The coronation of King Charles III was watched by over 19 million viewers in the UK.
The lavish celebration was broadcast on several major networks on Saturday as King Charles was crowned at Westminster Abbey in front of guests including Katy Perry and Prince Harry.
According to figures supplied by the Broadcasters Audience Research Board overnights viewing figures on BBC1 climbed to a high of 13M.
BBC2’s sign language coverage was watched by a peak of 1.7M. ITV’s viewership reached almost 3.3M.
Liam Hamilton, UK ratings expert, Another 1M watched on news channelsIncluding Sky News and BBC News.
The 19M total is far less than the 28M peak for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral last year. However, Coronation beat the platinum jubilee celebrations last year, which touched a high of 13M for the previous year. Platinum Party at the Palace on BBC1.
Some stations in the UK decided not to broadcast the coronation. Channel 4 shows Rowan Atkinson film Johnny English Strikes Again to 140,000 spectators.
The Coronation rating does not include those seen in public places such as pubs. They also do not include those who streamed the program on services including YouTube and iPlayer, the BBC’s streaming platform.