Doctor Who tops May iPlayer Requests

Sunday, 9 June 2013 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who: iPlayerFor the second month running Doctor Who was the most requested programme on the BBC iPlayer, with the series finale, The Name of the Doctor being accessed 1.90 million times.

Doctor Who also took third place in the list with Nightmare in Silver having 1.73 million requests and fifth place with The Crimson Horror having 1.71 million requests.

The other places in the top ten we taken by five episodes of The Apprentice and two editions of The Voice.

Earlier Doctor Who episodes were still available during the month with Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS adding 0.59 million requests to its April total, while other episodes each added around 0.2 million requests.

The most requested Doctor Who story of the year remains as The Bells of Saint John which has a total of 2.5 million requests and is the sixth most requested programme of the year. The top four places are held by Top Gear with Africa coming in fifth.

NB: The request figures refer to download and streaming requests only and don't necessarily reflect the total number who watched the whole episode. However the BBC does estimate the unique number of viewers watching each episode within a week of transmission via it's Live + 7 figures.

Live+7 Viewing FiguresFirst DayRepeatsTimeshiftiPlayerLive +7
The Bells of Saint John6.15m - 63%0.39m - 4%2.29m - 23%0.95 - 10%9.78m
The Rings of Akhaten5.48m - 63%0.28m - 3%1.98m - 23%0.90 - 10%8.65m
Cold War5.57m - 68%0.18m - 2%1.67m - 20%0.76 - 9%8.28m
Hide4.97m - 65%0.27m - 4%1.63m - 21%0.77 - 10%7.64m
Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS4.86m - 65%0.28m - 4%1.54m - 21%0.79 - 11%7.47m
The Crimson Horror4.61m - 61%0..32m - 4%1.83m - 24%0.83 - 11%7.59m
Nightmare in Silver4.73m - 61%0.29m - 4%1.87m - 24%0.89 - 11%7.78m
The Name of the Doctor5.45m - 63%0.28m - 3%1.99m - 23%0.92 - 11%8.64m

The figures show Doctor Who is timeshifted far more than most BBC programmes. Around 62% of the audience watch Live or within one day, compared with the BBC average of 87% watching Live. Around 23% of the viewers timeshift using a PVR compared with the BBC average of 6%, while 11% now watch via the iPlayer, compared with the BBC average of 2%.




FILTER: - Doctor Who - Ratings - UK - Series 7/33

Final Australian ratings for The Name of the Doctor

Saturday, 1 June 2013 - Reported by Adam Kirk
The Name of the Doctor has picked up an additional 140,000 time-shifted Australian viewers, giving it a final, or consolidated, ratings average of 953,000 viewers in the five major capital cities.  This was the fifth largest number of time-shifted viewers for a program broadcast on Sunday 19 May. The final or consolidated ratings includes all 'time-shifted' viewers who record the program and watch it within a week.

Based on these final figures, The Name of the Doctor was the second highest rating ABC program of the day and the ninth highest rating program of the day overall (it was also the ninth highest rating program based on its overnight figures of 812,000 viewers). These ratings do not include regional viewers.
Media Links: TV Tonight




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Name of the Doctor: Official Ratings

Friday, 31 May 2013 - Reported by Marcus

Full ratings data for the week ending 19th May 2013 is now available and give Doctor Who: The Name of the Doctor an official rating of 7.45 million viewers, a share of 31.7% of the total television audience.

Once ITV HD and +1 figures are factored in, Doctor Who was the 10th most watched programme on British Television for the week.

On BBC One, Doctor Who was the third most watched programme of the week, behind the The Eurovision Song Contest and one episode of Eastenders. ITV won the week with Britain's Got Talent with Coronation Street and one episode of Emmerdale in the top Ten..

Figures do not include iPlayer viewings where around 1.6 million have accessed the episode. Final figures will be available later.




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Nightmare in Silver: Official Viewing Figures

Friday, 24 May 2013 - Reported by Marcus

Full ratings data for the week ending 12th May 2013 is now available and give Doctor Who: Nightmare in Silver an official rating of 6.64 million viewers, a share of 27.1% of the total television audience.

Once ITV HD and +1 figures are factored in, Doctor Who was the 22nd most watched programme on British Television for the week.

On BBC One, Doctor Who was the ninth most watched programme of the week and it was the third most watched programme of Saturday, behind the two reality shows Britain's Got Talent and The Voice.

Figures do not include iPlayer viewings, figures for which will be available later.




FILTER: - Doctor Who - Ratings - UK - Series 7/33

Doctor Who: Canada Ratings

Wednesday, 22 May 2013 - Reported by Marcus
The Name of the Doctor was watched by 584,000 viewers on Canadian station SPACE last Saturday, becoming the most watched season finale in the series history in the country.

The episode made SPACE the number 1 network for the 9pm timeslot for total viewers, as well as for the key demographics of 25-54 and 18-49.

Total reach for the finale was nearly 1 million total viewers. The programme was also the most-watched entertainment specialty program of the day on Saturday, capping off a strong Season 7 for the Doctor and Clara with a season average audience of 608,000.




FILTER: - Canada - Ratings - Series 7/33

Australian final ratings for Nightmare in Silver

Tuesday, 21 May 2013 - Reported by Adam Kirk


Nightmare in Silver has picked up an additional 171,000 time-shifted Australian viewers, giving it a final, or consolidated, ratings average of 869,000 viewers in the five major capital cities.  This was the fourth largest number of time-shifted viewers for a program broadcast on Sunday 12 May. The final or consolidated ratings includes all 'time-shifted' viewers who record the program and watch it within a week.

Based on these final figures, Nightmare in Silver was the second highest rating ABC program of the day and the twelfth highest rating program of the day overall (it was the fourteenth highest rating program based on its overnight figures of 698,000 viewers). These ratings do not include regional viewers.
Media Links: TV Tonight




FILTER: - Ratings - Broadcasting - Series 7/33 - Australia

Australian overnight ratings for The Name of the Doctor

Monday, 20 May 2013 - Reported by Adam Kirk

The Name of the Doctor has debuted in Australia, averaging 812,000 viewers in the five major capital cities. It was the ABC's highest rating drama of the day and the ninth highest rating program of the day overall. These ratings do not include regional or time-shifted viewers.
Media Links: TV Tonight




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Name of the Doctor AI:88

Monday, 20 May 2013 - Reported by Marcus

The Name of the Doctor had an Appreciation Index, or AI score, of 88.

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 scored higher than most of Saturday's output with only Dad's Army on BBC 2 scoring higher with 89. Britain's Got Talent scored 84, with the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest scoring 69.

The score of 88 is the highest score since the season opener, Asylum of the Daleks, which scored 89.




FILTER: - Doctor Who - Ratings - UK - Series 7/33

Name of the Doctor: Overnight Audience

Sunday, 19 May 2013 - Reported by Marcus
The Name of the Doctor: Publicity ImageDoctor Who: The Name of the Doctor achieved an overnight audience average of 5.5 million viewers, a share of 25.9% of the total TV audience.

Doctor Who was the third most popular show of the night with ITV's talent show, Britain's Got Talent, once more taking top spot with 9.2 million watching. The annual Eurovision Song Contest had an average audience of 7.7 million with audiences peaking at 9.1 million during the end of the voting.

Doctor Who outrated its direct opposition You've Been Framed! Top 100 Holidays during it's first half hour, but the tables were turned during its final 15 minutes when the drama achieved 5.3 million against 8 million for the first 15 minutes of Britain's Got Talent. Overall You've Been Framed was fifth for the day with an average of 4.1 million.

Final figures will be available next week.




FILTER: - Doctor Who - Ratings - UK - Series 7/33

Doctor Who Tops April iPlayer Charts

Saturday, 18 May 2013 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who: iPlayerDoctor Who was the most requested programme on the BBC iPlayer for April with over 2 million requests for the second episode of 2013, The Rings of Akhaten.

The series opener, The Bells of Saint John, actually had more requests in total, but they were split across two months with 0.96 million accessing the episode in March and an additional 1.3 million in April making the episode 8th for the month..

In April, Doctor Who also took the 4th, 6th and 10th places in the top ten with Cold War having 1.65 million requests, Hide having 1.53 million and Journey to the Centre of the Tardis having 1.19 million requesting the episode in the 4 days it was available.

All other entries in the Top Ten programmes were editions of The Voice.




FILTER: - Ratings - UK - Series 7/33