▁at ▁ 1 2 . 5 8 ▁million ▁view ers . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁watched ▁programme ▁of ▁Christmas ▁Day ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁behind ▁Wal lace ▁and ▁G rom it ' s ▁A ▁M atter ▁of ▁Lo af ▁and ▁Death . ▁Final ▁view ing ▁figures ▁show ▁an ▁audience ▁of ▁ 1 3 . 1 ▁million ▁view ers . ▁The ▁episode ▁had ▁an ▁App reci ation ▁Index ▁figure ▁of ▁ 8 6 ▁( cons ider ed ▁Ex cell ent ), ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁second ▁most - en jo yed ▁programme ▁on ▁main stream ▁television ▁on ▁Christmas ▁Day . ▁The ▁only ▁programme ▁to ▁score ▁higher ▁was ▁A ▁M atter ▁of ▁Lo af ▁and ▁Death , ▁which ▁scored ▁ 8 8 . ▁ ▁O vern ight ▁figures ▁estimated ▁that ▁" Plan et ▁of ▁the ▁Dead " ▁was ▁watched ▁by ▁ 8 . 4 1 ▁million ▁people . ▁The ▁initial ▁showing ▁had ▁an ▁App reci ation ▁Index ▁of ▁ 8 8 : ▁considered ▁excellent . ▁The ▁final ▁view ing ▁figure ▁for ▁the ▁initial ▁broadcast ▁was ▁ 9 . 5 4 ▁million ▁view ers ▁on ▁BBC ▁One , ▁making ▁it ▁the ▁fifth ▁most ▁watched ▁programme ▁of ▁the ▁week ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁watched ▁programme ▁a ired ▁on ▁BBC ▁HD ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁In cluding ▁repe ats ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁week ▁and ▁view ings ▁on ▁the ▁BBC ▁i Player , ▁ 1 3 . 8 9 ▁million ▁view ers ▁watched ▁the ▁episode ▁in ▁total . ▁The ▁episode ▁received ▁average ▁critical ▁reviews . ▁Simon ▁B rew