Nothing beats putting on the box after Christmas lunch. Stuffed with turkey, half-asleep and with one eye on a future Christmas sandwich. Christmas perfection, if you ask us. And everyone always wonders who’s going to rise to the top of the rankings… But maybe you should put your money where your mouth is this year with Christmas TV bets?

If you’ve got an inkling what programme will be the most watched on 25 December, then it’s time to place your Christmas TV bets.

Didn’t even know that Christmas TV bets are a thing? Well you don’t often get to bet on TV ratings, but the Top Christmas Day UK TV Programme 2024 market is one of bet365’s festive specials. And God, do we love a festive special. They’ve got a tonne of them, covering a wide range of fun topics. Heck, you can even bet on if it’s going to snow on Christmas Day in Dublin!

And if you’re not yet signed up to bet365, we’ve also got this bet365 bonus code for new players. Once you sign up, you’ll be introduced to a fairly meaty welcome offer, as well as lots of great sports promotions, casino deals and poker offers.

How do I find Christmas TV bets at bet365?

It’s simple really. Scroll through all the markets until you find Specials. Then hit United Kingdom. And afterwards, scroll until you see Top Christmas Day UK TV Programme 2024 and Bob’s your uncle! You’re on your way to placing your Christmas TV bets.

When do I have to bet by?

So in order to take advantage of this fun Christmas TV bets market, you’ve got to place your bet before 23:59 on 24 December. So that’s well in advance of these TV shows going on air, makes sense, right?

What TV shows can I bet on?

If you’re looking to place a bet, there are plenty to choose from. Here are the programmes you can bet on:

• Gavin & Stacey
• The King’s Speech on BBC1
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
• Strictly Come Dancing
• Call The Midwife
• Doctor Who
• Mrs Brown’s Boys
• Eastenders
• Coronation Street
• The Weakest Link
• Emmerdale

And what are the odds?

At the time of writing, Gavin & Stacey was odds-on favourite to win, followed by The King’s Speech and Wallace & Gromit. Meanwhile, the soaps are all lingering towards the bottom of the odds table, with The Weakest Link in the mix for unlikely to score the biggest audience.

However, things can change fast with odds. So we’d recommend taking a look at what they currently say at bet365…

What happened in the past?

There have been a few shockers over the years, so keep that in mind when you place your Christmas TV bets. For example, the highest ranking slot on Christmas Day of all time was in 1989, when 21.8 million UK viewers switched on the box to watch Crocodile Dundee!

Of course UK viewers have always had a thing for comedy, as seen in 2001 when the highest ratings at 21.3 million went to Only Fools and Horses. That Christmas special involved Del Boy losing his fortune, but trying to win it back on a game show. Well worth a watch!

Curious about the soaps? Well Eastenders has hit the top ratings twice and Coronation Street took the top spot once. Having said that, neither have placed for well over a decade now.

It’s also worth noting that BBC tends to rule supreme in ratings, with the vast majority of top-watched programmes coming from the national broadcaster.

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