Most watched TV moments 1980-

Last updated at 09:27 01 May 2005


1980s

1 EastEnders (1986, BBC1) 30.15m

2 Royal Wedding - Charles & Diana (1981, ITV/BBC) 28.4m

3 Coronation Street (1989, ITV) 26.9m

4 Dallas ( 1980, BBC1) 21.6m

5 To The Manor Born (1980, BBC1) 21.55m

6 Neighbours (1989, BBC1) 20.92m

7 Just Good Friends (1986, BBC1) 20.75m

8 News: Band Aid story (1984, BBC1) 20.42m

9 Only Fools & Horses (1989, BBC1) 20.12m

10 Bread (1988, BBC1) 20.1m

11 The Benny Hill Show (1981, ITV) 20m

12 This is Your Life - Andrew Sachs (1980, ITV) 19.75m

13 Porridge (repeat) (1984, BBC1) 19.36m

14 My Wife Next Door (repeat) (1980, BBC1) 19.3m

15 Jim'll Fix It - Big Daddy (1980, BBC1) 19.2m

16 Mastermind (1980, BBC1) 19.15m

17 A Question of Sport HRH Princess Anne (1987, BBC1) 19.05m

18 Blankety Blank (1980, BBC1) 19.05m

19 Open All Hours (1985, BBC1) 18.96m

20 Wish You Were Here...? (1985, ITV) 18.95m

1990s

1 Diana Princess of Wales' Funeral (1997, BBC1/ITV) 32.1m

2 Only Fools & Horses (1996, BBC1) 24.35m

3 EastEnders (1992, BBC1) 24.3m

4 Winter Olympics - Torvil & Dean (1994, BBC1) 23.95m

5 World Cup England V Argentina (1998, ITV) 23.78m

6 Panorama: Princess Diana (1995, BBC1) 22.78m

7 Coronation Street (1992, ITV) 21.6m

8 Neighbours (1990, BBC1) 21.16m

9 National Lottery Launch (1994, BBC1) 20.17m
10 One Foot in the Algarve (1993, BBC1) 20m

11 Worst of Alright on The Night (1992, ITV) 19.9m

12 Birds of A Feather (1993, BBC1) 19.39m

13 You've Been Framed! (1992, ITV) 19.3m

14 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (1999, ITV) 19.21m

15 London's Burning (1991, ITV) 18.86m

16 Inspector Morse (1993, ITV) 18.77m

17 The Trouble With Mr Bean (1992, ITV) 18.74m

18 Heartbeat (1995, ITV) 18.68m

19 More Aunties Bloomers (1992, BBC1) 18.4m

20 Darling Buds of May (1991, ITV) 18.35m

2000s

1 Only Fools & Horses (2001, BBC1) 21.34m

2 Euro 2004 England v Portugal (2004, BBC1) 20.66m

3 EastEnders (2001, BBC1) 20.05m

4 Coronation Street (2003, ITV) 19.4m

5 Tonight With Trevor McDonald

'Millionaire Fraudster' (2003, ITV) 16.1m

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