Wogan was 46th in the ratings this week, with an average of 8.8 million an episode.
This was the first episode of Wogan since Episode #8.135 (1988), with the previous Friday night slot being given over to Terry presenting Children in Need (1988). The Children In Need special was watched by 9.4 million and reached No.44 in the charts. A related programme, "Children of Courage", was 8th with 13.8 million tuning in.
Despite her highly questionable singing skills, even mocked by herself, Dame Edna Everage's cover version of the theme from Neighbours (1985) actually appeared in the UK Top 100 singles chart for three separate weeks, reaching a peak position of No.83.