This Christmas Special was shown opposite an ITV screening of Firefox (1982), which attracted an audience of 11.53 million.
The audience tuning in for Alf were heavily impacted, the show ranking at 61st place with just 8.84 million viewers - 7.33 million less than had tuned in for the previous year's Christmas Special.
The audience tuning in for Alf were heavily impacted, the show ranking at 61st place with just 8.84 million viewers - 7.33 million less than had tuned in for the previous year's Christmas Special.