Final numbers for Doctor Who’s series 9 premiere have arrived, and it’s good news for fans of the BBC sci-fi series.

Originally aired September 19 on BBC One, ‘The Magician’s Apprentice’ has a consolidated 7-day rating of 6.54 million viewers.
That’s an increase of 1.96m from the original overnight figure of 4.58m.

The final figure includes those who recorded and watched the show within one week of transmission, or watched on BBC iPlayer through their television.

It does not include audiences for repeat showings, which would bump the total average audience to 7.33m.

Total iPlayer figures for the episode – on television, PC / laptop, tablets and smartphones – amount to 1.53 million requests.

Saturday night’s episode, ‘The Witch’s Familiar’, pulled in 3.7m viewers in the overnights, so Whovians will be hoping for a similar bump when those final figures emerge.

Doctor Who continues this Saturday (October 3) at 8.25pm on BBC One.

News Source: Digital Spy