Most Watched UK 1960s Television Broadcasts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_watched_television_broadcasts#United_Kingdom, Created on 5/11/2017
The Top Ten
1 FIFA World Cup Final (1965) - 32.30m
2 The Royal Family (1969) - 30.69m
3 Royal Variety Performance (1965) - 24.20m
4 John F. Kennedy Assassination News Coverage (1963) - 24.15m
5 Miss World (1967) - 23.76m
6 Apollo 8 Splashdown (1968) - 22.55m
7 The London Palladium Show (1967) - 21.89m
8 Steptoe and Son, Series 3, Episode 7 (1964) - 21.54m
9 Coronation Street (1964) - 21.36m
Coronation Street is a British soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on Coronation Street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford.
Coronation Street is a British soap opera created by Granada Television and shown on ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on Coronation Street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based on inner-city Salford.
10 Mrs Thursday (1966) - 21.01m
