Overview
- Updated overnight data puts the Christmas Day audience at about 3.3 million, placing EastEnders seventh overall.
- Viewership fell by around two million compared with 2024’s festive showing, marking a steep year-on-year decline.
- The soap again ran two half-hour episodes on the day, though only one placed in the top 10.
- Coronation Street and Emmerdale did not reach the top 10, leaving EastEnders as the highest-rated soap of the day.
- The King’s Speech led with roughly six million across broadcasters as BBC specials such as The Scarecrow’s Wedding and Strictly’s festive edition outperformed EastEnders, and social media reaction turned sharply negative.