Editing BBC Three (section)

===Online===
While the linear channel was suspended between 2016 and 2022, the BBC Three service was delivered primarily via [[BBC iPlayer|iPlayer]], offering new, original content, as well as full series of previous BBC Three programmes (branded as "[[Box set|Box Sets]]").<ref name="bbc-3launch">{{cite news|title=BBC Three moves online after final night as TV channel|work=BBC News |date=16 February 2016 |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-35578867|access-date=16 February 2016}}</ref> New content consisted of full-length programmes, and short-form [[web series]] and features; Kavanagh explained that the new BBC Three would focus primarily on original comedies and documentaries.<ref name="ft-new3"/> All long-form programmes commissioned for BBC Three had to be aired at a later date on [[BBC One]] or [[BBC Two]].<ref name="bbc-3shutdownconditions"/> In February 2019, it was announced that BBC Three programmes would air Mondays to Wednesdays on BBC One following the ''[[BBC News at Ten|News at Ten]]'', beginning on 4 March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvbeurope.com/content/bbc-three-programming-returns-to-linear-tv|title=BBC Three programming returns to linear TV|date=2019-02-11|website=TVBEurope|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-10-03}}</ref>

Despite the refocus on comedy, the proportion of the channel's output (in minutes) devoted to comedy actually fell post-switch, from 41% to 33%. By contract, the proportions of the channel's output devoted to factual programming did increase.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Thurman|first=Neil|date=2020|title=When a TV channel reinvents itself online: Post-broadcast consumption and content change at BBC Three|url=https://neilthurman.com/files/downloads/BBC-Three.pdf|website=Neil Thurman}}</ref>

BBC Three produced two curated content channels; ''The Daily Drop''—which featured blogs, videos, photo galleries, social network content, and other content trending online—and ''The Best Of''.<ref name="engadget-new3">{{cite web|title=BBC Three's online relaunch starts with new shows and sites|url=https://www.engadget.com/2016/01/26/bbc-three-daily-drop-best-of/|website=Engadget|date=26 January 2016 |access-date=15 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="wired-postreboot"/> 20% of the outlet's budget would go towards web series.<ref name="guardian-onlineonly">{{cite news|title=Credits roll on-air for the final time as BBC3 becomes online only|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/feb/16/credits-roll-final-time-bbc3-television-online-only|access-date=18 February 2016|work=The Guardian}}</ref>

Programmes from the former BBC Three channel were carried over, including new series of ''[[Cuckoo (TV series)|Cuckoo]]'', ''[[Life and Death Row]]'' and ''[[People Just Do Nothing]]''.<ref name="wired-postreboot">{{cite magazine|title=BBC Three reveals its post-reboot web-first programs|url=https://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2016-01/26/bbc-three-new-content-online-relaunch|magazine=Wired UK|access-date=15 February 2016 }}</ref><ref name="radiotimes-disappeared">{{cite web|title=BBC3 online to showcase 'a British version of Serial' called The Boy Who Disappeared|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-01-25/bbc3-online-to-showcase-a-british-version-of-serial-called-the-boy-who-disappeared|website=Radio Times|access-date=15 February 2016}}</ref> The initial slate of new programs to debut through BBC Three included the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' spin-off ''[[Class (2016 TV series)|Class]]'' (which was cancelled after a single series),<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://tvline.com/2017/09/08/class-cancelled-no-season-2-doctor-who-spinoff/|title=Doctor Who Spinoff Class Cancelled After One Season|last=Iannucci|first=Rebecca|date=2017-09-08|work=TVLine|access-date=2018-11-12|language=en-US}}</ref> the new dramas ''[[Clique (TV series)|Clique]]'' and ''[[Thirteen (TV series)|Thirteen]]'',<ref name="metro-clique">{{cite web|title=BBC Three announces new drama by a Skins writer as part of its switchover push|url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/01/26/bbc-three-announces-new-drama-by-a-skins-writer-as-part-of-its-switchover-push-5644908/|website=Metro|date=26 January 2016 |access-date=15 February 2016}}</ref> ''Live from the BBC'', a stand-up comedy series focusing on up and coming comedians; the three-part web series '' The Man Who Witnessed 219 Executions'';<ref name="guardian-onlineonly" /> and ''Unsolved: The Boy Who Disappeared''. Promoted as being a British equivalent to the web series ''[[Serial (podcast)|Serial]]'', ''Unsolved'' would feature weekly instalments investigating a real-life crime story. The service also produced a series of short films in collaboration with [[Idris Elba]] and up and coming talent.<ref>{{cite web|title=BBC Three to air new stand-up comedy show Live From the BBC|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a773729/bbc-three-to-air-new-stand-up-comedy-show-live-from-the-bbc/|website=Digital Spy|date=11 November 2015 |access-date=15 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="wired-postreboot"/> In 2017, the millennial relationship series [[Just a couple|Just a Couple]] premiered <ref>{{Cite web|last=McCreesh|first=Louise|date=2017-02-28|title=BBC Three's Just a Couple trailer is too real|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a822346/bbc-three-just-a-couple-trailer-new-relationship-sitcom/|access-date=2020-07-19|website=Digital Spy|language=en-GB}}</ref>

With the service's budget cut to £30 million, some of BBC Three's historic staples, such as [[panel show]]s, ''[[Don't Tell the Bride (British TV series)|Don't Tell the Bride]]'', and U.S. animated comedy ''[[Family Guy]]'' were dropped.<ref name="ft-new3">{{cite news|title=BBC Three aims to attract young viewers with online-only move|url=http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/3121274e-cb6c-11e5-a8ef-ea66e967dd44.html|access-date=15 February 2016|work=Financial Times}}</ref> Some BBC Three series had already been moved to other outlets in anticipation of the shutdown; ''[[Russell Howard's Good News]]'' was moved to BBC Two in 2014, and ''Don't Tell the Bride'' was moved to BBC One for a single series before being dropped and acquired by [[Sky 1]].<ref name="rt-sky1">{{cite web|title=After dumping Don't Tell the Bride can we really trust the BBC's long-term commitment to youth audiences?|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-12-01/after-dumping-dont-tell-the-bride-can-we-really-trust-the-bbcs-long-term-commitment-to-youth-audiences|website=Radio Times|access-date=15 February 2016}}</ref><ref name="rt-dttbmoved">{{cite web|title=Don't Tell the Bride is moving to Sky 1|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-12-01/dont-tell-the-bride-is-moving-to-sky-1|website=Radio Times|access-date=15 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2014/good-news-for-bbc-two |title=Russell Howard's Good News moves to BBC Two |publisher=BBC |date=9 June 2014 |access-date=9 June 2014}}</ref> [[ITV2]] acquired rights to new episodes of ''Family Guy'' and other [[Seth MacFarlane]] series in March 2015, although the BBC continued to hold rights to past episodes of ''Family Guy'' until 2017.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Plunkett|first1=John|title=Family Guy leaves BBC3 for ITV|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/mar/23/family-guy-leaves-bbc3-for-itv|access-date=23 March 2015|work=The Guardian|date=23 March 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a637220/family-guy-moving-to-itv2-in-autumn-2015.html|title=Family Guy moving to ITV2 in autumn 2015|work=Digital Spy|date=23 March 2015 }}</ref>

The annual minutes of programming being made available by BBC Three on iPlayer after the channel closed its broadcast platform was around 80% less than the annual minutes of programming broadcast before the closure.<ref name=":0" />

The comedy-drama ''[[Fleabag]]'' premiered on BBC Three in 2016, and was renewed for a second series premiering in 2019. The series achieved critical acclaim, with its second series receiving 11 nominations at the [[71st Primetime Emmy Awards|2019 Primetime Emmy Awards]] (on behalf of U.S. co-production partner [[Amazon Video]]) and winning in six categories—including [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Outstanding Comedy Series]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/07/fleabag-emmy-nominations-phoebe-waller-bridge-amazon-1202158266/|title='Fleabag': Season 2 Is Truly Blessed With 11 Emmy Nominations, Five for Actresses Alone|last1=Nguyen|first1=Hanh|date=2019-07-16|website=IndieWire|language=en|access-date=2019-07-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/live/2019/sep/22/emmys-2019-winners-live-news-updates-tonight|title =Game of Thrones takes best drama as Fleabag wins big at Emmys – as it happened|date=23 September 2019|work=Guardian|access-date=24 September 2019}}</ref> The following year, ''[[Normal People (TV series)|Normal People]]'' received four nominations at the [[72nd Primetime Emmy Awards|2020 Primetime Emmy Awards]] (on behalf of U.S. co-production partner [[Hulu]]).<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-09-20|title=Here's a Full List of the 2020 Emmy Nominees|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/20/arts/television/emmy-award-nominees.html|access-date=2021-04-22|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In 2019, BBC Three premiered ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race UK]]'', an adaptation of the American reality [[Drag performer|drag]] competition series ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2019/feb/14/graham-norton-and-alan-carr-join-rupauls-drag-race-uk|title='They better werk!' Graham Norton and Alan Carr join RuPaul's Drag Race UK|last=Abbott|first=Kate|date=2019-02-14|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-02-14|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In 2020, it was announced that BBC Three had acquired the UK broadcast rights to ''[[Canada's Drag Race]]''.<ref>Kelly Townsend, [https://playbackonline.ca/2020/06/15/canadas-drag-race-sashays-away-to-the-u-k/ "Canada’s Drag Race sashays away to the U.K."]. ''[[Playback (website)|Playback]]'', 15 June 2020.</ref>