The overnight ratings for Doctor Who’s 2024 Christmas special, Joy to the World, have been revealed.
The Steven Moffat-penned episode, which aired on Christmas Day at 5:10pm on BBC One, secured 4.11 million viewers, according to BARB’s overnight ratings.
It must be noted that this is not the full story as it doesn’t include viewers who will be watching on catch-up. This number is expected to rise when the seven-day consolidated viewing figures come in.
Doctor Who’s latest festive adventure followed the Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and guest companion Joy (Nicola Coughlan) to the Time Hotel as they attempted to stop the villainous Villengard from growing a star and destroying humanity in the process.
Ncuti Gatwa as The Doctor and Nicola Coughlan as Joy in Doctor Who: Joy to the World BBC Studios/Bad Wolf/Lara CornellThe episode also saw the Doctor coming to terms with the departure of his companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) and fans were treated to a trailer of what’s to come in the next season of the sci-fi series as Gatwa returns to the role.
The big winner of Christmas Day 2024, though, was the Gavin and Stacey finale, with overnight figures of 12.3 million. The James Corden and Ruth Jones comedy made a long-awaited return to BBC One, airing at 9pm.
The new Wallace and Gromit film, Vengeance Most Fowl, brought in 9.38 million viewers, while the King’s Christmas message secured 6.81 million.
The cast of Gavin & Stacey’s 2024 Christmas special. BBC/Toffee International Ltd/Tom JacksonCall the Midwife and EastEnders were the next most-watched programmes, with overnight figures of 4.42 million and 4.39 million respectively.
The top 10 programmes on Christmas Day (according to BARB figures) can be viewed below:
Gavin & Stacey – 12.32m
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl – 9.38m
The King (across BBC and ITV) – 6.81m
Call The Midwife – 4.42m
EastEnders – 4.39m
Doctor Who – 4.11m
Strictly Come Dancing – 4.05m
EastEnders – 3.98m
Tiddler – 3.23m
The Weakest Link – 3.05m
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