BBC iPlayer enjoyed its best-ever quarter between January and March 2022 \u2013 with viewers streaming programmes a record 1.83 billion times during the three-month period.<\/p>\n

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In terms of boxsets, Lord Sugar\u2019s return in The Apprentice is the most streamed of the year to date, just ahead of The Tourist and Peaky Blinders. Meanwhile, coverage of The Winter Olympic Games in Beijing was streamed 29 million times.<\/p>\n
The impressive figures mean the platform is on track to beat the record year it enjoyed in 2021, when a total of 6.5 billion programmes were streamed throughout the year.<\/p>\n
And there\u2019s certainly going to be a lot more to enjoy later in 2022: it was previously announced that more classic boxsets<\/a> would be made available in the BBC\u2019s centenary year, including the likes of The Young Ones, Blackadder, Mum, 2pointfour Children, and Rev.<\/p>
Dan McGolpin, director of BBC iPlayer, said of the figures: \u201cBBC iPlayer is more popular than ever in 2022 and the rollout of a more modern look has helped the service to notch-up its best ever quarter across the first three months.<\/p>\n
\u201cA formidable and thrilling collection of brand new drama series feature heavily on the most-watched programme lists with The Tourist narrowly ahead of The Responder in first position for top episode and there has been a breath-taking choice available from the Winter Olympics to Green Planet, so it was fantastic to see the long-awaited return of The Apprentice make the top slot for total viewing across a full series.<\/p>\n
He added, \u201cTogether with the last-ever instalments of Peaky Blinders and Killing Eve landing towards the end of the quarter, two of iPlayer\u2019s most popular programmes of all time, there really is something for everyone whether you\u2019re in the mood for classic boxsets or brand new shows.\u201d<\/p>\n
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