Doctor Who topped Christmas iPlayer chart

Matt Smith's Doctor Who farewell topped the Christmas and New Year iPlayer charts, it has been revealed. The BBC's Head of iPlayer Dan Taylor has also confirmed that the catch-up service got its highest ever audience figures on New Year's Day with nearly 11 million requests.

"New Year's Day 2014 took the crown as iPlayer's best-ever day so far, with nearly 11 million requests for TV and radio programmes in one day alone (even excluding Sky and Virgin data)," writes Taylor.

"New Year's Day 2013 saw 8.1m so this is an impressive +35% increase."

The Top 7 iPlayer shows over the festive season all got 1 million requests and the Doctor Who Christmas special came close to topping 2 million.

BBC iPlayer's Top 10 over Christmas:

1. Doctor Who - The Time of the Doctor 1.964

2. EastEnders - 25 Dec 1.595

3. EastEnders - 26 Dec 1.380

4. Mrs Brown's Boys Christmas Special 1 1.364

5. EastEnders - 27 Dec 1.257

6. Call the Midwife Christmas Special 1.021

7. Gangsta Granny 1.016

8. EastEnders - 31 Dec 0.961

9. EastEnders - 30 Dec 0.937

10. EastEnders - 24 Dec 0.922

Source: Digital Spy