The Doctor Who Christmas Special: “Joy To The World” has achieved an official rating (after 7 days and once BBC iPlayer data has been been taken into account) of 5.9 million which is an uplift of 1.8m from the initial overnight values and the highest rated episode since last years Christmas special “The Church on Ruby Road” which achieved 7.49m. 

The final episode of Gavin & Stacey is the UK’s most-watched TV programme shown on Christmas Day in 23 years, new figures show. Official ratings for the sitcom’s 90-minute farewell, which was the centrepiece of BBC One’s 2024 festive schedules, are 19.1 million.

This is the biggest audience for a Christmas Day broadcast on UK television since the episode of Only Fools & Horses on December 25 2001, which attracted 21.3 million viewers.

The official 7 day consolidated ratings for Christmas Day 2024 are as follows: 

1. Gavin & Stacey (BBC One, 9pm) 19.1 million
2. Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (BBC One, 6.10pm) 16.3 million
3. Call the Midwife (BBC One, 8pm) 7.6 million
4. Doctor Who (BBC One, 5.10pm) 5.9 million
5. The King (BBC One, 3pm) 5.7 million
6. EastEnders (BBC One, 10.35pm) 5.6 million
7. EastEnders (BBC One, 7.30pm) 5.5 million
8. Strictly Come Dancing (BBC One, 3.55pm) 5.4 million
9. Tiddler (BBC One, 2.35pm) 4.7 million
10. Coronation Street (ITV, 7pm) 4.4 million