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Top 100 TV shows in United Kingdom

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest tv shows in United Kingdom, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 132 tv shows tracked in United Kingdom, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Strictly Come Dancing, Loose Women and Match of the Day lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 14M people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 350k, and the largest, Strictly Come Dancing, reaches around 8.2M people in United Kingdom. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with each tv show, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United Kingdom and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in United Kingdom who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in United Kingdom. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in United Kingdom, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in United Kingdom. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
1 Strictly Come Dancing 8.2M 48.5 78.3% TV show
2 Loose Women 3M 43.5 71.8% TV show
3 Match of the Day 2.5M 42.8 24.4% TV show
4 The Simpsons 2.2M 43.7 54.9% TV show
5 Neighbours 1.7M 47.4 73.5% TV show
6 Geordie Shore 1.6M 35.9 72.7% TV show
7 Big Brother (TV series) 1.1M 37.3 72.4% TV show
8 Saturday Night Live 1M 35.5 53.8% TV show
9 American Idol 949k 41.0 66.1% TV show
10 Planet Earth (TV series) 834k 46.0 57.5% TV show
11 America's Got Talent 824k 43.5 57.2% TV show
12 SketchUp 810k 39.3 46.4% TV show
13 Dancing on Ice 696k 46.5 80.1% TV show
14 Cheers 682k 41.0 53.1% TV show
15 WWE Raw 681k 35.2 24.0% TV show
16 Dancing with the Stars 669k 44.3 69.1% TV show
17 Ninja Warrior 516k 31.3 25.8% TV show
18 The Voice 502k 36.7 63.5% TV show
19 Shark Tank 456k 45.0 51.7% TV show
20 Supernanny 439k 42.7 89.6% TV show
21 Mamamia 394k 41.1 87.5% TV show
22 Dance Moms 390k 35.0 76.1% TV show
23 The Daily Show 361k 41.0 47.3% TV show
24 Ugly Betty 347k 36.9 69.5% TV show
25 WWE NXT 334k 35.0 23.4% TV show

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Frequently asked questions

How is this Top 100 list compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United Kingdom and ranks each tv show by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest tv show in United Kingdom?

Strictly Come Dancing currently leads with an estimated audience of 8.2M people in United Kingdom.

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