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EastEnders wins Christmas Day viewing figures battle | EastEnders wins Christmas Day viewing figures battle |
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EastEnders has won the Christmas Day viewing figures battle, peaking at 11.7 million viewers and with an average of 11.4 million, overnight figures show. | EastEnders has won the Christmas Day viewing figures battle, peaking at 11.7 million viewers and with an average of 11.4 million, overnight figures show. |
The triumph for the soap, for the second year running, came as the BBC notched up eight of the top 10 most-viewed programmes during the day. | The triumph for the soap, for the second year running, came as the BBC notched up eight of the top 10 most-viewed programmes during the day. |
ITV1's rival soap, Coronation Street, came sixth with a peak of 9.5 million and an average of 9 million viewers. | ITV1's rival soap, Coronation Street, came sixth with a peak of 9.5 million and an average of 9 million viewers. |
Doctor Who was second, with new comedy series Come Fly With Me third. | Doctor Who was second, with new comedy series Come Fly With Me third. |
The outing for the timelord, which re-worked Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, averaged 10.3 million viewers with a peak of 10.7 million. | |
Come Fly With Me, an airport-set show from Little Britain stars Matt Lucas and David Walliams, was watched by 10.3 million viewers. | |
The other BBC entries in the top 10 were Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas special, The One Ronnie, the film Shrek The Third, and the late BBC News bulletin. | |
In eighth place was ITV1's Emmerdale, which saw the day arrive of Chas's wedding to Carl, which averaged 7.2 million viewers and peaked at 7.8 million. | |
All the figures are based on overnight average figures produced by BARB, which do not take into account viewers who will watch shows at a later date on the BBC iPlayer or the ITV Player. |
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