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Doctor Who: The Story and the Engine | Consolidated 7 Day Rating

Doctor Who: The Story and the Engine | Consolidated 7 Day Rating

Doctor Who continued on BBC One last weekend with The Story & The Engine, which scored overnight audience of 1.6m. This was BBC One’s highest primetime rating of the day. BARB data has now been released which shows The Story & The Engine has consolidated to 2.70m after 7-days. This figure includes those who watched from 8am on the day of release, and includes those who watched on devices such as phones and computers. Overall, it ranked 35th for the week,…

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Doctor Who: The Interstellar Song Contest | Overnight Rating

Doctor Who: The Interstellar Song Contest | Overnight Rating

Doctor Who continued on BBC One on Saturday 17th May with ‘The Interstellar Song Contest’ which scored overnight audience of 2.6m. The consolidated rating – which will include iPlayer, devices and catch-up, will be released w/c 26th May 2025. Overall, it was the third most-watched title of the day, behind BBC’s coverage of the FA Cup and Eurovision. Doctor Who was double its direct ITV competition, and had more viewers than anything on ITV during primetime.

DOCTOR WHO WILL CONTINUE…?

DOCTOR WHO WILL CONTINUE…?

After months of rumours and speculation, it has been revealed (according to The Daily Mirror newspaper) that Doctor Who will continue on BBC One for further series beyond this year, but fans may have to wait until 2027. The Mirror reports that the series will return to BBC One for future series, with Russell T Davies already working on scripts for an additional two series, irrespective of whether Disney decide to continue in their partnership with the BBC beyond this…

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Archie Panjabi joins Doctor Who as legendary character the Rani

Archie Panjabi joins Doctor Who as legendary character the Rani

Doctor Who’s journey to the 803rd Interstellar Song Contest took a shocking twist when Mrs Flood (Anita Dobson) bi-generated and revealed her true identity to be the Rani. Originally played by Kate O’Mara, the Rani is a Renegade Time Lord and enemy of the Doctor who first appeared back in the 1985 classic serial The Mark of the Rani. Now, alongside Anita Dobson, the Emmy Award-winning Archie Panjabi joins Doctor Who as the Rani, who has been hiding in secret as…

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Special episode of Doctor Who: Unleashed celebrating 20 years of revival announced

Special episode of Doctor Who: Unleashed celebrating 20 years of revival announced

As season two comes to a climax, a special edition of Doctor Who: Unleashed is set to air on BBC Three, BBC iPlayer and BBC Wales. Steffan Powell is once again set to take a trip through the time vortex as he invites viewers on a journey celebrating the last twenty years since Doctor Who returned, and he will be joined by a host of cast and creatives that have played a part in bringing the show back into the…

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Doctor Who The Interstellar Song Contest | Cast and Creatives

Doctor Who The Interstellar Song Contest | Cast and Creatives

In Doctor Who series 15 episode 6, The Interstellar Song Contest, the Doctor’s quest to get Belinda back home to Earth leads to a space station hosting the famous song contest. But a harmless night of fun soon becomes a battle to survive… Rylan Clark (Rylan) How did you come to be cast in Doctor Who? As a massive Whovian, I have always loved the show so much. I bumped into Russell at the Attitude Awards a few years previous,…

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Doctor Who: Lucky Day | Consolidated 7 Day Rating

Doctor Who: Lucky Day | Consolidated 7 Day Rating

BARB data has now been released which shows Lucky Day has consolidated to 2.8m after 7-days. This figure includes those who watched from 8am on the day of release, and includes those who watched on devices such as phones and computers. Overall, the episode was the 29th most-watched programme of the week, but the BBC’s biggest programme of the day and the 3rd overall across all channels.

Series 15 Finale set for simultaneous launch on BBC One, iPlayer and Disney+

Series 15 Finale set for simultaneous launch on BBC One, iPlayer and Disney+

Following a cosmic journey of twists and turns as the Doctor attempts to get Belinda home, the epic season two finale of Doctor Who will premiere simultaneously on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in a primetime evening slot on Saturday 31 May, and in over 450 cinemas across the UK & Ireland. Titled The Reality War, fans across the globe will be able to all watch together as the Doctor faces one of his most terrifying and monumental battles to…

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Doctor Who: The Story and the Engine | Overnight Rating

Doctor Who: The Story and the Engine | Overnight Rating

Doctor Who continued on BBC One on Saturday 10th May with ‘The Story And The Engine’ which scored overnight audience of 1.59m. The consolidated rating – which will include iPlayer, devices and catch-up, will be released w/c 19th May. Overall, it was the BBC’s fourth highest rating primetime programme of the day (outside the news). It was also a night where the BBC failed to break the 2m mark in primetime, with ITV dominating the night with Britain’s Got Talent…

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Timeslot & Cast List Revealed For Sixth Episode, “The Interstellar Song Contest”

Timeslot & Cast List Revealed For Sixth Episode, “The Interstellar Song Contest”

The BBC have confirmed that the fourth episode ‘The Interstellar Song Contest’, written by Juno Dawson, will air at 7:10pm on Saturday 17th May, with the episode available on iPlayer the same day from 8am in the UK and Disney+ internationally. The run time is 47 minutes. It is hoped that The FA Cup Final which takes place earlier in the day doesn’t go into overtime as this may cause schedule issues for Doctor Who, particularly as The Eurovision Song…

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