For 2022, excluding sport and news output
Pictured: The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II is carried out of Westminster Abbey after the late monarch’s State Funeral on September 19
Rank/ Programme/ Channel/ Date/ Audience (in millions)
1. State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II (BBC1) September 19, 13.9m
2. Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Concert (BBC1) June 4, 11.2m
3. I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! (ITV1) November 27, 10.8m
4. Eurovision Song Contest (BBC1) May 14, 8.9m
5. Strictly Come Dancing (BBC1) November 19, 8.7m
6. Antiques Roadshow (BBC1) October 30, 6.6m
7. The Masked Singer (ITV) February 12, 6.5m
8. Call the Midwife (BBC) 1 February 20, 6.4m
9. Britain’s Got Talent (ITV) April 16, 6.4m
10. Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway (ITV) February 19, 6.2m
11. Trigger Point (ITV) January 23, 5.7m
12. Countryfile (BBC1) November 20, 5.6m
13. HM The Queen (BBC1) September 9, 5.6m
14. The Great British Bake Off (Channel 4) November 15, 5.6m
15. Death in Paradise (BBC1) January 7, 5.6m
16. The Repair Shop (BBC1) October 26, 5.5m
17 Ant & Dec’s Limitless Win (ITV) January 8, 5.3m
18. Coronation Street (ITV) February 18, 5.2m
19. Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel (BBC1) November 19, 5.1m
20. Vera (ITV) January 9, 5.1m