REVEALED: BBC iPLAYER'S TOP SHOWS OF 2021
BBC iPlayer is on track for over 6 billion streams in 2021 - its best year ever.
Dan McGolpin, director of BBC iPlayer and channels, says: “It’s been an incredible year for BBC iPlayer with a unique mix of programmes driving more viewing than ever before. Line Of Duty tops the tables and it’s fantastic to see so many other brand-new drama series also featuring highly alongside those memorable sporting moments from last summer and some of the best documentary series of the year...
"Of course, the year’s not over yet and BBC iPlayer has something for everyone this Christmas, brand new boxsets like The Girl Before, A Very British Scandal and Around the World in 80 Days, a thrilling selection of blockbuster movies and an unrivalled collection of Christmas specials both past and present.”
Biggest iPlayer titles of 2021
Line Of Duty - 137.1m streams
Olympics - 90.2m streams
Pretty Little Liars - 79.9m streams
Euro2020 - 68.2m streams
Silent Witness - 62.3m stream
Waterloo Road - 45.3m streams
Doctor Who - 41.8m streams
Death In Paradise - 39.7m streams
The Serpent - 35.4m streams
RuPaul's Drag Race UK - 33.3m streams
Top episodes per programme so far in 2021
Line Of Duty (S6E1) - 9.2m streams
Vigil (E1) - 8.0m streams
Time (E1) - 7.3m streams
The Serpent (E1) - 6.3m
Euro 2020 Final - 6.0m streams
Bloodlands (E1) - 5.1m streams
The Pact (E1) - 4.7m
Traces (E1) - 4.4m
A Perfect Planet (Volcano) - 3.7m
Forensics: The Real CSI (S2) - 3.6m
The consolidated figure is an average audience volume which includes viewing live and up to 28 days after its initial broadcast via a TV. This can include iPlayer if viewing occurred through a TV. Excluding continuing series like EastEnders, news and children’s content