THE BBC was claiming victory in the Christmas Day TV viewing battle with eight of the top ten most-watched shows.
BBC1’s big-hitters included Doctor Who, with more than 11 million tuning in to see the reworking of seasonal favourite A Christmas Carol, as the channel took all of the top five shows.
The best-viewed show of the day proved to be an hour-long edition of EastEnders with an average of 11.4 million tuning in to see Stacey Branning exit Albert Square after first scrapping with Janine Malloy (played by Charlie Brooks).
BBC1 usually tends to dominate the TV remote control on Christmas Day. But ITV1 had the upper hand on Christmas Eve with a higher share of peak-time viewing and a 10.6 million audience for its edition of Coronation Street.
One of the BBC’s big successes was the debut of Matt Lucas and David Walliams’s new show, Come Fly With Me.
