The Great British Bake Off dominates list of most watched TV shows of 2016

The BBC is about to safe a decisive victory within the TV rankings battle this yr, having broadcast 31 of the highest 40 programmes up to now in 2016.

With only a few days to go, figures present beating the competitors has proved a chunk of cake for the Company, because of hit collection akin to The Nice British Bake Off.

The novice baking present occupies 9 of the highest ten locations, however different big-hitters akin to Planet Earth II and Strictly Come Dancing have additionally helped BBC One dominate the general listing.

With only a few days to go, figures present beating the competitors has proved a chunk of cake for the BBC, because of hit collection akin to The Nice British Bake Off

However how will the company fare when the novice baking present strikes to Channel four for subsequent yr?

Final yr ITV had 12 programmes on the listing, however that's now down to only 9, with The X Issue lacking out for a second consecutive yr.

The primary episode of jungle-based actuality present I'm A Celeb Get Me Out of Right here is the highest-placed ITV present, in 12th place with a consolidated viewers of 12.66million.

The one notable omission from the highest 40 listing is final Saturday's nail-biting Strictly Come Dancing closing

Leisure programmes made up greater than three-quarters of the highest 40, with Planet Earth II the one factual programme on the listing.

The Sir David Attenborough-narrated collection grew to become the best-performing pure historical past collection in at the least 15 years, with 5 of the six episodes making the highest 40.

The mountains episode – that includes uncommon footage of snow leopards - was the most well-liked, coming ninth within the chart with 13.1 million viewers.

BBC1's protection of the Euro 2016 closing got here 15th and Wales' victory over Belgium within the event was 20th, with the one-off episode of Sherlock proven on New Yr's Day coming 24th.

Charlotte Moore, the BBC's director of content material, hailed the figures as proof that BBC1 'continues to unite us as a nation with reveals that really feel fashionable, contemporary and in contact with our viewers'.

She added: 'BBC1 has dominated viewing in 2016 with excellent programmes in each style demonstrating the power of the channel throughout the entire yr.

'BBC1's success is a credit score to all of the programme-makers concerned and I'd prefer to thank all of them - from the most important ever collection of Bake Off and Strictly, to the awe-inspiring Planet Earth II, Sherlock, Name The Midwife and the Euro 2016 closing.'

The one notable omission from the highest 40 listing is final Saturday's nail-biting Strictly Come Dancing closing, which drew an in a single day viewers of 11.7million.

Nevertheless, the listing by the Broadcasters' Viewers Analysis Board solely covers consolidated, seven-day viewing figures, so full rankings knowledge for the ultimate are usually not but out there.

Yesterday a BBC spokeswoman stated that consolidated figures for the Strictly closing had already reached 13million, with 5 days remaining. 

The Nice British Bake Off occupies 9 of the highest ten locations, however different big-hitters akin to Planet Earth II and Strictly Come Dancing have additionally helped BBC One dominate the general listing

Leisure programmes made up greater than three-quarters of the highest 40, with Planet Earth II the one factual programme on the listing

For the second yr operating, the X Issue failed to succeed in the highest 40 in any respect, regardless of the very best efforts of Honey G

Though the BBC is celebrating its 2016 rankings successes, 14 of its top-20 placings are reveals it will likely be with out subsequent yr.

The best loss would be the Nice British Bake Off, which is transferring to Channel four. There may also be no Planet Earth, and no sporting occasion is prone to obtain the audiences of Euro 2016.

However, the rankings are prone to be excessive for the three-part collection of Sherlock starting on New Yr's Day, and Gary Barlow's new leisure present Let It Shine may show successful.

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