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³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ One show Sherlock attracted more than eight million viewers for its New Year's Day special - the highest TV drama audience of the festive season.

The Abominable Bride - which starred Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman as Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson - attracted 34.7% of the TV audience.

The final episode of ITV drama Downton Abbey won the Christmas Day ratings battle with an average of 6.6m viewers.

³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ One's New Year's Eve fireworks was watched by more than 12m, the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ said.

Sherlock attracted 8.4m viewers, the highest overnight audience across all channels for a drama of the festive season, the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ said.

The two-hour Downton Abbey finale attracted a peak audience of 7.1m, beating the Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special as the most watched Christmas Day show.

The Strictly special was the ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ's most-watched show of Christmas Day, with a peak of seven million viewers and an average of 6.5m.