Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow most watched comedy on iPlayer
Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, Gavin And Stacey, Mock The Week, Live At The Apollo and Horne And Cordon appear in a list of the top 10 most watched TV programmes on the BBC iPlayer in 2009.
The full top 10 is as follows:
1: Top Gear (Series 13, Episode 1): 1,671,100 viewers
2: Top Gear (Series 14, Episode 1): 1,299,200 viewers
3: Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow (Episode 1): 1,173,300 viewers
4: Gavin And Stacey (Series 3, Episode 1): 972,700 viewers
5: Question Time (Nick Griffin episode): 939,400 viewers
6: Life (Episode 1): 869,000 viewers
7: Doctor Who (Planet Of The Dead): 811,800 viewers
8: Mock The Week (Series 7, Episode 8): 656,500 viewers
9: Live At The Apollo (Series 4, Episode 1): 654,100 viewers
10: Horne And Corden (Episode 1): 614,800 viewers
Russell Howard's Good News, Shooting Stars and QI also performed well on the iPlayer in 2009, each with an episode in the Top 20.
Meanwhile in the iPlayer audio chart, the first episode of the latest series of I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue was the second most listened to show on the iPlayer, just behind Test Match Special. Other radio comedy shows in the audio Top 20 are The News Quiz (9th), The Unbelievable Truth (12th), That Mitchell And Webb Sound (13th), Act Your Age (14th) and The Now Show (20th).
According to the BBC, Apple Mac and Sony PS3 users tend to prefer comedy shows such as Mock The Week on the iPlayer, more than PC users do.
Erik Huggers, Director of Future Media and Technology, said: "BBC iPlayer has gone from strength to strength this year, with tens of millions of views each month. We'll be looking to increase the availability of the BBC iPlayer on new platforms and devices in coming months and are looking towards more success in 2010."
The BBC expects this forthcoming festive period to set another new record for the iPlayer, as people catch-up in larger numbers than ever before on the shows they missed during the Christmas period.
For more details on the BBC iPlayer's usage statistics see here