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ITV's Coronation Street missed out on the top 10 most watched TV programmes of Christmas Day, in what proved to be a mixed day for the soaps.

Emmerdale also failed to make the top 10, but EastEnders enjoyed its biggest festive audience in four years with a much-trailed murder storyline.

The most-viewed show was the King's Christmas message, which recorded 7.48 million viewers across six channels.

Including the King, the BBC had nine of the day's most watched shows.

The exception was ITV's big-money game show The 1% Club, presented by Lee Mack, which ITV opted to run in its prime-time 9pm viewing slot this year, and it came in ninth on the list.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67821839

[bitontheslide]

puts the viewing figures for BB into perspective

[James]

Gone are the days of 19-20 million audiences on Christmas Day.

Top 20.

1. ‘Crocodile’ Dundee (BBC1, 1989): 21.77m

2. Only Fools And Horses (BBC1, 2001): 21.34m

3. Only Fools And Horses (BBC1, 1996): 21.31m

4. Just Good Friends (BBC1, 1986): 20.76m

5. Only Fools And Horses (BBC1, 1992): 20.14m

6. Only Fools And Horses (BBC1, 1989): 20.10m

7. Only Fools And Horses (BBC1, 1993): 19.59m

8. EastEnders (BBC1, 1986, early evening): 19.50m

9. Birds Of A Feather (BBC1, 1993): 19.39m

10. Raiders Of The Lost Ark (ITV, 1984): 19.33m

11. Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom (BBC1, 1987): 18.95m

12. EastEnders (BBC1, 1986, late evening): 18.90m

13. Only Fools And Horses (BBC1, 1986): 18.76m

14. Ghost (BBC1, 1993): 18.53m

15. The Two Ronnies (BBC1, 1985): 18.48m

16. Bread (BBC1, 1988): 18.00m

= It’ll Be Alright On Christmas Night (ITV, 1987): 18.00m

18. Coronation Street (ITV, 1987): 17.97m

= Only Fools And Horses (BBC1, 1990): 17.97m

20. One Foot In The Grave (BBC1, 1995): 17.77m

From https://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/in...iences-1061626

[smudgie]

Streaming has a lot to do with it.
You can watch anything at anytime, soaps are not top of the list for festive family viewing.

[Soldier Boy]

Originally Posted by smudgie

Streaming has a lot to do with it.
You can watch anything at anytime, soaps are not top of the list for festive family viewing.

I've been saying for years that Broadcast Telly is on the way out... people used to insist I was wrong . Eventually it'll just be live events like sports, and even then I reckon most of the big teams and big events (Wimbledon, Olympics etc.) will get their own streaming services/apps with the live events. TV from an aerial/dish will be a thing of the past within the next decade or so.