Doctor Who - The Time of the Doctor - Matt Smith's Regeneration Tops the Ratings

Doctor Who's regeneration was the most-watched Christmas Day television moment with 10.2 million viewers seeing the five-minute sequence on BBC One.

However Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special, also on BBC One, was the most-watched programme with an average of 9.4 million viewers.

An average of 8.3 million watched Matt Smith bow out as the Doctor while ITV's Coronation Street averaged 7.9 million.

It beat rival BBC soap EastEnders for the first time in more than 10 years.

BBC One had eight of the top 10 most watched programmes while ITV had four - the channels shared the Queen's Christmas broadcast and the news on each channel shared 10th place.

BBC One controller Charlotte Moore said: "Nothing brings the country together at Christmas quite like BBC One. Huge audiences shared the Christmas Day schedule on the nation's favourite channel."


CHRISTMAS DAY TOP 10

1) Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special (BBC One) - 9.4 million viewers
2) Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor (BBC One) - 8.3 million
3) Coronation Street (ITV) - 7.9 million
4) EastEnders (BBC One) - 7.8 million
5) The Queen's Christmas broadcast (BBC One & ITV) - 7.5 million
6) Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special (BBC One) - 7.3 million
7) Call The Midwife (BBC One) - 7.1 million
8) Downton Abbey (ITV) - 6.6 million
9) Toy Story 3 (BBC One) - 6.3 million
10) BBC News at 3.15pm & ITV News at 7.15pm - both 5.6 million

Source:

BBC