BBC iPlayer and BBC iPlayer Radio received 315 million TV and radio requests in January.
The figure represents a 2% increase on December with increases across devices, most notably on mobile.
One-off Sherlock episode The Abominable Bride was by far the most popular TV title in January, delivering over
2.3 million requests.
Radio requests increased by 15% as listeners returned to their regular patterns after the Christmas holiday period.
BBC iPlayer’s exclusive comedy-drama film The Rack Pack made it into the top 20 most requested titles in January, in its first two weeks of availability. It continues to perform strongly with close to 1 million requests in total, making it the most successful BBC iPlayer Original to date.
