The annual battle to be top of the Christmas TV came down to a fight between the bawdy Mrs Brown’s Boys and the traditional Queen’s Speech. And Her Majesty came out on top – with her message to the Commonwealth the only top-ten show to win more viewers than last year. The pre-recorded broadcast, shown on BBC1 and ITV1, secured a combined audience of 7.8million, an increase of 90,000 from last Christmas. The Queen's speech (pictured) has been the surprise hit of Christmas Day after it won the TV ratings way to become the most watched television programme yesterday
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An average of 7.8m watched this year's royal message on reconciliation
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Last year's Christmas Day ratings winner, Mrs Brown's Boys came  second
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But the number of Mrs Brown's Boys viewers dropped by 1.79m from 2013
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EastEnders was the king of the soaps in 2014 bringing in 7.5m viewers
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Doctor Who saw a 24 per cent drop in figures taking it to eighth place
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