You might think that TV isn’t very important for people over Christmas, too busy celebrating and visiting friends and family.

However, when it comes to watching TV on Christmas Day, we still like to get in our favourite shows. An online voucher code and money saving company can reveal what the nation watches at Christmas after looking into past viewing figures over the last 5 years.

Topping the charts for most channels is family favourites Dad’s Army, Doctor Who and Downton Abbey.

Soaps rank high with viewing figures over Christmas week, with both EastEnders and Coronation Street taking top spots over the past five years, however an online voucher code and money saving website can reveal that Doctor Who, Mrs Browns Boys and Downton Abbey are our favourite festive shows.

Looking into the nations TV viewing habits over the festive period, myvouchercodes.co.uk tracked the most watched programmes on TV over Christmas for the past 5 years to decipher what we love to view the most.

Speaking about the research, Managing Director of My Voucher Codes, Chris Reilly, said: “Every week without fail soaps come in first with TV viewing figures on BBC1 and ITV, however over Christmas, they are squeezed out of their top spots as people look for more festive viewing and TV specials. Although Christmas is normally a time of year for dramatic soap plots, sometimes people want something that’s just a little less depressing. As we know soaps pull out all the stops but the story is very rarely a happy one.”

He added: “Classic TV shows have made a comeback for Christmas and as we can see from the viewing figures they are hugely popular. Still Open All Hours, a new show following on from the original Open All Hours, took the top spot in 2013 on BBC1 after the original took first place in 2012 on BBC2. Sometimes people can’t resist the classics at Christmas.”

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