4.85 million viewers watched Doctor Who: The Girl Who Died, according to unofficial overnight viewing figures.

Doctor Who was the second highest rated show of the day, behind Strictly Come Dancing which had an average of 9.66 million viewers. Casualty was third with 4.61 million watching.

Rugby scored highest on ITV, but with none of the home countries playing, just 4.04 million watched New Zealand defeat France.

The rating, the highest figure for the series this year, was slightly boosted by the late start to the episode, meaning the calculation includes the remnants of the Strictly audience. However detailed figures show the audience rising during the show once the Strictly audience had departed to average around 4.63 million.

Final ratings will be issued next week, which will be based on the exact transmission time for the episode and will include those who record it and watch it later.

Doctor Who is currently the 22nd most watched programme for the week

Doctor Who: Under the Lake finished with an official rating of 5.63 million viewers.

The rating issued by the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board, or BARB, includes all those who watched the programme within one week of transmission. It does not include those watching online via iPlayer

The rating makes Doctor Who the 22nd most watched programme for the week on all UK television. It was the 10th most watched programme on BBC Television.

Doctor Who ended higher than Casualty, which beat it in the initial overnight figures, and was the third most watched show on Saturday Night. The Great British Bake Off topped the chart with a massive 12.65 million watching. The most popular Saturday night show was Strictly Come Dancing with 9.27 million viewers.

Doctor Who: Before the Flood had an Audience Appreciation or AI score of 83.

The Appreciation Index or AI is a measure of how much the audience enjoyed the programme. The score, out of a hundred, is compiled by a specially selected panel of around 5,000 people who go online and rate and comment on programmes.

With Sunday's overnight viewing figures now available, Doctor Who finished as the 39th most watched programme of the week. Consolidated figures will be published next week.

Before the Flood has debuted in Australia, averaging 511,000 viewers in the five major capital cities. It was the second-highest rating ABC drama of the day and the nineteenth highest rating program of the day overall. These ratings do not include regional or time-shifted viewers.

Meanwhile, including time-shifted viewers, The Witch's Familiar averaged 734,000 consolidated viewers in the five major capital cities. With 192,000 extra viewers, it was the highest time-shifted program of the day and the seventh highest rating program of the day overall. These ratings do not include regional viewers.

4.38 Million viewers watched Doctor Who: Before the Flood, according to unofficial overnight viewing figures.

The programme had an audience share of 21.5%, up from last weeks share of just 16%, helped by the lower rating for the Rugby World Cup on ITV. This week, with England out of the competition, an average of just 3.51 million tuned in to see the host country play Uruguay.

Top for the day was Strictly Come Dancing with 8.91 million watching, while ITV's highest audience was for the Rugby, but not for the match showing opposite The Doctor. Australia v Wales at 4.30pm had 4.75 million watching.

Casualty edged just above The Doctor with 4.42 million views pushing Doctor Who into 4th place for the day. Doctor Who is currently 33rd for the week.

Official consolidated figures will be released next week.

Barb has released figures estimating the number of viewers who watched Doctor Who online.

This year, the Broadcaster's Audience Research Board is, for the first time, issuing a report on the online viewing habits of the UK audience. The Beta report is based on the same technology that measures conventional TV viewing as well as incorporating data received from broadcasters via their viewing platforms. The data does not yet include those watching on Android devices.

The report ending 27th September indicates that Doctor Who: The Magician's Apprentice was streamed 373,826 in the eight days following transmission. It currently stands as the 6th most streamed programme in the previous 28 days, behind five episodes of The Great British Bake Off and one episode of Doctor Foster.

The Doctor Who New Series Prologue is currently the 12th most watched streamed programme over the period.

In the two days it was available The Witch's Familiar was streamed 202,949 times.

Doctor Who: The Witch's Familiar finished with an official rating of 5.71 million viewers.

The rating issued by the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board, or BARB, includes all those who watched the programme within one week of transmission.

The rating makes Doctor Who the 24th most watched programme on British Television for the week and the 8th most watched BBC programme for the week.

The live Rugby where England played Wales, which took a sizable proportion of Doctor Who's audience, finished with a consolidated rating of 8.96 million. Top of the list was The Great British Bake Off which had a final audience of 11.09 million viewers.

The final rating of 5.71 million is the lowest since the series returned in 2005, although Silence in the Library in 2008, had a lower chart position with 27th.

Doctor Who: Under the Lake had an Audience Appreciation or AI score of 84.

The Appreciation Index or AI is a measure of how much the audience enjoyed the programme. The score, out of a hundred, is compiled by a specially selected panel of around 5,000 people who go online and rate and comment on programmes.

Doctor Who: Under the Lake had an Audience Appreciation or AI score of 84.

The Appreciation Index or AI is a measure of how much the audience enjoyed the programme. The score, out of a hundred, is compiled by a specially selected panel of around 5,000 people who go online and rate and comment on programmes.

Under the Lake has debuted in Australia, averaging 428,000 viewers in the five major capital cities. Directly up against the national rugby league grand final, it was the second-highest rating ABC drama of the day and the thirteenth highest rating program of the day overall. These ratings do not include regional or time-shifted viewers.

Meanwhile, including time-shifted viewers, The Magician's Apprentice averaged 847,000 consolidated viewers in the five major capital cities. With 190,000 extra viewers, it was the second-highest time-shifted program of the day and the eighth highest rating program of the day overall. These ratings do not include regional viewers.