{"id":32738,"date":"2023-05-07T12:16:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-07T10:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1827635"},"modified":"2023-05-08T19:55:37","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T17:55:37","slug":"king-charless-coronation-viewing-figures-eclipsed-by-queens-funeral","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/king-charless-coronation-viewing-figures-eclipsed-by-queens-funeral\/","title":{"rendered":"King Charles\u2019s Coronation viewing figures eclipsed by Queen\u2019s funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"

20 million people tuned in across the UK to watch the historical event \u2013\u00a0compared to the 29 million who watched the Queen’s funeral. <\/p>

By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 07 May 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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King Charles III\u2019s Coronation was viewed by a peak TV audience of 20 million in the UK yesterday \u2013 making it the most-watched broadcast of the year so far by some distance.<\/p>\n

However, the numbers are significantly lower than those for Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s funeral last September, which was watched by a peak viewership of 29 million.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the BBC comfortably beat ITV with a peak audience of 15.5 million watching the coverage across BBC One, BBC Two and the BBC News Channel. 3.6 million viewers tuned in to ITV1.<\/p>\n

A further 800,000 viewers chose to watch the ceremony on Sky News and Sky Showcase, according to the official figures.<\/p>

It should also be noted that the total viewership figures do not take into account those who watched the ceremony via live streams and on YouTube.<\/p>\n

The Coronation was documented extensively on BBC and ITV \u2013 with a number of programmes dropped from the morning schedule to make way for the build-up coverage.<\/p>\n

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