Dr Who is the surprise mover in the most watched TV programme for Christmas Day, according to William Hill.
The battle for Christmas ratings is always a big one and Doctor Who has been slashed from an original 5/1 to 5/4 joint favourite with Eastenders. Downton Abbey has drifted out to 5/1 from 13/8 with
William Hill.
Hill’s spokesman Rupert Adams told Bettingpro.com: “Dr Who is the new joint favourite as it is not facing much competition on the other terrestrial channels but Downton now looks a massive price at 5/1.”
Latest William Hill Odds:
William Hill: Top Christmas Day TV Programme: 5/4 Doctor Who, 5/4 EastEnders, 5/1 Downton Abbey, 14/1 The Gruffalos Child, 16/1 Coronation Street, 20/1 Strictly Come Dancing, 25/1 Absolutely Fabulous, 50/1 Alan Carr: Chatty Man Xmas Special, 66/1 Blackadder The Third, 80/1 Emmerdale, 80/1 Michael McIntyre Comedy Roadshow, 100/1 All Star Family Fortune, 100/1 Queen’s Speech.
William Hill Christmas Number One Book: 8/15 Jamie Oliver - Jamies Great Britain, 11/2 Guiness Book Of Records 2012, 6/1 Peter Kay, 7/1 Lee Evans, 10/1 Alan Partridge, 12/1 JLS, 16/1 Paul Scholes, 20/1 The Inbetweeners Yearbook, 20/1 Jeremy Clarkson-25/1 Bar.
William Hill White Christmas Odds: 5/2 Aberdeen; 11/4 Edinburgh; 4/1 Glasgow; 5/1 Belfast; 5/1 Dublin; 5/1 London; 5/1 Newcastle; 5/1 York; 6/1 Birmingham; 6/1 Bristol; 6/1 Cambridge; 6/1 Cardiff; 6/1 Exeter; 6/1 Leeds; 6/1 Lincoln; 6/1 Liverpool; 6/1 Manchester; 6/1 Norwich; 6/1 Nottingham; 6/1 Oxford.
Christmas Number One Single: 1/5 Military Wive’s Choir; 9/2 Little Mix; 16/1 Nirvana; 33/1 Damien Rice; 40/1 Arianna Morgan; 50/1 Chas ‘n’ Dave ft Karl Pilkington; 50/1 The Smiths; 66/1 The Wombles; 66/1 Amy Winehouse; 66/1 Justin Bieber; 66/1 Mariah Carey & Justin Bieber; 100/1 Bar.
Christmas Number One Album: 2/9 Michael Buble; 7/2 Amy Winehouse; 12/1 Rihanna; 12/1 One Direction; 12/1 JLS; 20/1 Coldplay; 25/1 Westlife; 33/1 Susan Boyle; 33/1 Snow Patrol; 33/1 Olly Murs; 40/1 Bar.
Christmas Music Doubles: 2/5 Military Wives & Michael Buble, 9/2 Military Wives & Amy Winehouse, 7/1 Little Mix & Michael Buble, 25/1 Little Mix & Amy Winehouse.
40/1 Ultimate Christmas Accumulator: You wake up on Christmas morning and discover that snow is falling in London (5/1). Skipping downstairs, you open your first present to find Michael Buble’s album, Christmas (2/9 Christmas Number One Album). Slaving over the Christmas Lunch you follow a Jamie Oliver recipe (8/15 Top Selling Christmas Book) while listening to the Queen’s speech, where she suggests that she is looking forward to next year’s Olympic games (1/10 to mention the Games in her speech). Later, a listen to the Xmas charts where Gareth Malone’s Military Wives Choir take the coveted top spot (1/5) and finally it is time to see out the day watching Doctor Who on the TV (5/4 to be top Xmas TV programme). You realise you now have a 40/1 winner from William Hill.
