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- King Charles Christmas Day speech is 1/3 favourite to be most watched show on Christmas Day
- Doctor Who is second favourite with next Doctor kicking off their run on Christmas
- Christmas Day in 2022 saw the BBC dominate the ratings with the top 6 shows all on the network
King Charles Christmas Day speech is 1/3 favourite to be most watched show on Christmas Day
Betting odds remains available for the 2023 Christmas Day TV Ratings with bookmakers offering odds on what show will be the most watched on the big day.
King Charles is still the heavy favourite at 1/5 to have the most watched show on Christmas Day with his traditional speech topping the list last year.
More than 8 million people watched his speech on the BBC last year with last year's speech being the first big public speech since the Queen passed.
The latest odds from Betway still say that there's a 75% chance that it's the King who has the highest viewing figures with Doctor Who and Coronation Street following in the market.
| Christmas Day 2023 Most Watched Show | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| The King (BBC) | 1/3 | 75.0% |
| Doctor Who | 5/1 | 16.7% |
| Coronation Street | 6/1 | 14.3% |
| Mrs Brown's Boys | 7/1 | 12.5% |
| Call The Midwife | 10/1 | 9.1% |
What the expert says..
Doctor Who is second favourite with next Doctor kicking off their run on Christmas
Doctor Who will air three specials to celebrate the show's 60th anniversary with David Tennant becoming the fourteenth Doctor after previously being the tenth Doctor.
Show producer Russell T Davies confirmed that Ncuti Gatwa will be the Fifteenth Doctor following these specials and we should see him debut on Christmas Day.
Gatwa's Barbie co-star Ryan Gosling is rumoured to be starring in the show with the Hollywood star a potential massive coup for Doctor Who.
Gosling reportedly told Gatwa how much of a fan he was of Doctor Who while filming Barbie and he is now expected to appear in Doctor Who at some point in the upcoming series.
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Christmas Day in 2022 saw the BBC dominate the ratings with the top 6 shows all on the network
Without the King's Speech on the BBC, the network still dominated the viewing ratings on Christmas Day last year with the top 6 shows all on BBC One.
Strictly Come Dancing's Christmas Special was the most popular show excluding the King's Christmas Day broadcast with 5.4m viewers on the BBC.
Strictly's Festive special doesn't feature anywhere towards the top of the betting market though with bookies this year putting it out to 16/1.
Charlotte Moore, BBC’s Chief Content Officer says: “Winning the Christmas Day ratings caps off an incredible centenary year of world class content on the BBC."
