Christmas Official Ratings

The top 20 shows for Christmas 2007 w/e 30/12/2007.

1. EastEnders (BBC One, Christmas Day, 2000) - 14.4m
2. Doctor Who (BBC One, Christmas Day, 1850) - 13.3m
3. EastEnders (BBC One, Christmas Day, 1820) - 12.0m
4. EastEnders (BBC One, Thursday, 1930) - 11.0m
5. EastEnders (BBC One, Monday, 2000) - 10.3m
6. To The Manor Born (BBC One, Christmas Day, 2135) - 10.3m
7. Coronation Street (Boxing Day, 2030) - 9.9m
8. EastEnders (BBC One, Boxing Day, 2000) - 9.5m
9. Coronation Street (ITV1, Monday, 1930) - 9.8m
10. Coronation Street (ITV1, Christmas Day) - 9.4m
= Shrek 2 (BBC One, Christmas Day, 1640) - 9.4m
12. Coronation Street (ITV1, Sunday, 2000) - 9.2m
13. Coronation Street (ITV1, Friday 2030) - 9.1m
14. Coronation Street (ITV1, Monday 2030) - 9.1m
15. Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One, Christmas Day - 2030) - 8.6m
16. EastEnders (BBC One, Friday, 2000) - 8.4m
17. Shrek The Halls (BBC One, Monday, 1835) - 7.9m
18. Emmerdale (ITV1, Thursday, 1900) - 7.5
19. Emmerdale (ITV1, Friday, 1900) - 7.4
20. Finding Nemo (BBC One, Christmas Day, 1510) - 7.3m

BBC still cleaned up good and proper. Well done to them because they had some good output over the festive season.

Wow, Doctor Who official confirmed as second most popular programme over the Christmas period, shame it didn't beat Eastenders

Strange - that reads like my list of "TV shows to avoid at all costs". Who watches all that crap?

It does show that there are now far too many soaps on tv nowadays (especially over the Christmas period), only 6 programmes on the list are non soap of which three are kids programmes (Shrek 2, Shrek The Halls & Finding Nemo) & two family one (Doctor Who & Strictly Come Dancing) and one comedy programme (To The Manor Born). I remember a time when soapsd would only appear once or twice on the Christmas lists.

EDIT: Miscounted non soaps

and second most popular of the year

http://www.gallifreyone.com/images/news/2007_barb_final_year-1.jpg

And the soaps have been steadily losing popularity- a case of having too many eggs in one basket.

Nearly a quarter of the UK population in the case of the EastEnders at no.1

Though not nearly as many as used to watch it.

With the possible exception of Dr Who and the kiddies' stuff, I'm with Phil on this one.

Still, it has always been the case that popularity and quality are two very different things hasn't it?

Why is The X Factor on that list twice? It should be:

01..14.38m - EASTENDERS (25/12/07) BBC1
02..13.31m - DOCTOR WHO (25/12/07) – BBC1
03..13.13m - RUGBY WORLD CUP 2007 (20/10/07) - ITV1
04..13.08m - CORONATION STREET (15/01/07) - ITV1
05..13.08m - THE VICAR OF DIBLEY (01/01/07) - BBC1
06..12.23m - THE X FACTOR (15/12/07) - ITV1
07..12.22m - CONCERT FOR DIANA (01/07/07) - BBC1
08..12.09m - STRICTLY COME DANCING (22/12/07) - BBC1
09..11.58m - BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT (17/06/07) - ITV1
10..11.19m - MATCH OF THE DAY LIVE (21/11/07) - BBC1

11..10.37m - DOC MARTIN (05/11/07) - ITV1
12..10.25m - TO THE MANOR BORN (25/12/07) - BBC1
13..10.04m - DANCING ON ICE (17/03/07) - ITV1
14...9.73m - COMIC RELIEF - THE BIG ONE (16/03/07) - BBC1
15...9.56m - CHILDREN IN NEED (16/11/07) - BBC1
16...9.51m - WAKING THE DEAD (07/01/07) - BBC1
17...9.38m - EMMERDALE (08/01/07) - ITV1
18...9.36m - FILM: SHREK 2 (25/12/07) - BBC1
19...9.29m - UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE (01/05/07) - ITV1
20...9.25m - NEW TRICKS (21/05/07) - BBC1

X-Factor, Dancing on Ice, soaps, Vicar of Dibley and that bloody Diana woman.

My head is about to explode looking at that list.

Well its whats popular i'm afraid