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- Bookies make Call The Midwife the main rival to the King's first Christmas Speech in the TV Ratings war
- Strictly Come Dancing was second behind the Queen's speech last year
- We look at 2021's Christmas Day TV ratings in more detail
Bookies make Call The Midwife the main rival to the King's first Christmas Speech in the TV Ratings war
Christmas Day is fast approaching and with it comes a whole host of festive specials for some of the UK's favourite television programmes.
Bookies are giving odds on the top viewing figures on Christmas Day, with the King's first Christmas Speech leading the way in the betting at 1/5.
William Hill say that Call The Midwife is the favourite to challenge King Charles with odds of 10/3 that it has more viewers than the King on Christmas Day.
According to the betting market, "all bets will be settled on the average overnight figures released by BARB immediately after the 25th December".
| Most Viewed TV Show Christmas Day | Odds | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| The King's Speech (BBC 1) | 1/5 | 83.3% |
| Call The Midwife | 10/3 | 23.1% |
| Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special | 12/1 | 7.7% |
| Doc Martin | 25/1 | 3.8% |
| Eastenders | 40/1 | 2.4% |
| Mrs Brown's Boys | 40/1 | 2.4% |
Strictly Come Dancing was second behind the Queen's speech last year
Last year's viewing figures had Strictly Come Dancing as the only competition that the Queen's speech had according to the viewing figures.
Strictly's Christmas Special had more than 5.8 million viewers watch on Christmas Day, with the Queen's speech hitting 7.4 million on BBC alone.
Coronation Street was the most watched soap on Christmas Day with 3.25 million viewers just ahead of Emmerdale but neither feature in the betting market this year.
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We look at 2021's Christmas Day TV ratings in more detail
The Queen's final Christmas Day speech had the most viewers last year with 7.4 million watching on the BBC.
It was a BBC dominated Top 10 last year with 8 of the 10 programmes on the network.
- The Queen’s Christmas Broadcast (BBC One) - 7.4 million
- Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special (BBC One) - 5.8 million
- Call the Midwife (BBC One) - 4.7 million
- Michael McIntyre’s Christmas Wheel (BBC One) - 4.6 million
- Blankety Blank Christmas Special (BBC One) - 4.2 million
- Mary Poppins Returns (BBC One) - 3.7 million
- Superworm (BBC One) - 3.34 million
- Coronation Street (ITV) - 3.25 million
- Emmerdale (ITV) - 3 million
- EastEnders (BBC One) - 2.9 million
