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The most watched programmes on BBC iPlayer in May

Killing Eve and Normal People were popular with viewers.

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May saw a record-breaking number of people use BBC iPlayer after 570 million viewers requested to watch programmes, the BBC has said.

Here is a list of the top 10 most-watched programmes per series on iPlayer in May:

Killing Eve
Killing Eve has proven to be extremely popular with viewers (Aimee Spinks/BBC/PA)

– Killing Eve, series 3, Still Got It – 4 million

– Normal people, series one, episode one – 3.57 million

– Coronavirus: Live BBC News Coverage As PM Gives Briefing – 1.89 million

– The A Word, series three, episode one – 1.26 million

– EastEnders, 5/5/20 – 1.22 million

EastEnders
EastEnders’ May 5 episode attracted more than 1.2 million viewers via iPlayer (Philip Toscano/PA)

– Charlie Brooker’s Antiviral Wipe – 873,000

– The Great British Sewing Bee, series six episode three, 814,000

– Glow Up: Britain’s Next Make-up Star, series two episode one – 803,000

– Casualty, series 34 episode 33 – 776,000

– The Real Marigold Hotel, series four episode one, 699,000

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