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Rank Programme Date Channel TV Set (millions) PC (thousands) Tablets (thousands) Smartphone (thousands) Four-screen total (millions)
1 Prime Ministerial Statement 10 May 2020 BBC 1 18.75 66 87 86 18.99
2 BBC News Special 23 Mar 2020 BBC 1 14.61 - - - 14.61
3 I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 15 Nov 2020 ITV 13.78 221 136 130 14.27
4 An Address by Her Majesty the Queen 05 Apr 2020 BBC 1 14.04 81 81 61 14.26
5 Strictly Come Dancing 19 Dec 2020 BBC 1 12.40 37 55 18 12.51
6 The Great British Bake Off 24 Nov 2020 Channel 4 11.45 157 93 40 11.74
7 Britain's Got Talent 11 Apr 2020 ITV 10.85 43 46 16 10.96
8 Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway 21 Mar 2020 ITV 10.61 23 26 14 10.67
9 The Salisbury Poisonings 14 Jun 2020 BBC 1 10.02 191 104 38 10.35
10 Happy New Year Live! 31 Dec 2020 BBC 1 9.92 38 47 40 10.05