REGRESSION: Auntie Beeb Suffers Worst Ever Christmas Viewing Ratings
“The BBC has suffered what is thought to be its worst ever Christmas TV ratings after a huge slump in viewer numbers.
The public service broadcaster’s most watched programme pulled in almost two thirds fewer viewers than its top show on Christmas Day 2024.
Audiences for long-running hits such as EastEnders and Call The Midwife also dropped substantially compared with last year.
The slump came as audiences spurned what was dubbed an “underwhelming” offering of festive TV on BBC One and Two, its main channels.
The king’s Speech, which was broadcast from Westminster Abbey’s Lady Chapel for the first time, was the broadcaster’s most-viewed programme this Christmas with just 4.6 million viewers.
That marked a huge decrease from last year, when the final episode of Gavin and Stacey became the biggest Christmas Day hit since 2008 after attracting 12.3 million viewers.
The ratings slump will deal fresh festive blow to the BBC, which is already under scrutiny for refusing to pull a Christmas episode of Would I Lie to You?...”
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/12/26/bbc-suffers-worst-ever-christmas-as-ratings-slump/
Eurythmics: Would I Lie To You? (Countdown:)
“Tell you straight, no intervention
To your face, no deception
You're the biggest fake
That much is true
Had all I can take
Now I'm leaving you
(Believe me) I'll make it, make it (oh yes, I will)
(Believe me) I'll make it, make it (make it, make it)
Would I lie to you?
Would I lie to you honey?
Now would I say something that wasn't true?..."
Music video used for transformative purposes