Forest of the Dead - Overnight Ratings

Sunday, 8 June 2008 - Reported by Marcus

Doctor Who was back at the top of the list with unofficial figures showing that episode nine of Series Four, Forest of the Dead, was watched by 7.1 million viewers, giving it a 40.0% share of the total television audience, the highest overnight share this series.

The programme was by far the most watched of Saturday, beating the second placed Casualty by 1.6 million viewers.

The quarter hour figures show that the only time any of the networks got over 6 million viewers watching was the 45 minutes when Doctor Who was on. The final 15 minutes had an average of 7.7 million.

ITV1's highest rated programme of the day was Euro 2008 with 4.0 million.

The programme is currently the 10th most watched of the week. Final figures will be released by BARB in ten days time.

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 4/30

Silence in the Library - AI and Digital Ratings

Monday, 2 June 2008 - Reported by Marcus

Episode eight of series four, Silence in the Library, was the most appreciated programme on any of the four main channels on Saturday with an Appreciation Index of 89. It was the highest score for series four and equal to the highest score for the programme for all time.

Sunday's highest rating was 5.4 million, so Doctor Who is still the 28th most watched programme of the week. This position is likely to rise when corrected figures, including numbers for those recording the programme, are released by BARB in 9 days time. A top twenty place is just possible but unlikely.

Some of the viewers who went missing on Saturday turned up to watch Sunday's BBC3 repeat which got an overnight audience of 1.14 million, nearly double the audience for the repeat of Episode 7. It was a 5.6% share of the audience and the most watched programme on all multi-channel TV for Sunday, comfortably ahead of the repeat of Britain's got Talent.

Saturday's edition of Doctor Who Confidential was watched by 0.52 million viewers. The programme, which had a share of 2.7 %, was the 3rd most watched on multi-channel television on Saturday. The Sunday repeat got 0.60 million viewers and was 10th in the chart.

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 4/30

Silence in the Library - Overnight Ratings

Sunday, 1 June 2008 - Reported by Marcus

Doctor Who suffered at the hands of the ITV1 hit Britain's Got Talent with unofficial figures showing that episode eight of Series Four, Silence in the Library, was watched by 5.4 million viewers, giving it a 25.4% share of the total television audience.

Britain's Got Talent got 11 million viewers for the main show, with the results programme getting a massive 13.1 million. Doctor Who was only the 5th most watched programme for the day and the second highest rated programme on BBC1. For the first time since the series returned in 2005, the programme did not win its timeslot.

The programme is currently the 28th most watched of the week. Final figures will be released by BARB in ten days time.

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 4/30

Piper Talks About Coming Back

Thursday, 29 May 2008 - Reported by DWNP Archive

Posted By Brigadier Bill

In an interview with BBC NEWS Billie Piper talks about her return to Series Four of Doctor Who. Check out the link for more info but it does contain some minor spoilers.

"I wouldn't have missed this for anything," the 25-year-old told Doctor Who Magazine.

"It means so much to me, this show, and so do the people that make it, so I really wanted to be here for these final episodes."

FILTER: - People - Production - Billie Piper - Series 4/30

Series Four in Australia

Wednesday, 28 May 2008 - Reported by Marcus

ABC have revealed the start date of Series Four in Australia.

According to a reply on their message board, the series will start on ABC1 on Sunday 29th June with Voyage of the Damned. The rest of the series follow, starting on the following Sunday.

FILTER: - Series 4/30 - Australia

Unicorn and the Wasp - Final Ratings

Wednesday, 28 May 2008 - Reported by Marcus

Final figures released by BARB give episode Seven of Series Four, The Unicorn and the Wasp, an official rating of 8.41 million viewers.

The programme was the 7th most watched for the week on British Television and the 2nd most watched on BBC Television. It got higher ratings than three editions of EastEnders.

Helped by the later timeslot, the figure is a million higher than the previous week and nearly two million higher than The Poison Sky. The reach of the programme, which includes all repeat showings and iPlayer downloads, is back above 10 million for the first time since The Fires of Pompeii.

On multi-channel television, the Sunday BBC3 repeat was watched by 0.82 million viewers and was the 10th most watched programme on multi-channel for the week. The Saturday showing of Doctor Who Confidential got 0.69 million viewers making it the 20th most watched multi-channel programme.

Full ratings data, including data for iPlayer downloads can be found in the Doctor Who Forum.

Top Programmes w/e 18 May 2008

1 CORONATION STREET (MON 2030) - 9.78 - ITV1
2 BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT (SAT 2000) - 9.11 - ITV1
3 CORONATION STREET (MON 1933) - 9.07 - ITV1
4 CORONATION STREET (FRI 1934) - 9.05 - ITV1
5 CORONATION STREET (FRI 2029) - 8.99 - ITV1
6 EASTENDERS (MON 2000) - 8.76 - BBC1
7 DOCTOR WHO (SAT 1858) - 8.41 - BBC1
8 EASTENDERS (FRI 1958) - 8.06 - BBC1
9 FILM: INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE (SUN 2002 - 7.53 - BBC1
10 EASTENDERS (THU 1930) - 7.17 - BBC1
11 THE APPRENTICE (WED 2100) - 7.11 - BBC1
12 EMMERDALE (FRI 1902) - 6.97 - ITV1
13 CASUALTY (SAT 2136) - 6.83 - BBC1
14 WAKING THE DEAD (MON 2101) - 6.69 - BBC1
15 I'D DO ANYTHING (SUN 1931) - 6.66 - BBC1
16 EMMERDALE (THU 1900) - 6.51 - ITV1
17 WAKING THE DEAD (TUE 2100) - 6.50 - BBC1
18 CORONATION STREET (WED 1859) - 6.44 - ITV1
19 EASTENDERS (TUE 1929) - 6.37 - BBC1
20 EMMERDALE (MON 1902) - 6.36 - ITV1

Top Multi Channel Programmes w/e 18 May 2008

1 EASTENDERS (Thu 2200) 1,378,000 - BBC3
2 HEROES (Thu 2230) 1,364,000 - BBC3
3 GLADIATORS (Sun 1800) 1,257,000 - Sky One
4 EASTENDERS (Tue 2200) 1,149,000 - BBC3
5 BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT (Sun 1959) 962,000 - ITV2
6 FAMILY GUY (Sun 2202) 948,000 - BBC3
7 LOST (Sun 2102) 922,000 - Sky One
8 FAMILY GUY (Sun 2223) 862,000 - BBC3
9 BRITAIN'S GOT MORE TALENT AUDITIONS (Sat 2159) 822,000 - ITV2
10 DOCTOR WHO (Sun 2002) 821,000 - BBC3
11 HOME AND AWAY (Mon 1828) 806,000 - Fiver
12 HOME AND AWAY (Wed 1828) 801,000 - Fiver
13 LIVE FOOTBALL LEAGUE (Tue 1930) 794,000 - Sky Sports
14 EASTENDERS (Mon 2202) 792,000 - BBC3
15 HOME AND AWAY (Fri 1829) 790,000 - Fiver
16 BRITAIN'S GOT MORE TALENT AUDITIONS (Sun 2101) 769,000 - ITV2
17 DONT FORGET THE LYRICS (Sun 1902) 760,000 - Sky One
18 HOME AND AWAY (Thu 1828) 756,000 - Fiver
19 EASTENDERS (Fri 2203) 721,000 - BBC3
20 DOCTOR WHO CONFIDENTIAL (Sat 1945) 688,000 - BBC3

Source BARB

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 4/30

Series Four in Canada

Wednesday, 28 May 2008 - Reported by Mike Doran

The Doctor Who Information Network has reported that Series Four of Doctor Who will debut on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on September 19th, 2008. The information comes from sources at the CBC.

Doctor Who will air on Friday evenings at 9pm. This was previously the time slot for Torchwood during the Autumn of 2007. The last two series of Doctor Who have aired on Monday nights at 8pm.

FILTER: - Canada - Series 4/30

Mid Series Trail

Saturday, 24 May 2008 - Reported by Marcus

The BBC has released a mid series trail for Doctor Who. The promo, which was first shown on BBC One, is available online via the official Doctor Who Website and on the BBC's YouTube Channel.

For copyright reasons some material may not be available outside the United Kingdom.

The Series returns to BBC One next Saturday at 7pm, with the Steven Moffat episode, Silence In The Library.

Forum discussion may contain spoilers.

FILTER: - Series 4/30 - Press

DVD Series 4 - Volume 2

Friday, 23 May 2008 - Reported by Marcus

DoctorWhoNews.com has received a draft version of cover of the forthcoming DVD release of Series 4 Volume 2.

The disc will contain the four stories The Sontaran Stratagem, The Poison Sky, The Doctor's Daughter andThe Unicorn and the Wasp.

The disc is due for release in the United Kingdom on 7th July 2008.

FILTER: - Series 4/30 - Blu-ray/DVD

Doctor's Daughter - Final Ratings

Wednesday, 21 May 2008 - Reported by Marcus

Final figures released by BARB give episode Six of Series Four, The Doctor's Daughter, an official rating of 7.33 million viewers. The programme was the 10th most watched for the week on British Television and the 4th most watched on BBC1. The only programmes to beat it in the ratings were the two big soaps, EastEnders and Coronation Street, and Saturdays Britain's Got Talent.

On multi-channel television, the Sunday BBC3 repeat was watched by 0.95 million viewers and was the 10th most watched programme on multichannel for the week.

Full ratings data, including data for iPlayer downloads can be found in the Doctor Who Forum.

Top Programmes w/e 11 May 2008

1 CORONATION STREET (MON 2031) - 10.73 - ITV1
2 CORONATION STREET (MON 1934) - 10.07 - ITV1
3 CORONATION STREET (FRI 2029) - 8.99 - ITV1
4 EASTENDERS (MON 1959) - 8.92 - BBC1
5 CORONATION STREET (FRI 1934) - 8.75 - ITV1
6 EASTENDERS (THU 1931) - 8.62 - BBC1
7 CORONATION STREET (WED 1930) - 8.57 - ITV1
8 BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT (SAT 2000) - 8.17 - ITV1
9 EASTENDERS (FRI 1959) - 8.16 - BBC1
10 DOCTOR WHO (SAT 1844) - 7.33 - BBC1
11 THE APPRENTICE (WED 2100) - 7.17 - BBC1
12 MIDSOMER MURDERS (SUN 2005) - 6.88 - ITV1
13 EMMERDALE (MON 1903) - 6.88 - ITV1
14 FLOOD (MON 2104) - 6.79 - ITV1
15 EMMERDALE (FRI 1902) - 6.53 - ITV1
16 EASTENDERS (TUE 1931) - 6.50 - BBC1
17 WAKING THE DEAD (TUE 2100) - 6.46 - BBC1
18 WAKING THE DEAD (MON 2100) - 6.42 - BBC1
19 THE BRITISH SOAP AWARDS 2008 (WED 1958) - 6.32 - ITV1
20 EMMERDALE (WED 1859) - 6.25 - ITV1

Top Multi Channel Programmes w/e 11 May 2008

1 GLADIATORS (Sun 1759) - 1,564,000 - Sky One
2 EASTENDERS (Tue 2202) - 1,449,000 - BBC3
3 FORD SUPER SUNDAY (Sun 1402) - 1,226,000 - Sky Sports
4 LIVE FORD FOOTBALL SPECIAL-MATCH (Mon 1530) - 1,177,000 - Sky Sports
5 BRITAIN'S GOT TALENT (Sun 2004) - 1,122,000 - ITV2
6 HEROES (Thu 2233) - 1,105,000 - BBC3
7 DONT FORGET THE LYRICS (Sun 1902) - 1,039,000 - Sky One
8 EASTENDERS (Thu 2203) - 1,001,000 - BBC3
9 BRITAIN'S GOT MORE TALENT AUDITIONS (Sun 2105) - 960,000 - ITV2
10 DOCTOR WHO (Sun 2001) - 946,000 - BBC3
11 LOST (Sun 2101) - 905,000 - Sky One
12 BRITAIN'S GOT MORE TALENT AUDITIONS (Sat 2159) - 868,000 - ITV2
13 EASTENDERS (Fri 2202) - 808,000 - BBC3
14 GAVIN AND STACEY (Mon 2132) - 786,000 - BBC3
15 60 SECONDS (Mon 2159) - 738,000 - BBC3
16 EASTENDERS (Mon 2202) - 736,000 - BBC3
17 HOME AND AWAY (Fri 1828) - 719,000 - Fiver
18 HOME AND AWAY (Wed 1829) - 707,000 - Fiver
19 DEC APPEAL (Thu 2200) - 678,000 - BBC3
20 60 SECONDS (Tue 2159) - 655,000 - BBC3

Source BARB

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 4/30

Previous 10 Stories

Forest of the Dead - Overnight Ratings

Silence in the Library - AI and Digital Ratings

Silence in the Library - Overnight Ratings

Piper Talks About Coming Back

Series Four in Australia

Unicorn and the Wasp - Final Ratings

Series Four in Canada

Mid Series Trail

DVD Series 4 - Volume 2

Doctor's Daughter - Final Ratings

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