Channel 4 has released its most streamed shows of 2023, as it increases viewers on the platform by 24%.
Possibly out of loyalty to its Leeds headquarters, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire were the biggest converts to Channel 4 streaming – with a 54% increase year on year. That was followed by Wales and the North West, both at +37%.
While Taskmaster appealed to the East Midlands and South of England, Married at First Site was the winner in the North West, with 468m viewing minutes recorded for MAFS UK.
Welsh viewers were also big fans of MAFS Australia & MAFS UK, but they also recorded 179m viewing minutes of Chester’s Hollyoaks, which was the third most streamed show in the country.
UK-wide the most streamed single episodes were The Great British Bake Off and Russell Brand: In Plain Sight: Dispatches.
The Couple Next Door, which was filmed in Leeds; The Piano; Banged Up; and Partygate all made the top 20.
Married at First Sight Australia and Married at First Sight UK are the two most streamed shows of 2023, reaching 6.8 billion viewer minutes combined with Married at First Sight New Zealand.
In total 53.5 billion minutes were watched on the platform.
The top 20 most streamed single episodes of 2023, based on highest episode and ranked by streaming viewing minutes, are:
- The Great British Bake Off: Series 14, Episode 1– 243 million
- Russell Brand: In Plain Sight: Dispatches: Series 1, Episode 1– 170 million
- Married at First Sight UK: Series 8, Episode 1– 120 million
- Married at First Sight Australia: Series 10, Episode 2– 103 million
- The Light in the Hall: Series 1, Episode 5– 89 million
- The Great Celebrity Bake Off for SU2C: Series 6, Episode 1– 86 million
- International Football; Scotland v England – 84 million
- Taskmaster: Series 15, Episode 1– 63.7 million
- Gogglebox: Series 21, Episode 1– 63.3 million
- Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins: Series 5, Episode 1– 51.7 million
- The Couple Next Door: Series 1, Episode 1– 51 million
- The Piano: Series 1, Episode 1– 49.6 million
- Banged Up: Stars Behind Bars: Series 1, Episode 1– 49.5 million
- Partygate: Series 1, Episode 1– 49.3 million
- 24 Hours in Police Custody: Series 4, Episode 4– 47.3 million
- Celebrity Hunted: Series 5, Episode 1– 47 million
- Celebrity Gogglebox: Series 5, Episode 1– 45 million
- Alone: Series 1, Episode 2 – 40.3 million
- The Great Pottery Throw Down: Series 6, Episode 2– 40.2 million
- Before We Die: Series 2, Episode 1– 38 million
“With our most streamed shows of the year ranging from a resurgent Great British Bake Off to surprise hit of the year, The Piano via the uncompromising drama doc Partygate, this list is testament to Channel 4’s commitment to delivering original, compelling and hugely entertaining shows with something to say about Britain and the way we live,” said Channel 4’s Chief Content Officer, Ian Katz.
“At the end of a year that saw our slate pick up more awards than in any year in the channel’s history, I’m delighted to see our distinctive and risk-taking output resonating with our audience.”
Channel 4 streaming has 28m+ registered users – including 85% of the UK’s young people.
