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TV viewing round-up: December 2016

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The final of Strictly Come Dancing easily beat rival X Factor over on ITV.

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Following 2015’s adaptation of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, Christmas 2016 saw another of the author’s back catalogue given the live action treatment.

The two part The Witness For The Prosecution starred Toby Jones as solicitor John Mayhew, with the first part proving the most popular with viewers (attracting an audience of just under 7 million).

BBC One’s Strictly Come Dancing Final easily won the reality show ratings battle against ITV’s The X Factor. The former attracted an average audience of 13.3 million viewers compared to the latter’s 7.4 million.

December saw BBC One catching up with the Brockmann family for the first time in nearly three years, as Outnumbered returned for a Boxing Day special. The festive edition set primarily in a pub attracted 6.9 million viewers

Also returning to the Beeb after a similar absence from our screens was Jonathan Creek played as ever by Alan Davies. Focusing on Jonathan’s attempt to solve three mysterious deaths, the episode pulled in a respectable 6.7 million viewers.

Top Programmes (excluding soaps):

SortingProgrammeOn Air DateGenreStationStart / EndViewers (m)
1STRICTLY COME DANCING: THE FINALSaturday 17 December 2016Light EntertainmentBBC118:39-20:5413.30
2STRICTLY COME DANCINGSaturday 3 December 2016Light EntertainmentBBC119:02-20:0011.92
3I’M A CELEBRITY – GET ME OUT OF HERE!Sunday 4 December 2016FactualITV21:02-22:3411.65
4PLANET EARTH IISunday 4 December 2016FactualBBC120:00-20:5811.54
5STRICTLY COME DANCING: THE RESULTSSunday 11 December 2016Light EntertainmentBBC119:19-19:5911.46
6NEW YEAR’S EVE FIREWORKSSaturday 31 December 2016Light EntertainmentBBC123:59-24:1510.87
7CALL THE MIDWIFESunday 25 December 2016DramaBBC119:59-21:279.21
8MRS BROWN’S BOYS CHRISTMAS SPECIALSunday 25 December 2016ComedyBBC122:31-23:008.98
9STRICTLY COME DANCING CHRISTMAS SPECIALSunday 25 December 2016Light EntertainmentBBC118:46-19:588.94
10THE GREAT CHRISTMAS BAKE OFFSunday 25 December 2016FactualBBC116:44-17:428.21
11DOCTOR WHOSunday 25 December 2016DramaBBC117:44-18:447.83
12MICHAEL MCINTYRE’S BIG SHOWSaturday 17 December 2016Light EntertainmentBBC120:56-21:547.58
13THE APPRENTICE: THE FINALSunday 18 December 2016FactualBBC121:08-22:087.46
14THE X FACTOR RESULTSSunday 11 December 2016Light EntertainmentITV20:02-22:047.39
15COUNTRYFILESunday 4 December 2016FactualBBC118:20-19:197.26
16THE APPRENTICEThursday 15 December 2016FactualBBC121:00-21:597.24
17THE WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTIONMonday 26 December 2016DramaBBC121:00-22:006.97
18OUTNUMBEREDMonday 26 December 2016ComedyBBC122:01-22:406.87
19JONATHAN CREEKWednesday 28 December 2016DramaBBC120:59-22:286.73
20LAST TANGO IN HALIFAXMonday 19 December 2016DramaBBC121:02-21:586.71
21BBC NEWSWednesday 28 December 2016NewsBBC118:00-18:196.69
22THE X FACTORSaturday 3 December 2016Light EntertainmentITV19:59-21:296.53
23MICHAEL MCINTYRE’S BIG CHRISTMAS SHOWSaturday 24 December 2016Light EntertainmentBBC119:23-20:226.44
24WE’RE GOING ON A BEAR HUNTSaturday 24 December 2016Light EntertainmentChannel 419:29-19:536.26
25BBC SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE YEARSunday 18 December 2016SportBBC118:39-21:066.06

Sky vs Freeview (share):

SkyFreeviewDifference in share
BBC122.0225.543.52
BBC25.487.822.34
ITV13.3214.921.60
Channel 44.785.240.46
Channel 55.884.40-1.48
Others48.5042.06-6.44

Sky vs Cable Digital (share):

SkyCable DigitalDifference in share
BBC122.0223.281.26
BBC25.485.680.20
ITV13.3214.080.76
Channel 44.785.660.88
Channel 55.884.10-1.78
Others48.5047.22-1.28

Cable Digital vs Freeview (share):

Cable DigitalFreeviewDifference in share
BBC123.2825.542.26
BBC25.687.822.14
ITV14.0814.920.84
Channel 45.665.24-0.42
Channel 54.104.400.30
Others47.2242.06-5.16

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