Christmas Day saw the television schedules filled with festive specials, as television bosses attempted to win the festive ratings battle.
A couple of decades ago, audiences of 20 million people would be the target for television bosses, whereas last year the most-watched programme was The King’s Christmas Broadcast with 5.9 million viewers.
The popularity of streaming means that terrestrial television audiences are a fraction of what they were, but this year saw one programme buck the trend and attract a huge audience.
And for the the first year ever, all ten of the most-watched programmes were broadcast on BBC1.
Here are all 10.
9. Tiddler
Adapted from the book by Julia Donaldson and starring Hannah Waddingham, Lolly Adefope and Rob Brydon (who was also in Gavin and Stacey), underwater animation Tiddler was seen by 3.23 million people. | BBC/Magic Light Pictures
10. The Weakest Link
Shaun Ryder, Tim Vine and Kerry Katona were amongst the celebs quizzed by Romesh Ranganathan, with 3.05 million quiz fans watching. | BBC/Alan Peebles