It Takes You Away - Overnight Viewing Figures

Monday, 3 December 2018 - Reported by Marcus

It Takes You Away: Graham (Bradley Walsh), The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) (Credit: BBC Studios (Giles Kyte))

Doctor Who: It Takes You Away was watched by 5.07 million viewers, a share of 25.1% of the total TV audience, according to unofficial overnight figures.

The rating makes Doctor Who the fifth highest rated programme for Sunday and the 27th for the week ending 2nd December.

Highest for the day was ITV’s celebrity show, I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here which had 10.0 million watching. The X Factor Final had 5.53 million viewers. Strictly Come Dancing - Results Show had 9.10 million viewers, while Dynasties, the David Attenborough series had 5.94 million. The BBC Drama The Little Drummer Girl had 2.57 million.

The week was again dominated by I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here, which took seven out of the top ten places for the week, each episode getting over 8 million watching. Strictly Come Dancing still took top position for the Saturday show getting 10.0 million viewers.

Coronation Street and Emmerdale pushed The Doctor down in the overnight figures, although a top twenty place is possible when final figures are releaed next week.

FILTER: - Ratings - series 11/37 - UK

Competition: win The Doctors: Villains

Sunday, 2 December 2018 - Reported by Chuck Foster

Readers in the United Kingdom have a chance to win of a copy of the latest DVD release from the Reeltime Pictures archive, The Doctors: Villains, courtesy of Koch Media UK:

Reeltime Pictures: The Doctors Villains [order from Amazon UK]

The Doctors: Villains! (Credit: Koch Media UK)

This is the definitive set of interviews with a group of actors who brought the villains in DOCTOR WHO to life and sent you "behind the sofa"! This special release contains five in-depth interviews with IAN COLLIER (Omega - Arc of Infinity), BERNARD ARCHARD (Marcus Scarman - Pyramids of Mars), DAVID GOODERSON (Davros - Destiny of the Daleks), PETER MILES (Nyder - Genesis of the Daleks), JULIAN GLOVER (Scaroth - City of Death), plus a fascinating tribute to ROGER DELGADO (The Master) by the cast and production staff he worked with. For all Doctor Who fans, this 2 disc special collector's edition is 5 hours of pure nostalgia, which will give you a whole new insight into the making of your favourite science fiction series! SPECIAL FEATURE: Introduction by NICHOLAS BRIGGS & Producer KEITH BARNFATHER

To be in with a chance to win a copy of the set, simply answer the following question:

Which of the interviewed actors is the only one to have appeared in Doctor Who alongside Roger Delgado?

Please send your answer along with your name, address and where you heard about the competition (news site, news app, other website, etc.) to comp-villains@doctorwhonews.net with the subject "You see, Doctor, you're my intellectual equal. Almost.". Open to readers within the United Kingdom. Only one entry per household will be accepted. Closing date: Saturday 15th December 2018.

FILTER: - Blu-ray/DVD - Competitions - UK

iPlayer achieves its best results in October

Saturday, 1 December 2018 - Reported by Chuck Foster

The Woman Who Fell to Earth: The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall))

The BBC have released details on iPlayer requests for October, indicating that the service achieved its highest usage ever. The new series of Doctor Who made a huge contribution to the total, with the opening episode to feature new Doctor Jodie Whittaker achieving 2.962 million!

Dan McGolpin, controller of programming for the BBC, said:

It’s been a fantastic autumn for BBC iPlayer. Bodyguard and Killing Eve are the two strongest performing series ever and in October we set a new record for daily requests, which gave us our highest ever monthly total. Together with the return of Doctor Who, The Apprentice and Strictly BBC iPlayer offers a unique mix of brand new programmes alongside some of the nation’s best-loved shows.

The "boxed set" of Killing Eve dominated the top ten requested episodes, with six of its eight episodes in the top ten; the other places included two episodes of The Cry, the opening episode of The Apprentice and of course Doctor Who's premiere.

The top ten charts for October 2018:
Top Ten Episodes for October: Killing Eve: 1. Nice Face (3.555m) Doctor Who: 1. The Woman Who Fell To Earth (2.962m) The Cry: Episode 1 (2.924m) Killing Eve: 7. I Don't Want To Be Free (2.430m) Killing Eve: 6. Take Me To The Hotel (2.332m) Killing Eve: 8. God, I'm Tired (2.286m) The Apprentice: 1. Malta (2.263m) Killing Eve: 5. I Have A Thing About Bathrooms (2.237m) Killing Eve: 4. Sorry Baby (2.194m) The Cry: Episode 2 (2.087m)	Top Ten Programme Episodes for October: Killing Eve: 1. Nice Face (3.555m) Doctor Who: 1. The Woman Who Fell To Earth (2.962m) The Cry: Episode 1 (2.924m) The Apprentice: 1. Malta (2.263m) Informer: No Sleep Till Brooklyn (1.793m) Strictly Come Dancing: Week 5 (1.395m) Bodyguard: Episode 6 (1.360m) Eastenders: 9 Oct 2018 (1.071m) This Country: The Aftermath (0.859m) Match of the Day: 20 Oct 2018 (0.753m)

FILTER: - BBC - Ratings - UK

Doctor Who: The Collection - Season Eighteen

Wednesday, 28 November 2018 - Reported by Chuck Foster

Doctor Who: The Complete Eighteen Season (cover) (Credit: BBC)

Doctor Who: The Complete Eighteen Season (box contents) (Credit: BBC)

BBC Studios have announced the next Blu-ray release in their 'classic' season boxed sets will be Tom Baker's final year as the Doctor, the 1980/81 Season Eighteen.

As well as the seven stories from the season, the set will also include the Christmas spin-off special, K9 & Company.

As with the previous release of Season Twelve and the imminent release of Season Nineteen, this new collection will feature a host of new features to supplement the remastered high-definition upscaled episodes themselves:

revealing new 2019 commentaries moderated by Matthew Sweet (Tom Baker on The Leisure Hive, Lalla Ward and Rachel Davies on State Of Decay)
rare behind-the-scenes footage from The Leisure Hive, Full Circle and Logopolis
surround sound mix for Warriors’ Gate
new special effects for Logopolis, including new especially shot footage at the originally planned but ultimately unused University of Manchester’s Jodrell Bank Observatory for the Pharos Project location
a new Making-Of documentary for Logopolis
eight more editions of Behind The Sofa
brand new documentaries The Writers Room and Weekend With Waterhouse
a new interview with K9 & Company’s Ian Sears
another dip into the Panopticon convention archives with Tom Baker
HD photo galleries plus scripts, production files and rare documentation provided as PDFs
plus extensive features previously released on DVD

The material has been remastered by Peter Crocker and Mark Ayres, with packaging/artwork by Lee Binding; the set will also feature a booklet by new series writer and content consultant Pete McTighe.

Doctor Who: The Collection – Season 18 is currently scheduled for the UK on 25th February 2019, though as with the previous volumes the date may change before its intended release.

You can pre-order the set from our Amazon Shop.

An important announcement from Galactic Glitter Package Tours regarding Season 18 (YouTube)

FILTER: - Blu-ray/DVD - Merchandise - Season 18 - Tom Baker - UK

Kerblam! - Official Ratings

Monday, 26 November 2018 - Reported by Marcus

Kerblam! (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall))

Doctor Who: Kerblam! had an official rating of 7.46 million viewers, according to figures released by the Broadcasting Research Audience Board, BARB.

7.23 million watched the episode on a conventional TV set. However the BARB 4-Screen Dashboard shows that an additional 120,000 watched on their PC, 61,000 watched on a Tablet device and 52,000 watched on a smartphone These figures make Doctor Who the 9th most watched programme of the week ending 18th November.

Top for the week was Sundays edition of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here getting 14.17 million watching.

Kerblam! had an Appreciation Index score of 81, again scoring higher with female viewers.

FILTER: - Ratings - series 11/37 - UK

The Witchfinders - Overnight Viewing Figures

Monday, 26 November 2018 - Reported by Marcus

The Witchfinders: Yaz (Mandip Gill), The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), Willa Twiston (Tilly Steele) (Credit: BBC Studios (Sophie Mutevelian ))

Doctor Who: The Witchfinders was watched by 5.66 million viewers, a share of 27.9% of the total TV audience, according to unofficial overnight figures.

The rating makes Doctor Who the fourth highest rated programme for Sunday and the 19th for the week ending 18th November.

Highest for the day was ITV’s celebrity show, I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here which had 9.73 million watching. Strictly Come Dancing - Results Show had 8.86 million viewers, while Dynasties, the David Attenborough series had 6.79 million. The BBC Drama The Little Drummer Girl had 2.29 million.

The week was dominated by I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here, which took seven out of the top ten places for the week, each episode getting over 8 million watching. Strictly Come Dancing still took top position for the Saturday show getting 9.98 million viewers.

Coronation Street and Emmerdale pushed The Doctor down to 19th place on the overnight figures.

Final figures should be available next Monday.

FILTER: - Ratings - series 11/37 - UK

Demons Of The Punjab - Official Ratings

Monday, 19 November 2018 - Reported by Marcus

Demons Of The Punjab: The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), Graham (Bradley Walsh), Hasna (Shaheen Khan), Umbreen (Amita Suman), Ryan (Tosin Cole) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall))

Doctor Who: Demons Of The Punjab had an official rating of 7.48 million viewers, according to figures released by the Broadcasting Research Audience Board, BARB.

7.23 million watched the episode on a conventional TV set. However the BARB 4-Screen Dashboard shows that an additional 139,000 watched on their PC, 61,000 watched on a Tablet device and 51,000 watched on a smartphone These figures make Doctor Who the 8th most watched programme of the week ending 11th November.

Top for the week was Saturdays edition of Strictly Come Dancing getting 11.55 million watching. The new David Attenborough narated series Dynasties had 7.63 million viewers.

Demons Of The Punjab had an Appreciation Index score of 80, again scoring higher with female viewers.

FILTER: - Ratings - series 11/37 - UK

The Tsuranga Conundrum - Official Rating

Monday, 12 November 2018 - Reported by Marcus

The Tsuranga Conundrum: Yaz (Mandip Gill), The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall))

Doctor Who: The Tsuranga Conundrum had an official rating of 7.76 million viewers, according to figures released by the Broadcasting Research Audience Board, BARB.

7.50 million watched the episode on a conventional TV set. However the BARB 4-Screen Dashboard shows that an additional 148,000 watched on their PC, 66,000 watched on a Tablet device and 53,000 watched on a smartphone These figures make Doctor Who the 6th most watched programme of the week ending 28th October.

Top for the week was Saturdays edition of Strictly Come Dancing getting 11.13 million watching. Channel 4 took number 2 with The Great British Bake Off getting 10.34 million viewers.

The Tsuranga Conundrum had an Appreciation Index score of 79, again scoring higher with female viewers.

FILTER: - Ratings - series 11/37 - UK

Arachnids In The UK - Official Viewing Figures

Monday, 5 November 2018 - Reported by Marcus

Arachnids In The UK: The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) (Credit: BBC Studios (Simon Ridgeway))

Doctor Who: Arachnids In The UK had an official rating of 8.22 million viewers, according to figures released by the Broadcasting Research Audience Board, BARB.

7.97 million watched the episode on a conventional TV set. However the BARB 4-Screen Dashboard shows that an additional 131,000 watched on their PC, 62,000 watched on a Tablet device and 51,000 watched on a smartphone These figures make Doctor Who the 4th most watched programme of the week ending 28th October.

Top for the week were the two editions of Strictly Come Dancing, with the Saturday show getting 11.47 million watching. Channel 4 once more took number 3 with The Great British Bake Off getting 9.50 million viewers.

On ITV Coronation Street managed to get 7.86 million watching and was fifth in the weekly chart.

Arachnids In The UK had an Appreciation Index score of 83.

FILTER: - Ratings - series 11/37 - UK

The Tsuranga Conundrum - Overnight Viewing Figures

Monday, 5 November 2018 - Reported by Marcus

The Tsuranga Conundrum: The Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) (Credit: BBC Studios (Ben Blackall))

Doctor Who: The Tsuranga Conundrum was watched by 6.12 million viewers, a share of 29.5% of the total TV audience, according to unofficial overnight figures.

The rating makes Doctor Who the second highest rated programme for the Sunday and the 6th for the week ending 4th November.

Sunday's ratings for all programmes were slightly down on last week, probably because of the large number of firework displays around the country marking Bonfire Night. Highest for the day was the Strictly Come Dancing - Results Show which had 8.83 million viewers, with the BBC Drama The Little Drummer Girl had 3.82 million.

ITV peaked with 4.12 million watching The X Factor while, against Doctor Who, The Chase: Celebrity Special had 3.74 million viewers.

Saturdays Strictly Come Dancing topped the week with 9.46 million, while Channel 4 achieved one of its best every ratings, coming third for the week with 7.51 million watching The Great British Bake Off. Monday's two editions of Coronation Street took 4th and 5th places.

Final figures should be released next Monday.

FILTER: - Ratings - series 11/37 - UK

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It Takes You Away - Overnight Viewing Figures

Competition: win The Doctors: Villains

Reeltime Pictures: The Doctors Villains [order from Amazon UK]

iPlayer achieves its best results in October

Doctor Who: The Collection - Season Eighteen

Kerblam! - Official Ratings

The Witchfinders - Overnight Viewing Figures

Demons Of The Punjab - Official Ratings

The Tsuranga Conundrum - Official Rating

Arachnids In The UK - Official Viewing Figures

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