The Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas special aired on the BBC on Christmas Day, and 6.8 million people tuned in to the programme.
This meant that the special was the top-rated show on a single channel on Christmas Day.
The special, which was called Mammy’s Mummy, saw actor Damien McKiernan’s revealed as the ‘new’ Rory Brown.
So there you are that’s our #newrory Introducing Damien McKiernan happy Christmas everyone xxx @KiernanDamien @BBCOne @RTEOne pic.twitter.com/lZlS0C5kEn
— Mrs. Brown’s Boys (@MrsBrownsBoys) December 25, 2017
Damien replaced Rory Cowan in the role, after Rory left the show earlier this year.
Mammy’s Mummy was also shown on RTÉ One on Christmas Day, but the Irish ratings are yet to be released.
The Mrs Brown’s New Year’s Special, Mrs Brown’s CSI Mammy, will air on RTÉ One on New Year’s Eve at 9.45pm, and on BBC One on New Year’s Day at 10pm.
