{"id":42163,"date":"2023-12-19T12:12:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T11:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1947145"},"modified":"2023-12-19T14:24:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T13:24:03","slug":"happy-valley-eurovision-among-most-watched-tv-shows-of-2023","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/happy-valley-eurovision-among-most-watched-tv-shows-of-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Valley, Eurovision among most-watched TV shows of 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The Coronation topped the list while popular reality shows such as The Great British Bake Off and Strictly Come Dancing also featured in the top 10. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 19 December 2023 at 11:12 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The final season of the hit BBC One crime drama <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/happy-valley-season-4-explanation\/\">Happy Valley<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tag\/eurovision\/\">Eurovision Song Contest<\/a> in Liverpool are among the 10 most-watched TV events of 2023, it has been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The two shows came second and third respectively in the list \u2013 beaten only by coverage of the Coronation of the King and Queen Camilla, which was watched by 12.8 million people around the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, long-running reality shows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/great-british-bake-off-2023-winner-newsupdate\/#\">The Great British Bake Off<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/im-a-celebrity-2023-winner-newsupdate\/\">I\u2019m a Celebrity<\/a>\u2026 Get Me Out of Here! and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/strictly-come-dancing-2023-songs-and-dances\/\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a> all featured in the top 10, coming in fourth, fifth and seventh place respectively.<\/p> <p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>There was also space for two different nature documentary series from Sir David Attenborough, with both Planet Earth III and Wild Isle making it into the list, while drama shows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/death-in-paradise-christmas-special-2023-release-date\/\">Death in Paradise<\/a> and Unforgotten rounded out the rankings.<\/p>\n<p>In total, seven out of the 10 shows to make the list were from the BBC, with two from ITV and one from Channel 4.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"headline post-header__title post-header__title--headline-layout\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"heading-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/radio-times-christmas-issue-covers\/\">10 iconic Radio Times Christmas issue covers over 100 years<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"headline post-header__title post-header__title--headline-layout\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-millie-gibson-ncuti-gatwa-cry-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who\u2019s Millie Gibson says watching Ncuti Gatwa scene made her cry<\/a><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Speaking about the results, the BBC\u2019s chief content officer Charlotte Moore said, \u201cOnly the BBC can offer such scale, distinctiveness and ambition. Our range of world-class programmes is unrivalled, we\u2019ve delivered value to audiences and they\u2019ve chosen the BBC in every genre.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cWe are facing tough financial challenges, and while we are not unique in this, what\u2019s impressive is that despite all the millions being spent on global platforms, we\u2019ve had an extraordinary year creatively.\u201d<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6343178956112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Looking for something else to watch? 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