relaunched with