Originally Posted by James J:
“Can someone post a list of Channel 4's most watched shows ever?”
Different sources say slightly different things. Radio Times had this list:
1. Woman of Substance - 13.9m (January 1985)
2. Four Weddings and a Funeral - 12.4m (November 1995)
3. Gregory's Girl - 10.8m (January 1985)
4. Big Brother: season three final - 10m (July 2002)
5. Big Fat Gypsy Weddings - 9.7m (February 2011)
6. Friends: final episode - 9.6m (May 2004)
7. Nuns on the Run - 9.2m (April 1993)
8. Celebrity Big Brother - 8.8m (January 2007)
9. Dark Night of the Scarecrow - 8.3m (May 1985)
10. International Snooker - 8.3m (December 1984)
The Independent had the following list:
1: Woman of Substance (13.9m/4 January 1985)
2. Four Weddings and a Funeral (12.4m/15 November 1995)
3. Gregory's Girl (10.8m/8 January 1985)
4. Big Brother 3 Final (10m/26 July 2002)
5. Cutting Edge "Shops & Robbers" (9.8m/14 February 1994)
6. Big Fat Gypsy Weddings (9.7m/8 February 2011)
7. Friends (9.6m/28 May 2004)
8. Nuns on the Run (9.2m/18 April 1993)
9. Brookside (8.9m/31 January 1995)
10. Celebrity Big Brother (8.8m/19 January 2007)
Note: Figures above include C4+1 where necessary.
If you were to exclude C4+1, BFGW would rate at 8.8m which would put it at #8 or #10 in those respective charts.