Saturday 10 September 2022 12:52 PM Gogglebox becomes the most watched non-royal show as series premiere is seen by ... trends now
Gogglebox became the most watched non-royal programme on Friday with 2.63million people tuning in.
The Channel 4 show returned for a new series and was one of the few programmes still on air in the wake of Queen Elizabeth II's death on Thursday.
ITV schedules have been suspended following the monarch's passing with the majority of regular programming cancelled to provide ongoing new coverage.
Success: Gogglebox became the most watched non-royal programme on Friday with 2.63million people tuning in (Jenny and Lee pictured on the show)
Of the remaining shows still on air, EastEnders on BBC Two was the second most-watched non-royal show with 1.56million viewers while Gardeners' World was number three with 1.52million.
BBC Two aired every other show in the top five, with Pointless watched by 1.36million viewers and Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing reaching 1.35million.
While Gogglebox aired at 9pm, the following show The Last Leg was pulled from screens with host Adam Hills saying it didn't 'feel right' to do it.
He wrote on Twitter: 'We’ve decided not to do an episode of tonight. It just doesn’t feel right. We’ll pay tribute to Her Majesty next week but for now our thoughts are with her family, and all those affected by the news. We hope you understand.'
Heartbreaking: The BBC must uphold editorial restrictions following the death of Her Majesty for a number of days and whilst others are not required to do so they have conformed
The BBC must uphold editorial restrictions following the death of Her Majesty for a number of days and whilst others are not required to do so they have conformed.
Both Emmerdale and Coronation have been cancelled for the rest of the week, schedule's are subject to change and it is not yet known when channels will return planned programming.
Gogglebox fans praised the show for bringing a 'sense of normality' in the wake of the Queen's death.
Statement: While Gogglebox aired at 9pm, the following show The Last Leg was pulled from screens with host Adam Hills saying it didn't 'feel right' to do it
Viewers were relieved to see their favourite armchair commentators with one saying it was 'the comfort we all need'.
Taking to Twitter one viewer wrote: 'Really grateful to Channel 4 for broadcasting Gogglebox tonight. As sad as the new is, this is the comfort viewing we all need tonight'.
While another added: ' Love love love Gogglebox, what a welcome relief after a bad day' and another said of the show 'We need something to cheer us up'.
More wrote: 'Glad for a bit of normality, been looking forward to this all week' and 'I'm so glad Gogglebox is back just for some escapism'.
Glad it's back: Gogglebox fans praised the show for bringing a 'sense of normality' in the wake of the Queen's death (Pete and Sophie pictured on the show)
RIP: The Channel 4 show was one of the only programmes to air as normal as the nation continued to mourn the beloved monarch
Before: The episode was filmed before the Queen's sad passing as fans praised it for 'the comfort we all need' (Jenny and Lee pictured on the show)
Another said: 'I'm so glad Channel 4 decided to still show
