Death of the Doctor Tops Ratings

The third story in the current run of The Sarah Jane Adventures, Death of the Doctor, received the highest ratings ever on the digital channel CBBC.

The story, which featured Matt Smith as The Doctor and Katy Manning playing Jo Jones nee Grant, had 0.92 million watching part one and 0.96 million watching part two according to official figures from Barb. The previous high for the channel was 0.83 million for Tracey Beaker Returns in January.

The Alien files had 0.388 million watching. The various repeats over the week allowed The Sarah Jane Adventures to dominate the chart taking 8 of the top ten places.

Death of the Doctor was repeated later in the week on BBC One. Figures for these showings will be available later this month.