EastEnders beats Downton in TV war

EastEnders triumphed in the head-to-head battle with Downton Abbey in the UK as BBC1 kept with tradition by coming out on top in the Christmas Day ratings.

EastEnders beats Downton in TV war

EastEnders triumphed in the head-to-head battle with Downton Abbey in the UK as BBC1 kept with tradition by coming out on top in the Christmas Day ratings.

Overnight viewing figures show Walford proved a bigger draw than the Crawley family’s estate, with an average audience of 9.9 million compared with the ITV1 show’s 8.1 million (8.6 million including ITV1+1 viewers).

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