Planet Earth II tops iPlayer as most-watched

Planet Earth II tops iPlayer as most-watched

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Friday, 16th December 2016
Planet Earth II had the highest number of requests on iPlayer (Credit: BBC NHU/Tom Hugh-Jones)

David Attenborough's documentary series Planet Earth II topped the stats with being the most requested show on iPlayer this year.

This year has been BBC iPlayer's best year so far according to stats from the BBC, recording the amounts of requests shows have had on the online platform. 

October and November saw the highest average number of daily requests BBC iPlayer has ever had, at 11.7 million in each month.

BBC Three had a good year on BBC iPlayer, with drama Thirteen’s first episode requested more than 3.2 million times, the second most popular episode of any series across the year so far. These are promising figures, considering BBC Three made the transition to online in February.


BBC iPlayer's list of shows from highest to lowest based on the number of requests. (Credit: BBC/Royal Television Society).

 

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David Attenborough's documentary series Planet Earth II topped the stats with being the most requested show on iPlayer this year.