However, the BBC did score a big win earlier in the evening with the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special, which was the second most popular show on the day with 6.5 million viewers.
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The programme averaged a massive 6.9 million viewers, when it aired on ITV at 8.45pm.
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However, Osweiler’s offensive line improved in the second half, allowing him to string together several successful drives. After Nugent hit a 52-yarder with 6:46 left to tie it, Denver had two chances to win it in the final five minutes.
It was the first time Downton had ever topped the Christmas ratings and a fitting end to the beloved series.
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However, with no one show breaking the seven million barrier, viewing figures as a whole are down on previous years. The final episode started at 8:45 p.m. and ran for two hours.
Loyal viewers finally watched how it would all end after six successful seasons, which portrayed the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants below stairs.
Lord Grantham (played by Hugh Bonneville) and Lady Cora (Elizabeth McGovern) prepare to celebrate an unforgettable New Year’s Eve at the great house.
Michelle Dockery has admitted she cried when she turned over the final page of the last ever “Downton Abbey” script because it made her realise it’s soon to be over for good.
TORRINGTON Before “Downton Abbey-philes” tune in this January to the final season of Downton Abbey on Masterpiece, CPTV is presenting a free preview screening of Downton Abbey Season 6 at the Warner Theatre, Saturday, Jan. 2.
Other images show the cast hard at work, and even hint at a happy ending for Lady Edith (played by Laura Carmichael).
“I arrived here as a boy, I leave as a man”, he tells those assembled, as George begs him to stay.
The BBC and ITV will be anxious to see better results this year.
Downton Abbey was first aired on ITV in the United Kingdom in September 2010.
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T he finale will mark the end of a true trailblazer of British television history.
