Deadline reports that Ariana Grande's 'One Love Manchester' concert held last night is the UK's most watched TV program of the year. According to early ratings, the broadcast averaged 10.9M viewers and delivered a 49.3 share, with a peak of 14.5M. Moreover, 69% of viewers were between the ages of 16-24. Featuring performances by Justin Bieber, Coldplay, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Pharrell Williams, Liam Gallagher, Take That, Robbie Williams and Black Eyed Peas, the concert kicked off at 7PM local time and aired on BBC One. It also played live in over 50 countries under deals with BBC Worldwide. In the U.S., the event aired live on ABC/Freeform. In addition, MTV's digital platform, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube streamed the event.
To donate to the We Love Manchester fund visit http://www.redcross.org.uk/love.
Below, watch Grande's moving performance of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" which closed the show:
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