[MarkWaldorf]

Coronation Street is reportedly losing one thousand viewers every week - because they are dying.

New figures have revealed that a third of the ITV soap's audience are over 65, meaning they are 165 times more likely to die than anyone else, reports The Sun.

Taking these statistics into account, it means that at least 50,000 Corrie fans are dying each year.

A TV insider told the paper: "Corrie is a massive hit among Britain's older generation, many of whom have watched it since it began nearly 50 years ago.

"Interestingly, the figures show half of its viewers are over 55 as well, so it just goes to show hold old the audience is."

WOW, lol.