Doctor Who falls to 3.7 million, as Rugby World Cup dominates with 8.4 million

Doctor Who fell to below 4 million viewers on BBC One last night, according to overnight data.
Facing competition from the Rugby World Cup on ITV (8.41 million/38.3%), ‘The Witch’s Familiar’ appealed to an audience of 3.71 million (16.6%) from 7.45pm.

Strictly Come Dancing earlier averaged 7.66 million (39.7%) from 6.15pm.
Later on, The National Lottery: In It to Win It and Casualty were watched by 3.03 million (13.4%) and 3.8 million (17.4%) respectively.

On BBC Two, a Dad’s Army repeat entertained 1.6 million (7.3%), and Midnight’s Children logged 705k (3.2%) from 8.15pm.  Over on Channel 4, Paddy McGuinness’s Celebrity Benchmark began with 546k (2.7%) in the 7pm hour, before Snow White and the Huntsman averaged 912k (4.1%).
Channel 5’s Now That’s Funny! amused 734k (3.2%) from 8pm, and Football League Tonight continued with 309k (1.4%).

UK TV ratings round-up – data supplied by BARB