In a pole conducted by Digital Spy the absolute favourite TV character of the 21st century (so far) is David Tennant’s 10th Doctor!

Over 241,000 votes were cast, and it all came down to the battle of the super fans.

With a whopping 35,000 votes, David Tennant’s 10th Doctor from Doctor Who came out on top, narrowly beating Supernatural‘s Castiel (Misha Collins) with 32,000.

Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sherlock Holmes came in third, but was quite a way behind with 13,000 votes.

Mads Mikkelsen’s Hannibal Lecter was fourth, while Peter Dinklage’s Tyrion Lannister from Game of Thrones came fifth.

Sarah Michelle Gellar’s Buffy Summers was the highest female character in sixth place.

The top 20 in full:

1. The 10th Doctor (Doctor Who) – 35,000

2. Castiel (Supernatural) – 32k

3. Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock) – 13k

4. Hannibal Lecter (Hannibal) – 9.3k

5. Tyrion Lannister (Game of Thrones) – 8.8k

6. Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) – 8.5k

7. Mal Reynolds (Firefly) – 7.3k

8. Gregory House (House) – 7.2k

9. Daryl Dixon (The Walking Dead) – 6.1k

10. Sheldon Cooper (The Big Bang Theory) – 5.9k

11. Walter White (Breaking Bad) – 5.5k

12. Barney Stinson (How I Met Your Mother) – 5.2k

13. Perry Cox (Scrubs) – 4.4k

14. Ron Swanson (Parks and Recreation) – 4.1k

15. Violet Crawley (Downton Abbey) – 4.1k

16. The Evil Queen (Once Upon a Time) – 3.8k

17. Maurice Moss (The IT Crowd) – 3.3k

18. Stewie Griffin (Family Guy) – 3.3k

19. Dexter Morgan (Dexter) – 3.1k

20. The Stig (Top Gear) – 2.9k