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CORONATION Street has been revealed as Derry’s top TV show.
And only one city in the North of Ireland preferred its BBC 1 rival soap Eastenders.
The long-running ITV show, which first aired on December 9, 1960, was the clear favourite, with 32% of TV addicts tuning in, according to an online survey commissioned by Freeview.
But rogue viewers in Armagh have shunned Weatherfield in preference of Albert Square making it the only region here to prefer EastEnders – with a whopping 50% of viewers favouring the BBC show.
Emmerdale, based in the Yorkshire dales, came second overall with 25% of those polled choosing it as their favourite source of entertainment.
It was followed by The Real Housewives (15%).
Commenting on the findings, Guy North, managing director of Freeview said: “We wanted to celebrate providing 15 years of free television by uncovering the nation’s TV habits.
“It was interesting to uncover Northern Ireland’s love of TV shows from the North of England.”
The quirky poll also revealed that NI residents love a bit of drama with 29% voting it as their favourite genre.
But it seems 27% would rather have a laugh and 12% prefer documentaries. News and quiz shows emerged as our most hated genres attracting 0% of votes – and only 3% chose reality TV.
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