Biggest TV audiences for a single programme

1981: Last of the Summer Wine (BBC1) 17.0 million

1982: The Two Ronnies (BBC1) 11.1 million

1983: The Two Ronnies (BBC1) 12.3 million

1984: Raiders of the Lost Ark (ITV) 19.3 million

1985: The Two Ronnies (BBC1) 18.5 million

1986: Just Good Friends (BBC1) 20.8 million

1987: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (BBC1) 19.0 million 1988: Bread (BBC1) 18.0 million 1989: Crocodile Dundee (BBC1) 21.8 million

1990: Only Fools and Horses (BBC1) 18.0 million

1991: Only Fools and Horses (BBC1) 14.9 million

1992: Only Fools and Horses (BBC1) 20.1 million

1993: Only Fools and Horses (BBC1) 20.0 million

1994: One Foot in the Grave (BBC1) 15.1 million

1995: One Foot in the Grave (BBC1) 17.8 million

1996: Only Fools and Horses (BBC1) 21.3 million

1997: Men Behaving Badly (BBC1) 16.3 million

1998: EastEnders (BBC1) 15.0 million 1999: Coronation Street (ITV) 15.5 million

2000: Coronation Street (ITV) 14.6 million

2001: Only Fools and Horses (BBC1) 21.3 million

2002: Only Fools and Horses (BBC1) 17.4 million

2003: Only Fools and Horses (BBC1) 16.4 million

2004: EastEnders (BBC1) 12.8 million 2005: EastEnders (BBC1) 10.6 million 2006: The Vicar of Dibley (BBC1) 12.4 million

2007: EastEnders (BBC1) 14.4 million 2008: Wallace and Gromit – A Matter of Loaf and Death (BBC1) 16.3 million 2009: The Royle Family (BBC1) 11.7 million

2010: EastEnders (BBC1) 12.6 million 2011: Downton Abbey (ITV) 12.1 million

2012: EastEnders (BBC1) 11.3 million 2013: Mrs Brown’s Boys (BBC1) 11.5 million

2014: Mrs Brown’s Boys (BBC1) 9.7 million

2015: Downton Abbey (ITV) 10.9 million

2016: Call The Midwife (BBC1) 9.2 million

2017: Call the Midwife (BBC1) 9.6 million