Top 10 TV Shows 2010

ITV dominated the Top 10 programmes of 2010, with the X Factor results beating the BBC's World Cup match between England and Germany. Reality TV continued to attract millions throughout 2010 with four programmes making it into this year's chart. The viewing figures below exclude Christmas viewing, which will be produced separately.

Top TV Shows of 2010:

1 The X Factor Results ITV1 17.7m
2 World Cup 2010: England v Germany BBC1 17.4m
3 EastEnders BBC1 16.4m
4 Coronation Street ITV1 14.7m
5 World Cup 2010: England v Algeria ITV1 14.6m
6 Britain’s Got Talent ITV1 13.49m
7 I’m A Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here! ITV1 13.48m
8 Strictly Come Dancing BBC1 13m
9 Doctor Who BBC1 12.2m
10 Downton Abbey ITV1 10.7m


*Source: The Guardian
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TV Top 20 Christmas Day Viewing Figures 2009

Here are the Christmas Day TV viewing figures for the top twenty programmes (last year's Top 20 can be seen: HERE). BBC1 dominated Christmas Day with ITV only getting five programmes in the Top 20.

1. EastEnders - BBC One, 8pm - 10.86m

2. The Royle Family - BBC One, 9pm - 10.23m

3. Doctor Who - BBC One, 6pm - 10.03m

4. Gavin & Stacey - BBC One, 10pm - 9.17m

5. The Gruffalo - BBC One, 5.30pm - 8.79m

6. Coronation Street - ITV1, 7pm - 7.89m

7. Catherine Tate: Nan's Christmas Carol - BBC One, 10.30pm - 7.13m

8. BBC News - BBC One, 5.20pm - 6.8m

9. Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special - BBC One, 7pm - 6.79m

10. Shrek The Halls - BBC One, 4.55pm - 5.56m

11. The Queen - BBC One, 3pm - 5.56m

12. Emmerdale - ITV1, 6pm - 5.19m

13. The Incredibles - BBC One, 3.10pm - 5.09m

14. BBC News - BBC One, 11.20pm - 4.64m

15. ITV News & Weather - ITV1, 5.40pm - 3.78m

16. Agatha Christie's Poirot - ITV1, 9pm - 3.71m

17. Top Of The Pops Christmas Special - BBC One, 2pm - 3.4m

18. Happy Feet - ITV1, 3.40pm - 3.39m

19. Dad's Army - BBC Two, 8pm - 3.39m

20. National Lottery Euromillions Draw - BBC One, 11.30pm - 2.38m


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New Dr Who Assistant Revealed

The companion for the new series of Dr Who has been revealed as a virtually unknown actress, Karen Gillan. The 21-year-old will appear alongside the new Doctor, Matt Smith in 2010 as the BBC run with a fifth series of the popular Sci-Fi programme.

Gillan has appeared in C4's Stacked, The Kevin Bishop Show and James Nesbitt's forthcoming film Outcast before amazing the producer of Dr Who, who described her as , "funny, and clever, and gorgeous, and sexy." Executive producer Steven Moffat has been singing her praises saying, "A generation of little girls will want to be her."

Filming begins in July and is expected to be shown on BBC1 in April 2010.

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Dr Who - Final Tennant Companion Revealed

The final Doctor Who companion for David Tennant has been revealed today and fans of the cult BBC Sci-fi programme will recognise him as Donna Noble's grandfather.

The actor Bernard Cribbins will appear in the final Dr Who specials later this year as Russell T Davies and the crew say farewell to David Tennant. The specials will be broadcast in November and December and promise to be big, as several stars from previous Dr Who episodes on set recently for filming.

Matt Smith will become the eleventh Doctor in 2010 after David Tennant "dies" in the Christmas episodes.

New Doctor Who Revealed

Matt Smith as Dr Who

The eleventh Dr Who has been revealed to be Matt Smith, a virtual unknown actor compared to others who were in the running to take on the role as the Time Lord in the popular BBC drama.

Matt will replace David Tennant in 2010 to become the new Dr Who and said, "I'm flabbergasted. I haven't slept really! [Doctor Who] is an iconic part of our culture, and now I'm taking that on. It's nerve wracking. Exciting. Exciting."

"It's an iconic part of our culture, my grandad knows about it, my dad knows about it, it's been going since 1963 it has the iconic status of Robin Hood or Sherlock Holmes."

Matt Smith may not be known by the masses but the Dr Who team are confident he will make a good Dr Who. Smith's TV debut was in the 2006 adaptation of Philip Pullman's The Ruby in the Smoke, which starred former Doctor Who companion Billie Piper as Sally Lockhart.

He has also acted opposite Piper in the follow-up, The Shadow in the North, and in ITV2's Secret Diary of a Call Girl.

In 2007, he had a leading role in BBC Two's political drama Party Animals, in which he played a parliamentary researcher.

Dr Who Time Line:

1. William Hartnell (1963-1966)
2. Patrick Troughton (1966-1969)
3. Jon Pertwee (1970-1974)
4. Tom Baker (1974-1981)
5. Peter Davison (1982-1984)
6. Colin Baker (1984-1986)
7. Sylvester McCoy (1987-1996)
8. Paul McGann (1996)
9. Christopher Eccleston (2005)
10. David Tennant (2005-2010)
11. Matt Smith (2010 - ?)

John Barrowman Gets Penis Out On Radio!

John Barrowman has plunged the BBC into another likely controversy by getting his penis out during a Radio 1 interview on 'The Switch'. The Dr Who and Torchwood actor was being interviewed by Annie Mac and Nick Grimshaw and was being filmed for an online feature.

The BBC said John Barrowman had exposed himself during the programme but it was not visible to online viewers. A spokeswoman said, "The YouTube video was taken down because it had overstepped the mark."

Leading up to Barrowman's exposure, the conversation was - Grimshaw: "You're famous, we're told, for getting your willy out in interviews. Is this going to happen today? Should Annie be careful?"
Barrowman asked: "Is the webcam on?"
When he was told it was, he responded: "Alright. I'll get it out for you then, no problem."

The exposure was at 20:15 and pre-watershed, which looks like inflaming another BBC row. Both the BBC and Barrowman have apologised for the incident.

Dr Who : David Tennant Quits

David Tennant as Dr Who

David Tennant has announced he is quitting as Dr Who after filming four special episodes during 2009 and the Christmas special. The popular actor made the startling revelation as he received an outstanding drama award during last nights National Television Awards in London. He told the audience, "When Doctor Who returns in 2010 it won't be with me. The 2009 shows will be my last playing the Doctor."

In an interview with the BBC, David Tennant went on to talk about his reasons for quitting the role as Dr Who, "I think it's better to go when there's a chance that people might miss you, rather than to hang around and outstay your welcome."

Dr Who has proved popular with viewers since the BBC resurrected it after a 16 year break, with 10 million tuning into the final episode of the fourth series.