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Rank	Programme	Date	Channel	Audience (millions)
1	Only Fools And Horses	29 Dec 1996	BBC1	24.35
2	Coronation Street	28 Feb 1996	ITV	19.80
3	Casualty	24 Feb 1996	BBC1	18.05
4	Eastenders	07 Oct 1996	BBC1	17.92
5	Touch Of Frost	04 Feb 1996	ITV	17.58
6	Heartbeat	08 Dec 1996	ITV	17.55
7	One Foot In The Grave	26 Dec 1996	BBC1	17.47
8	Euro 96: England v Germany	26 Jun 1996	BBC1	17.46
9	You've Been Framed	27 Oct 1996	ITV	17.34
10	National Lottery Live	06 Jan 1996	BBC1	16.62