{"id":9271,"date":"2021-12-27T10:41:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T09:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1542912"},"modified":"2021-12-27T11:04:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-27T10:04:27","slug":"christmas-day-tv-ratings-queens-speech-and-strictly-come-out-on-top","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/christmas-day-tv-ratings-queens-speech-and-strictly-come-out-on-top\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Day TV ratings: Queen\u2019s Speech and Strictly come out on top"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lewis Knight\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 27 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The BBC has come out on top in the Christmas Day ratings for 2021.<\/p>\n

The British Broadcasting Corporation\u2019s premiere channel BBC One scored eight out of the top 10 shows on the big day.<\/p>\n

The most highly-watched fixture of the schedule was the Queen\u2019s annual Christmas Broadcast.<\/a><\/p>\n

Her Majesty The Queen paid tribute to her late husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh who died earlier this year<\/a> at the age of 99.<\/p>\n

Outside of the Queen\u2019s speech, the most-viewed programme was the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special<\/a> which was won by pop singer Anne Marie.<\/p>\n

Beloved BBC period drama Call the Midwife<\/a> came in third place with its 90-minute festive outing, followed by BBC game shows Michael McIntyre\u2019s Christmas Wheel and the Blankety Blank Christmas Special, respectively.<\/p>

Disney sequel Mary Poppins Returns<\/a> which starred Emily Blunt in the title role took the sixth slot as viewers joined in on the family fun on BBC One.<\/p>\n

Seventh place was taken up by the animation Superworm, which was narrated on BBC One by Olivia Colman and included other talented cast members.<\/a><\/p>\n

The rest of the top 10 is rounded out by the soaps with ITV\u2019s Coronation Street<\/a> taking the top spot at number eight with its uplifting festive outing.<\/p>\n

Fellow ITV soap Emmerdale<\/a> took ninth place as evil Meena Jutla attacked sister Manpreet Sharma amid a disaster.<\/p>\n

\""Strictly\"<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special line-up<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Finally, BBC One soap EastEnders<\/a> \u2013 which had a slightly later slot in the schedules \u2013 finished out the top 10 amid a double wedding that saw Chelsea Fox see husband Gray Atkins\u2019 true colours.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the Christmas Day ratings, the BBC\u2019s Chief Content Officer, Charlotte Moore, said: \u201cViewers chose the BBC on Christmas Day and entertained them in their millions with Strictly taking the top spot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNothing brings the country together at Christmas quite like the BBC, there was something for everyone with the seven most popular programmes across the day that caps off a brilliant year on the BBC celebrating British creativity where we have delivered hits and award-winning work and seen huge audiences come to our shows.\u201d<\/p>\n

\""Mary\"<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>
Mary Poppins (Emily Blunt) in Disney\u2019s original musical MARY POPPINS RETURNS (Disney, HF)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Moore added: \u201cIt\u2019s these moments, in a time of intense competition, that prove that after 99 years the BBC matters more than ever.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe have an ambitious and exciting year ahead in 2022 to mark our centenary year with an unmissable range of world-class content that will celebrate and reflect the unique role the BBC continues to play in the lives of audiences across the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n

Christmas Day TV ratings<\/b><\/h2>\n
  1. The Queen\u2019s Christmas Broadcast (BBC One) \u2013 7.4 million<\/li>\n
  2. Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special (BBC One) \u2013 5.8 million<\/li>\n
  3. Call the Midwife (BBC One) \u2013 4.7 million<\/li>\n
  4. Michael McIntyre\u2019s Christmas Wheel (BBC One) \u2013 4.6 million<\/li>\n
  5. Blankety Blank Christmas Special (BBC One) \u2013 4.2 million<\/li>\n
  6. Mary Poppins Returns (BBC One) \u2013 3.7 million<\/li>\n
  7. Superworm (BBC One) \u2013 3.34 million<\/li>\n
  8. Coronation Street (ITV) \u2013 3.25 million<\/li>\n
  9. Emmerdale (ITV) \u2013 3 million<\/li>\n
  10. EastEnders (BBC One) \u2013 2.9 million<\/li>\n<\/ol>

    Source: Barb<\/p>\n

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