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Events in this year Top 10 programmes 294 reported channels
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Rank Programme Date Channel TV Set (millions) PC (thousands) Tablets (thousands) Smartphone (thousands) Four-screen total (millions)
1 UEFA Euro 2020: England v Denmark 07 Jul 2021 ITV 17.67 386 112 232 18.40
2 UEFA Euro 2020: Italy v England 11 Jul 2021 BBC 1 17.79 69 74 102 18.03
3 Line of Duty 02 May 2021 BBC 1 15.24 165 238 141 15.78
4 Oprah with Meghan and Harry 08 Mar 2021 ITV 13.85 415 221 331 14.82
5 Prime Ministerial Statement 04 Jan 2021 BBC 1 14.08 42 85 121 14.33
6 Strictly Come Dancing 18 Dec 2021 BBC 1 12.06 38 67 33 12.20
7 BBC News Special 04 Jan 2021 BBC 1 11.05 21 39 23 11.13
8 I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 21 Nov 2021 ITV 10.75 116 95 81 11.04
9 Vigil 26 Jun 2021 BBC 1 10.38 121 164 89 10.75
10 Happy New Year Live! 31 Dec 2021 BBC 1 9.97 28 39 52 10.09