MRS Brown's Boys Christmas Day special got the show's worst ratings in nine years. The show, which aired at 10pm on Christmas Day, pulled in 3.8m viewers - which is much less than the 11m who watched the show in 2013.
The comedy was beaten in the ratings by The Queen's Speech (8.2m), the Strictly Christmas special (4.9m) and Call The Midwife - which had 5.4m viewers tuning in.
It comes just days after creator Brendan O'Carroll announced the BBC had recommissioned the show for Christmas specials until 2026.
And yesterday, actor Gary Hollywood announced he was taking legal action after being written off the show. The 41-year-old has alleged he was "unfairly treated" while working as Dino Doyle on the BBC show.
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