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CONSOLIDATED RATINGS FOR REVOLUTION OF THE DALEKS

CONSOLIDATED RATINGS FOR REVOLUTION OF THE DALEKS

Revolution Of The Daleks has consolidated to a 7-day rating of 6,354,885. Full breakdown below… Overnight, the episode averaged 4.69 million viewers, and was BBC One’s most watched show of New Year’s Day. Full breakdown of the three most recent New Year’s Day specials: 2021 – Revolution Of The Daleks TV set – 6,246,800 PC/ Laptop – 44,526 Tablet – 35,830 Smartphone – 27,729 Total – 6,354,885 Week position – BBC One’s 5th most watched programme of the week, and…

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The final adventure for Sarah Jane, a brand-new adventure for Romana and more audio adventures.

The final adventure for Sarah Jane, a brand-new adventure for Romana and more audio adventures.

Romana goes on her own adventures, Sarah Jane and Doctor part ways, the First Doctor meets Savages and a bumper collection of Doctor Who monster adventures! Here’s a look at what’s available to buy on CD and download from BBC Audio in January and February. AVAILABLE IN JANUARY: Pamela Salem reads this exciting novelisation of a classic Fourth Doctor TV adventure, featuring the departure of Sarah Jane Smith. The TARDIS lands in England, and Sarah, the Doctor’s companion, looks forward…

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Revolution of the Daleks – Official Viewing Figures

Revolution of the Daleks – Official Viewing Figures

Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks had a final official rating of 6.25 million viewers. The final rating takes into account all those who recorded the programme and watched it within one week. The rating confirms Doctor Who as the top-rated BBC One programme for New Year’s Day, beating EastEnders which had 4.36 million watching and Mrs Brown’s Boys with 4.87 million. Overall Doctor Who was second for the day, with Coronation Street just claiming the top spot with 6.39 million viewers. Doctor Who is likely to finish the week…

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Doctor Who watchalongs are back to get fans through lockdown – revisiting season 4 this weekend.

Doctor Who watchalongs are back to get fans through lockdown – revisiting season 4 this weekend.

As stricter lockdown measures are brought into effect across the UK, Doctor Who fans are planning to escape the doom and gloom with another special watchalong. These virtual events have become a regular part of post-pandemic life for Whovians, seeing thousands of people take to social media each time to celebrate a specific episode of the sci-fi drama. Organiser Emily Cook has been running the events every Saturday since Halloween, only taking one week off for Boxing Day celebrations – and the…

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The Master meets themselves, River Song goes cybernetic, the Fourth Doctor and Leela go travelling and more!

The Master meets themselves, River Song goes cybernetic, the Fourth Doctor and Leela go travelling and more!

January sees the release of a range of brand-new audio adventures from Big Finish. Here’s a roundup of what’s available to buy on CD and download this month. The Master’s dream party guests are himself.   The Master’s finally done it. He’s won. He summons his other selves to a celebration of his ultimate victory. And they come – from across time and dimensions. But he’s forgotten to invite someone. And Missy’s not happy. You can get Masterful, the 50th anniversary Master…

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New Year Special Watched 2,425,000 Times on BBC IPlayer

New Year Special Watched 2,425,000 Times on BBC IPlayer

BBC iPLAYER BREAKS RECORDS FOR FESTIVE FORTNIGHT STREAMS BBC iPlayer broke records for viewing this Christmas, with iPlayer seeing 245 million streams (excluding Sky catch-up services) over the holidays (21 December 2020 – 3 January 2021) – up by 16 per cent on the ‘festive fortnight’ last year. There were also 7.93 million unique browsers on New Year’s Day – breaking the record for unique browsers visiting iPlayer in a single day. This beats the 7.8 million set on 31…

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DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 560

DOCTOR WHO MAGAZINE 560

50 YEARS OF THE MASTER Highlights of the new issue include: The results of the World Cup of the Master – a Twitter tournament to decide the renegade Time Lord’s greatest stories. Current Master Sacha Dhawan answers questions from the TARDIS Tin. On set with Russell T Davies and Phil Collinson as they recreate some classic 1980s Doctor Who for the new Channel 4 drama It’s a Sin. Olly Alexander, who stars in It’s a Sin, tells DWM about working with the Daleks. Interviews with three of…

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Listen to the ‘Revolution of the Daleks’ soundtrack now!

Listen to the ‘Revolution of the Daleks’ soundtrack now!

The soundtrack for the Doctor Who New Year’s Day special, Revolution of the Daleks, is now available on all digital services. Composer, Segun Akinola, who has composed the score for Series 11 and Series 12 of Doctor Who, said: “Revolution of the Daleks is an emotional rollercoaster full of action, tension, old friends, old enemies and some heartfelt goodbyes, all of which are accompanied by music that utilises many of the musical themes from Series 11 and Series 12, and very…

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Jodie Whittaker To Leave Doctor Who After Series 13?

Jodie Whittaker To Leave Doctor Who After Series 13?

The actress, 38, is said to have told bosses that she won’t return after the forthcoming new series A source told The Daily  Mirror: ‘It’s all very hush-hush but it is known on set that Jodie is leaving and they are gearing up for a regeneration’ A BBC spokesman told Digital Spy : ‘We won’t be commenting on any speculation around Jodie’s future on the show’ The series typically sees the titular Doctor ‘regenerate’ every three-four years Jodie made history when…

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Revolution of the Daleks: Overnight Rating

Revolution of the Daleks: Overnight Rating

The BBC’s Lizo Mzimba is reporting that the Doctor Who New Year special Revolution of the Daleks was the BBC’s most watched show last night with an overnight audience of 4.69 million. The two most watched programmes overall were ITV’s Coronation Street with 5.02m and the ITV Evening News won the night with 5.54m Doctor Who's overnight figure is up by almost a million from the previous episode, March's series 12 finale The Timeless Children — lizo mzimba (@lizo_mzimba) January…

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