Downton Abbey tops in UK xmas ratings
Downton Abbey fends off heated competition on a big viewing day in the UK (no spoilers).
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Christmas is traditionally a big viewing day in the UK and there are bragging rights to claim
This year was no exception.
Downton Abbey finally took its leave from screens after 6 seasons, pulling 6.5m viewers, just ahead of Strictly Come Dancing.
CHRISTMAS DAY
Downton Abbey 6.5m
Strictly Come Dancing’s Christmas special 6.49m
Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas 6.41m
Stick Man​ 6.36m
Call the Midwife Christmas special 5.8m
Doctor Who Christmas special 5.77m
EastEnders 5.73m
Coronation Street 5.59m
Emmerdale 4.26m
Michael McIntyre’s Big Christmas Show 3.62m
Gogglesprogs 2.24m
Darcey’s Ballet Heroes 1.01m
Alan Carr’s Chatty Man 990k
Britain’s Favourite Christmas Songs 863k
BOXING DAY
​And Then There Were None 6.01m
EastEnders 5.68m
Still Open All Hours d 5.15m
Dickensian 4.99m
Surprise Surprise 2.46m
Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2.14m
Inside Lego at Christmas 1.77m
Top Gear: From A to Z 1.36m
The Secret Life of Children at Christmas (rpt) 496k
Source; Digital Spy
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6 Responses
Wouldn’t it be nice if we had such choices in viewing at Xmas. Even those not watching could set various recording devices.
Added bonus, to hell with spoilers!
I think the online news sites need to respect the fact that we don’t watch all shows illegally online.
Is it illegal to watch BBC Iplayer via a VPN? I don’t think so.
Yeah the daily telegraph had spoilers as well and said the show had to finish because Maggie Smith actually quit the show.
I notice an article in The Age this morning that gives away virtually everything that happened. No mention of spoilers ahead. And no mention of who wrote it.
I mentioned in the tv lounge also that news.com.au had something similar. It was the most detailed spoiler article I’ve ever seen on an Australian news site and no spoiler warning there either.
And the networks wonder why viewers get frustrated when shows get delayed.