Now the nation is obsessed with second-screening, it's rare a moment passes on TV without somebody tweeting about it. We've looked at how Twitter responded to some of the biggest moments of 2014.

January

Sherlock season three opener The Empty Hearse was the  most talked-about programme of the year, with over 639,000 tweets being sent about the detective's return.

 

"How should we introduce Sherlock after 2 years?" "Have Benedict shirtless in his first shot, everyone seems to love that!"

× Smennant (@PondsAreCool) January 1, 2014

February

The 2014 Brit Awards became the most-tweeted about UK TV show ever. More than 4 million tweets were sent during the ceremony.

 

Thank you to everyone who's voting... We love you until it almost hurts in special places

× Harry Styles. (@Harry_Styles) February 19, 2014

 

March

April

May

The England squad flew to Brazil for the World Cup

 

CONFIRMED: Roy Hodgson has unveiled his @England squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil #3Lions pic.twitter.com/eEdGnD5MBe

× England (@england) May 12, 2014

June

13.9 million tuned in to see England lose to Uruguay, in what is set to be the most-watched TV moment of 2014

 

OK. I think we've put enough time and energy into international football now. Why don't we find what we ARE good at and have a go at that?

× Chris Addison (@mrchrisaddison) June 20, 2014

Jeremy Paxman quit Newsnight after 25 years, cycling off into the sunset with Mayor of London Boris Johnson

#BorisJohnson had a hilarious bike ride with #JeremyPaxman on Paxo's farewell #Newsnight http://t.co/BOoa9nzC1W

× KC Chan ??? (@KcChano) June 19, 2014

July

An estimated 1 billion people around the world tuned in to watch the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games...

...where Sir Chris Hoy and Prince Imran of Malaysia struggled to open the baton.

The defining image of the ceremony: this eye contact between @chrishoy and the queen. pic.twitter.com/D9L5Pes7Qz

× Jamie Ross (@JamieRoss7) July 23, 2014

 

August

September

October

November

December