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Brendan O'Carroll's comedy hit Mrs Brown's Boys has triumphed in the annual Christmas Day TV ratings war
The sitcom was named most-watched on 25 December this morning, after an average 7.61 million tuned in last night - a 32.2 per cent share of the audience, but down on last year's 9.4 million, according to BARB.
EastEnders was the most-watched soap and second most-watched show with 7.55 million, while Coronation Street attracted 6.62 million and Emmerdale, 5.71 million.
The Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special was the third most-watched programme, with 6.98 million viewers tuning in to see gymnast Louis Smith win and Sir Bruce Forsyth return for festive fun.
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Call the Midwife followed in fourth with 6.83 million on BBC1, with the final ever Miranda watched by 6.67 million.
Doctor Who pulled in a disappointing 6.34 million to be named the seventh most watched programme of the day - almost two million fewer than last year's Christmas special.
The Queen's speech proved a triumph with 5.71 million watching on BBC1 and a further 2.11 million tuning in on ITV. The two figures combined makes it the most-watched broadcast with 7.82 million.
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