Ratings Information:

Initial figures: 8.900m viewers (overnight), 34.2% audience share, 3rd place day, 3rd place week
Consolidated figures: 10.770m viewers (+7 days), 37.3% audience share, 3rd place, AI 84
Online player figures: 0.93m requests as of 21st May 2013

Initials: the episode was the third most watched programme of the day, with EastEnders top with 9.9m and Coronation Street second with 9.0m. Downton Abbey was fourth with 8.1m viewers. Against Doctor Who, All Star Family Fortunes managed 6.1m viewers.

Finals: ITV1's Downton Abbey became the most watched programme of Christmas Day with 11.60m watching. EastEnders was second with 11.33m and Doctor Who came in third. Coronation Street was the 4th most watched programme of the day. Christmas Day dominated the ratings for the week, making Doctor Who the 3rd most watched programme for the week (second highest on BBC1)

Live+7 ratings: 11.28m (LIVE+VOSDAL:7.49m, Narrative Repeat: 0.86m, Time-Shift: 2.33m, iPlayer: 0.60m)

iPlayer: listed for 11 days, had 700,000 requests within five days, 874,169 requests in the first week.