Planet of the Ood - Overnight Ratings

Sunday, 20 April 2008 - Reported by Marcus

Unofficial figures show that episode three of Series Four, Planet of the Ood, was watched by 6.9 million viewers, giving it a 33.4% share of the total television audience.

The programme was the second most watched of the day, being beaten by ITV1's Britain's Got Talent, which got a massive 10.3 million. It won the time slot, beating Animals Do the Funniest Things, which got 4.0 million viewers.

The audience grew by nearly two million during the programme and peaked in the last quarter hour at 7.5 million. The programme is currently the 14th most watched for the week. Final figures will be released byBARB in ten days' time.

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 4/30

Partners in Crime - Final Ratings

Wednesday, 16 April 2008 - Reported by Marcus

BARB give episode one of Series Four, Partners in Crime, an official rating of9.14 million viewers. The programme was the 10th most watched for the week on British Television. It was the highest rated non-soap programme for the week.

On multi-channel television, the Sunday BBC3 repeat was watched by 1.398 million viewers and was the 5th most watched programme for the week. The Saturday showing of Doctor Who Confidential got0.95 million with the Sunday repeat getting 0.82 million. Thursday's repeat of Voyage of the Damned got 0.61 million viewers.

On BBC Four, the three episodes shown on Saturday of the 45 year old repeat of The Daleks all made it into the Top Ten programmes on the channel for the week. The highest rated episode was episode three, The Escape, which got 0.43 million viewers.

Top Twenty programmes (we 6 April 2008)

1 CORONATION STREET (MON 2029) - 10.86 - ITV1
2 EASTENDERS (MON 2000) - 10.60 - BBC1
3 CORONATION STREET (MON 1932) - 10.60 - ITV1
4 CORONATION STREET (FRI 2029) - 10.47 - ITV1
5 CORONATION STREET (FRI 1934) - 10.27 - ITV1
6 CORONATION STREET (WED 1931) - 10.14 - ITV1
7 EASTENDERS (TUE 1928) - 9.83 - BBC1
8 EASTENDERS (FRI 1959) - 9.59 - BBC1
9 EASTENDERS (THU 1928) - 9.30 - BBC1
10 DOCTOR WHO (SAT 1819) - 9.14 - BBC1
11 EMMERDALE (WED 1900) - 7.55 - ITV1
12 CASUALTY (SAT 2030) - 7.52 - BBC1
13 EMMERDALE (MON 1900) - 7.45 - ITV1
14 EMMERDALE (TUE 1859) - 7.36 - ITV1
15 EMMERDALE (FRI 1902) - 7.30 - ITV1
16 HEARTBEAT (SUN 1959) - 7.13 - ITV1
17 BBC NEWS (SUN 1900) - 6.97 - BBC1
18 I'D DO ANYTHING (SAT 1909) - 6.97 - BBC1
19 EMMERDALE (THU 1859) - 6.88 - ITV1
20 THE APPRENTICE (WED 2100) - 6.73 - BBC1

Top Twenty Multi-Channel programmes (we 6 April 2008)

1 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE LIVE (Wed 1900) 1,676,000 - Sky Sports
2 GAVIN AND STACEY (Sun 2100) 1,601,000 - BBC3
3 LIVE FA CUP FOOTBALL (Sun 1532) 1,570,000 - Sky Sports
4 FORD SUPER SUNDAY (Sun 1300) 1,407,000 - Sky Sports
5 DOCTOR WHO (Sun 2001) 1,398,000 - BBC3
6 BIONIC WOMAN (Tue 2101) 1,215,000 - ITV2
7 EASTENDERS (Thu 2159) 1,078,000 - BBC3
8 KATIE AND PETER: THE NEXT CHAPTER (Thu 2103) 1,056,000 - ITV2
9 EASTENDERS (Tue 2200) 1,028,000 - BBC3
10 LIVE FORD FOOTBALL SPECIAL-MATCH (Sat 1200) 998,000 - Sky Sports
11 COME DINE WITH ME (Sun 1821) 967,000 - More4
12 DOCTOR WHO CONFIDENTIAL (Sat 1911) 957,000 - BBC3
13 HUGHIE GREEN, MOST SINCERELY (Wed 2100) 895,000 - BBC4
14 SHAMELESS (Tue 2303) 887,000 - E4
15 HOME AND AWAY (Mon 1829) 878,000 - Five Life
16 HOME AND AWAY (Fri 1829) 836,000 - Five Life
17 HOME AND AWAY (Thu 1829) 827,000 - Five Life
18 HOME AND AWAY (Tue 1829) 819,000 - Five Life
19 DOCTOR WHO CONFIDENTIAL (Sun 2051) 817,000 - BBC3
20 COME DINE WITH ME (Sun 1748) 783,000 - More4

Source: BARB

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 4/30

Fires of Pompeii - AI and Digital ratings

Monday, 14 April 2008 - Reported by Marcus

Episode Two of the new series of Doctor Who, The Fires of Pompeii, achieved an Appreciation Index of87. The figure puts the programme in the excellent category and was the highest scored by the two main channels on Saturday.

With overnights now available for the whole week, Doctor Who is currently the 11th most watched programme of the week. Final figures will be released byBARB in 9 days time.

Saturday's edition of Doctor Who Confidential was watched by 0.57 million viewers, according to unofficial overnights. The programme, which had a share of 2.8%, was the most watched on multi channel television on Saturday.

Sunday's BBC3 repeat of The Fires of Pompeii got an overnight audience of 0.82 million, a 3.8% share and was the 5th most watched programme on multi channel TV for Sunday. Doctor Who Confidential got an audience of 0.53 million for the repeat showing.

Meanwhile last Friday's repeat of Partners in Crime got an audience of 0.61 million and was the 2nd most watched multi channel programme for the day.

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 4/30

Fires of Pompeii - Overnight Ratings

Sunday, 13 April 2008 - Reported by Marcus

Unofficial figures show that episode two of Series Four,The Fires of Pompeii, was watched by 8.1 millionviewers, giving it a 36.7% share of the total television audience.

The programme was the most 2nd most watched of the day, being beaten by ITV1's Britain's Got Talentwhich got 8.8 million. It won the time slot, beating All Star Mr and Mrs which came third for the day with 6.3 million viewers.

The audience peaked in the last quarter hour at 8.5 million. The programme currently stands as the 11thmost watched of the week. Final figures, will be released by BARB in ten days time.

FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 4/30

Last of the Time Lords Commentary

Sunday, 13 April 2008 - Reported by Jarrod Cooper

The commentary track for The Last of the Time Lords featuring David Tennant, Freema Agyeman, and John Barrowman, is currently available for download from BBC America. The track was available on the Region 2 release of the Series Three DVD set, but was left off of the Region 1 release due to rights issues. There is also a feature on the site that will allow fans to run the commentary in sync to the episode as it airs on April 19th.

FILTER: - USA - Online - Series 3/29

Series Four Volume One Certifications

Saturday, 12 April 2008 - Reported by DWNP Archive

Posted By John Bowman

The British Board of Film Classification has indicated that forthcoming episode Planet of the Ood is not as suitable for youngsters as others are by giving it a 12 rating for its DVD release.

The BBFC's consumer advice says the story contains a moderate gory moment.

It will be the third episode of the first three from Series Four on the DVD, which is due to be released in the UK on June 2. The preceding two episodes,Partners In Crime and The Fires of Pompeii, have each been given a PG rating.

While both Partners In Crime and The Fires of Pompeii have running times in excess of 48 minutes, Planet of the Ood clocks in at 43 minutes and 38 seconds.

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

Episode 4 Press Release

Saturday, 12 April 2008 - Reported by Marcus

The BBC Press Office have released details of Episode Four of Series Four, The Sontaran Stratagem.

The episode will be broadcast on Saturday 26th April on BBC1, and features guest stars Freema Agyeman, reprising her role of Martha Jones, and Christopher Ryan.

Martha Jones summons the Doctor back to modern-day Earth, but an old enemy lies in wait, as Russell T Davies's Bafta Award-winning time-travelling drama continues. With the mysterious ATMOS devices spreading across the world, Donna discovers that even her own family is not safe from the alien threat – but is it too late to save them?

FILTER: - Series 4/30 - Press

Christmas Filming Begins

Friday, 11 April 2008 - Reported by Jarrod Cooper

While the rest of the world is fighting Adipose and travelling to Pompeii, the BBC has begun filming for this year's Christmas special.

The South Wales Argus has published a photo of filming taking place in St Woolos cemetery in Newport. Please be aware that this article containsMAJOR SPOILERS for the forthcoming Christmas special.

FILTER: - Production - Series 4/30

BBC iplayer report

Wednesday, 9 April 2008 - Reported by Chuck Foster

The BBC have issued a press release reporting on how their iplayer service has performed during the first quarter of 2008, with Doctor Who andTorchwood both performing well in the top 20 watched programmes.

1. The Apprentice BBC One 26/03/2008
2. Louis Theroux: Behind Bars BBC Two 13/01/2008
3. Ashes To Ashes BBC One 07/02/2008
4. Torchwood - Fragments BBC Three 21/03/2008
5. Dawn ... Gets Naked BBC Three 14/02/2008
6. Torchwood - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang BBC Two 16/01/2008
7. Doctor Who - Voyage Of The Damned BBC One 25/12/2007
8. Torchwood - Dead Man Walking BBC Three 20/02/2008
9. Gavin And Stacey BBC Three 23/03/2008
10. Dawn ... Goes Lesbian BBC Three 21/02/2008
11. Ashes To Ashes BBC One 21/02/2008
12. Torchwood - Something Borrowed BBC Three 05/03/2008
13. Ashes To Ashes BBC One 28/02/2008
14. EastEnders BBC One 21/03/2008
15. Torchwood - From Out of the Rain BBC Three 12/03/2008
16. Torchwood - Adrift BBC Three 19/03/2008
17. Torchwood - A Day in the Death BBC Three 27/02/2008
18. Ashes To Ashes BBC One 06/03/2008
19. Six Nations Rugby 2008: France v England BBC One 23/02/2008
20. EastEnders BBC One 16/03/2008

FILTER: - Ratings - Series 4/30