Listed below are the seven-day consolidated ratings for programmes shown between 28 December 2020 and 03 January 2021. Figures courtesy of BARB.
Figures include those who watched live, those who watched within a seven-day period and those who watched on devices (unless otherwise stated).
(Rank – Programme – Day – Viewership)
All Channels (top-15)
1. Happy New Year Live! (Thu) – 10,046,059
2. BBC News At Six (Wed) – 7,485,370
3. A Perfect Planet (Sun) – 7,071,317
4. Coronation Street (Mon) – 6,773,460
5. Coronation Street (Wed) – 6,687,101
6. The Masked Singer (Sat) – 6,601,592
7. BBC News Special (Wed) – 6,571,165
8. Coronation Street (Thu) – 6,533,048
9. Coronation Street (Fri) – 6,496,216
10. Doctor Who (Fri) – 6,354,885
11. Antiques Roadshow (Sun) – 6,301,546
12. BBC News At Six (Tue) – 6,225,473
13.BBC News At Six (Mon) – 6,201,241
14.The Serpent (Fri) – 6,178,932
15.Emmerdale (Tue) – 5,862,040
BBC One (top-15)
1. Happy New Year Live! (Thu) – 10,046,059
2. BBC News At Six (Wed) – 7,485,370
3. A Perfect Planet (Sun) – 7,071,317
4. BBC News Special (Wed) – 6,571,165
5. Doctor Who (Fri) – 6,354,885
6. Antiques Roadshow (Sun) – 6,301,546
7. BBC News At Six (Tue) – 6,225,473
8. BBC News At Six (Mon) – 6,201,241
9. The Serpent (Fri) – 6,178,932
10. Black Narcissus (Mon) – 5,714,422
11. Countryfile (Sun) – 5,530,271
12. Black Narcissus (Tue) – 5,419,712
13.EastEnders (Tue) – 5,330,294
14.BBC News At Six (Sat) – 5,193,592
15.BBC Weekend News (Sun) – 5,048,620
BBC Two (top-15)
1. Jools’ Annual Hootenanny (Thu) – 4,585,217
2. University Challenge (Mon) – 3,185,921
3. Only Connect (Mon) - 2,829,155
4. University Challenge (Fri) – 2,715,383
5. Only Connect (Tue) – 2,559,249
6. Only Connect (Fri) – 2,498,595
7. Only Connect (Wed) – 2,444,233
8. Only Connect (Thu) – 2,406,154
9. University Challenge (Tue) – 2,359,327
10. University Challenge (Wed) – 2,318,456
11. University Challenge (Thu) – 2,113,364
12. Mastermind (Mon) – 2,065,862
13.Two Doors Down (Mon) – 2,009,119
14.Dad’s Army (Sat) – 1,701,804
15.Inside Monaco: Playground of The Rich (Thu) – 1,700,682
ITV (top-15)
1. Coronation Street (Mon) – 6,773,460
2. Coronation Street (Wed) – 6,687,101
3. The Masked Singer (Sat) – 6,601,592
4. Coronation Street (Thu) – 6,533,048
5. Coronation Street (Fri) – 6,496,216
6. Emmerdale (Tue) – 5,862,040
7. Emmerdale (Wed) – 5,812,911
8. Emmerdale (Mon) – 5,806,209
9. ITV Evening News (Fri) – 5,777,474
10. ITV Evening News (Mon) – 5,628,782
11. Emmerdale (Fri) – 5,493,635
12. Emmerdale (Fri) – 5,478,268
13.ITV Evening News (Wed) – 5,273,835
14.Beat The Chasers (Sun) – 5,014,433
15.The Chase (Thu) – 5,006,654
ITV2 (top-5)
1. Spectre (Fri) – 862,900*
2. Spectre (Fri) – 744,600*
3. Jurassic Park III (Tue) – 690,300*
4. Jurassic Park (Mon) – 627,683
5. Jurassic Park III (Tue) – 592,021
Channel 4 (top-15)
1. The Great Festive Bake Off (Sun) – 4,057,882
2. Taskmaster’s New Year Treat (Fri) – 3,181,388
3. The Last Leg Of The Year (Thu) - 2,496,236
4. The Greatest Showman (Fri) – 2,485,915
5. The Great (Sun) – 2,374,999
6. Britain’s Most Expensive Houses (Mon) – 2,141,109
7. Sarah Beeny’s New Life In The Country (Tue) – 2,111,528
8. Kirstie And PHIL’S Love It Or List It (Wed) – 2,073,560
9. Cast Away (Sat) – 1,973,498
10. Chitty Flies Again With David Walliams (Fri) – 1,686,396
11. Raiders Of The Lost Ark (Sun) – 1,676,705
12. Paddington (Thu) – 1,397,445
13.Jamie And Jimmy’s Friday Night Feast (Tue) – 1,289,562
14.Escape To The Chateau (Mon) – 1,263,600
15.Tom Allen Goes To Town (Wed) – 1,254,710
E4 (top-10)
1. Hollyoaks (Tue) – 681,124
2. Hollyoaks (Wed) – 613,108
3. Hollyoaks (Mon) – 604,691
4. Celebrity Gogglebox (Mon) – 398,877
5. Celebrity Gogglebox (Mon) – 391,818
6. Ice Age 2 (Thu) – 346,700*
7. Peter Rabbit (Sat) – 346,000*
8. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (Sat) – 344,101
9. The Great Festive Bake Off (Thu) – 343,900*
10. Gogglebox (Sat) – 341,440
Channel 5 (top-15)
1. World’s Strongest Man (Fri) – 1,948,901
2. World’s Strongest Man (Thu) – 1,864,381
3. Ghost (Wed) – 1,769,800*
4. World’s Strongest Man (Mon) – 1,739,276
5. Britain’s Favourite 80s Song (Thu) - 1,684,500*
6. World’s Strongest Man (Tue) – 1,570,390
7. Ghost (Wed) – 1,418,300*
8. Dirty Dancing (Wed) – 1,254,400*
9. Secrets Of The Royal Palaces (Sat) – 1,211,244
10. Michael McIntyre: In His Own Words (Fri) – 1,174,735
11. Road House (Wed) – 1,128,400*
12. Matilda (Mon) – 1,103,600*
13.Jumanji (Fri) – 1,044,200*
14.Before They Were Royal (Sat) – 1,024,106
15.Road House (Wed) – 1,003,900
Sky One (top-5)
1. Magnum P.I. (Sun) – 777,542
2. NCIS: Los Angeles (Sun) – 672,605
3. Jack Reacher (Sat) – 362,200*
4. The Russell Howard Hour (Wed) – 291,942
5. Hook (Tue) – 267,800*
*Figure does not include those who watched on devices.