Celebrity Big Brother was the most-complained about TV programme of 2018, Ofcom has said.
The media watchdog received 27,602 complaints from viewers about the Channel 5 reality TV series, which came to an end on the channel this year.
Ofcom said the majority of complaints around Celebrity Big Brother related to the allegations made by Roxanne Pallett against Ryan Thomas.
Scandal: Celebrity Big Brother was the most-complained about TV programme of 2018 according to Ofcom - with the media watchdog receiving 27,602 complaints from viewers
Former Emmerdale star Pallett accused Thomas, who went on to win the show, of 'punching' her but she later apologised, saying she had got the situation 'massively wrong'.
Roxanne received a huge backlash from viewers and later sent a letter of apology to fellow soap star Ryan.
In the wake of the scandal, he has credited Channel 5 for their support and revealed to The Mirror that the network had offered him 'therapy' if he wanted to take it.
'The show gives you that option and they look after you in that sense,' he told the publication, before adding: 'I’m quite level headed and I’ve got a good family around me, and network of friends that look after me. I didn’t feel that was necessary.
Upset: Former Emmerdale star Pallett accused Thomas, who went on to win the show, of 'punching' her but she later apologised, saying she had got the situation 'massively wrong'
Drama: The controversial scenes hit headlines and received widespread attention
Ryan insisted: 'My family are] my safe place. Being in an enclosed environment for three weeks, and then being reunited with your daughter, your brothers, your mum and dad, that was the highlight for me.'
Meanwhile, ITV’s Loose Women is second on Ofcom’s annual list of complained about television, with 8,002 complaints.
According to Ofcom, the majority of those were related to an interview conducted with Kim Woodburn as a guest on the talk show panel.
During her appearance on Loose Women, Woodburn became embroiled in a war of words with Coleen Nolan and other panellists before storming off.
Support: In the wake of the scandal, Ryan credited Channel 5 for their support and revealed to The Mirror that the network had offered him 'therapy' if he wanted to take it
Ofcom said it is 'investigating both programmes to determine whether potentially offensive content was editorially justified and placed into appropriate context'.
Other TV shows featured in a list of the Top 10 most-complained about shows include Love Island (fourth position with 1,492 complaints), I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! (ninth position with 335 complaints) and The X Factor in 10th position with 286 complaints.
Sky News is third on the list with 4,251 complaints, of which more than 3,000 are around alleged bias in the editing of an interview with controversial figure Tommy Robinson.
Awkward: ITV’s Loose Women is second on Ofcom’s annual list of complained about television, with 8,002 complaints - many of which related to Kim Woodburn's controversial interview
Complaints: I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! found itself in ninth position with 335 complaints for this year's series that saw Harry Redknapp (right) win the show
Soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale are fifth and sixth respectively.
Coronation Street received 1,098 complaints, with 214 of them relating to the David Platt male rape storyline and its subsequent aftermath.
Emmerdale received a total of 759 complaints, of which 366 relate to this year’s acid attack storyline.
Ofcom’s Tony Close, director of content standards, licensing & enforcement, said: 'Viewers are as passionate about what they watch as ever, discussing programmes with their friends and family, and with other people on social media.
Controversial: Coronation Street received 1,098 complaints, recently coming under fire for a storyline that saw Kate Connor cheat on girlfriend Rana with Adam Barlow
'They complain to us when they think programmes have fallen below the standards they expect, and we carefully assess each and every complaint we receive.
'This year, we’ve taken action on many occasions where programmes have fallen short of the standards required by our rules.'
Last year the equivalent figure was 16,068 complaints about radio and TV programmes, while this year’s figure stands at almost 56,000. The nearly 40,000 increase in volume of complaints has been driven by Celebrity Big Brother and Loose Women.
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