BBC iPlayer recorded its best festive day ever, with 22m streams on Sunday 2 January, boosted by the arrival of the box set of The Tourist, the new must-watch series starring Jamie Dornan.
The series is currently the third most successful drama launch of all time on iPlayer - having been streamed over 18m million times to date.
The top 20 episodes across linear BBC TV and BBC iPlayer during the first 7 of availability between 20 December and 4 January are:
Rank - Episode - Average Audience
1. Happy New Year Live! - 10.5m
2. The Tourist - Episode 1 - 8.9m
3. The Queen’s Christmas Broadcast - 2021 - 8.3m
4. Death In Paradise - Christmas Special - 8m
5. Call The Midwife - Christmas Special 2021 - 7.9m
6. Strictly Come Dancing - Christmas Special - 7.4m
7. A Very British Scandal - Episode 1 - 7.1m
8. Around The World In 80 Days (2021) - Episode 1 - 6m
9. Six o'clock News - 20/12/2021 - 5.7m
10. Michael Mcintyre's Christmas Wheel - Series 2 - Christmas Special - 5.5m
11 . Superworm - 5.1m
12. Blankety Blank - Series 1 - Christmas Special - 5m
13. Four Lives - 5m
14. The Repair Shop At Christmas 2021 - 4.9m
15. BBC News - 29/12/2021 - 4.9m
16. EastEnders - 25/12/2021 - 4.7m
17. The Weakest Link - Episode 4 - 4.5m
18. Shaun The Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas - 4.5m
19 - Ghosts - He Came!- 4.5m
20. Doctor Who - Eve Of The Daleks - 4.4m
Charlotte Moore, BBC’s Chief Content Officer says: “2022 on the BBC has started with a bang with record viewing across Christmas and New Year on BBC iPlayer. Millions of people chose to watch our unrivalled range of box-sets and Christmas specials live on our channels, or binge on-demand across the festive season - paving the way for the BBC’s centenary, a landmark year that will look forward and celebrate British creativity across the whole of the UK.”