Ben Arnold
The 20 Most-Watched TV Episodes EVER
- 1/20
Steptoe and Son: The Lodger – 21.54 million (1964)
- 2/20
Eurovision Song Contest – 21.56 million (1973)
- 3/20
Coronation Street: Deirdre and Ken receive their divorce papers – 21.6 million (1992)
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- 4/20
Dallas: Who shot JR – 21.6 million (1980)
- 5/20
The Benny Hill Show – 21.67 million (1971)
- 6/20
Sunday Night At The London Palladium – 21.89 million (1967)
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- 7/20
This Is Your Life: Lord Mountbatten – 22.22 million (1977)
- 8/20
Coronation Street: Kevin takes a backhander – 22.45 million (1992)
- 9/20
Royal Variety Performance – 22.66 million (1975)
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- 10/20
Panorama: Princess Diana – 22.78 million (1995)
- 11/20
Miss World – 23.76 million (1967)
- 12/20
EastEnders: Cassie gets beaten up – 23.55 million (1988)
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- 13/20
To The Manor Born: Series One finale – 23.9 million (1979)
- 14/20
EastEnders: January 8 episode – 24.3 million (1988)
- 15/20
Royal Variety Performance – 24.20 million (1965)
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- 16/20
EastEnders: Mark is HIV positive – 24.3 million (1992)
- 17/20
Only Fools And Horse: Time On Our Hands – 24.35 million (!996)
- 18/20
Coronation Street: Hilda Ogden calls it a day – 26.65 million (1987)
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- 19/20
EastEnders: Michelle reveals she’s pregnant – 28 million (1986)
- 20/20
EastEnders: Den serves Angie with divorce papers – 30.15 million (1986)