Gratings

It depresses me that Eastenders, with its relentlessly upbeat festive plotlines, has once again come out on top in the Christmas Day ratings. At least the trend is slightly down...

Similar invention in scheduling is demonstrated by NBC in America, but in a good way. The network always shows Frank Capra's "It's A Wonderful Life" on Christmas Eve, and once again this year, it was the top-rated show of the day, with 5.6m viewers - up a tad from Christmas 2011.