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Rank
Programme
Date
Channel
Audience (millions)
1
Britain's Got Talent Final Result
30 May 2009
ITV1
18.29
2
Britain's Got Talent
30 May 2009
ITV1
16.36
3
The X Factor Results
13 Dec 2009
ITV1
16.28
4
The X Factor
21 Nov 2009
ITV1
14.03
5
The Royal Family
25 Dec 2009
BBC1
11.74
6
Eastenders
25 Dec 2009
BBC1
11.67
7
Doctor Who
25 Dec 2009
BBC1
11.57
8
Coronation Street
02 Feb 2009
ITV1
11.46
9
Dancing On Ice
22 Mar 2009
ITV1
11.31
10
Strictly Come Dancing
19 Dec 2009
BBC1
11.29