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The Â鶹Éç enjoyed an excellent Christmas Day, with Â鶹Éç One averaging over 10.2 million viewers in peak time (6-10.30pm), peaking at over 12.5m for the dramatic events in Albert Square in EastEnders.

Viewing headlines for the day include:

Â鶹Éç One secured the top five most watched programmes

Â鶹Éç One had eight of the top 10 shows on Christmas Day

Every programme on Â鶹Éç One between 6pm and 10pm peaked at over 10m

Â鶹Éç One all hour share (06.00-24.00) at 5.1m/30.4% was more than twice that of its nearest rival (ITV1: 2.7/14%)

Â鶹Éç One Christmas Day figures

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Overall top 10 shows on Christmas Day

EastEnders – 11.4m (43.2%)
Come Fly With Me – 10.3m (41.1%)
Doctor Who – 10.3m (39.8%)
The Royle Family – 9.9m (38.6%)
Strictly Come Dancing – 9.4m (34.4%)
Coronation Street – 9.0m (33.1%)
The One Ronnie – 7.9m (37.3%)
Shrek The Third – 7.2m (41.9%)
Emmerdale – 7.2m (27.9%)
Â鶹Éç News – 7.0m (36.1%)

All hours share across all channels

Â鶹Éç One – 30.4%
Â鶹Éç Two – 5%
ITV 1 – 14%
Channel 4 – 5.1%
Five – 3.5%

Peak share across all channels (6.00-10.30pm)

Â鶹Éç One – 39.2%
Â鶹Éç Two – 5.9%
ITV 1 – 23.4%
Channel 4 – 3.2%
Five – 2.1%

Â鶹Éç One Controller, Danny Cohen, said: "I'm delighted to see that Â鶹Éç One was so popular on Christmas Day. With flying sharks on Doctor Who, festive glitz from Strictly, and brilliant new comedy in Come Fly With Me, we aimed to offer something for everyone on this special day."

Â鶹Éç Director of Vision, Jana Bennett, added: "To peak at over 12.5 million viewers is a great achievement for EastEnders. I've been very proud of all the programming across the Â鶹Éç this Christmas and with treats still to come including Upstairs Downstairs on Â鶹Éç One and Eric And Ernie on Â鶹Éç Two, I hope viewers will continue to spend the festive period with us."

SH5/Â鶹Éç Press Office