This year’s Doctor Who Christmas Special was watched by 5.77 million viewers in the UK, according to the overnights.

The figure makes The Husbands of River Song the seventh most watched programme on Christmas Day, behind Downton Abbey, Strictly Come Dancing, Mrs Brown’s Boys, Stick Man, Coronation Street and Call the Midwife, with 29.4% of the overall audience share.

The seasonal adventure, Peter Capaldi’s second as the Twelfth Doctor, is released on DVD and Blu-ray next month.

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