CHANNEL 4 REVEALS MOST STREAMED SHOWS OF 2023

Channel 4 revealed its 20 most streamed episodes and top series of 2023, in a year that has seen a 24% increase in streaming minutes, and over 53.5 billion viewer minutes consumed on the streaming platform overall.  

The Great British Bake Off and Russell Brand: In Plain Sight: Dispatches are the most streamed single episodes of the year, with The Couple Next Door, The Piano, Banged Up and Partygate all crashing the top 20.

Married at First Sight Australia and Married at First Sight UK are the two most streamed shows of 2023, reaching 6.8 billion viewer minutes combined with Married at First Sight New Zealand 

The top 20 most streamed single episodes of 2023, based on highest episode and ranked by streaming viewing minutes, are:   

1 - The Great British Bake Off: Series 14, Episode 1– 243 million  

2- Russell Brand: In Plain Sight: Dispatches: Series 1, Episode 1– 170 million  

3- Married at First Sight UK: Series 8, Episode 1– 120 million  

4 - Married at First Sight Australia: Series 10, Episode 2– 103 million  

5 - The Light in the Hall: Series 1, Episode 5– 89 million 

6 - The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C: Series 6, Episode 1– 86 million 

7 - International Football; Scotland v England – 84 million 

8 - Taskmaster: Series 15, Episode 1– 63.7 million 

9 - Gogglebox: Series 21, Episode 1– 63.3 million 

10 - Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins: Series 5, Episode 1– 51.7 million 

11 - The Couple Next Door: Series 1, Episode 1– 51 million 

12 - The Piano: Series 1, Episode 1– 49.6 million  

13 - Banged Up: Stars Behind Bars: Series 1, Episode 1– 49.5 million 

14 - Partygate: Series 1, Episode 1– 49.3 million 

15 - 24 Hours in Police Custody: Series 4, Episode 4– 47.3 million 

16 - Celebrity Hunted: Series 5, Episode 1– 47 million  

17 - Celebrity Gogglebox: Series 5, Episode 1– 45 million  

18 - Alone: Series 1, Episode 2 – 40.3 million 

19 - The Great Pottery Throw Down: Series 6, Episode 2– 40.2 million 

20 - Before We Die: Series 2, Episode 1– 38 million  

Channel 4’s Chief Content Officer, Ian Katz said: "With our most streamed shows of the year ranging from a resurgent Great British Bake Off to surprise hit of the year, The Piano via the uncompromising drama doc Partygate, this list is testament to Channel 4’s commitment to delivering original, compelling and hugely entertaining shows with something to say about Britain and the way we live...

"At the end of a year that saw our slate pick up more awards than in any year in the channel’s history, I’m delighted to see our distinctive and risk-taking output resonating with our audience.”  

All programmes listed above are available to stream on Channel 4 online.