Overview
- An aggregate audience of almost 7 million watched the King’s recorded address across BBC, ITV, Sky News and GB News, with this year’s broadcast filmed at Westminster Abbey.
- BBC shows occupied nine of the top ten Christmas Day slots, with ITV’s The 1% Club the sole non-BBC entry at about 2.75 million viewers.
- The Scarecrows’ Wedding ranked second with roughly 4.31 million viewers, edging the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special at about 4.24 million.
- Overall overnight totals were far below 2024’s outlier peak, when Gavin & Stacey drew about 12.3 million, reflecting ongoing shifts toward streaming and non-linear viewing.
- Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel (3.71 million) and Call the Midwife (3.44 million) rounded out the top five, while EastEnders placed eighth with 2.85 million as soap audiences fell.