From Muttleys figures previous Ep4 were -

S1 S2 S3 S4
episode 4 7.63: 7.90 : 6.69 : 7.06

So this is the best of all series by far.

Great time shift again, will update chart later as on my iPod touch ATM. But yes that is easily the higest rated episode 4 to date.

The figure for this episode including HD is actually 8.59 million, btw. Timeshift of 1.8 million


Bit of a boon to be out rating the other series for an episode already.

Average final ratings for each series after 4 episodes:


Great start!

Especially considering the last ep got 6.9 overnight so the very worst that'll happen is it'll be third highest, should in theory beat out S1 without too many problems if the final timeshift is in line with the other episodes and should end up... ohh, less than a million behind the return of the Cybermen in S2?

Edit - And if you add in the HD broadcast to episode 3 this is actually the most watched series since the rebirth... unreal.

Coincidentaly do they still do 5 minute breakdowns on viewing figures? I think it'd be a worthwhile exercise to see if more people watched the final 5 minutes on Saturday than the previous 5m, calculate the difference and then spread it around the net that those however many thousand were directly attributable to the Daily Mail.... If they don't show an increase (which they might not of course... wasn't there something about the last five minutes being a duff stat anyway as very few programs actually USE all of that five minutes?) then it's just for fun anyway so doesn't matter

One of the interesting things about DW is whatever time it starts be it 6pm, 7pm or anytime in between, or after, it always has a pattern of gaining viewers through it's running time. I think that is because while there are 5 million or so who watch it week in week out there is also a large casual audience who watch the show after coming across it while channel hopping or who aren't in any hurry to get in front of the tv. So due to that you can't really tell anything in regards to the DM article...

Yes yes, but the key part is THEY don't know that...

I don't think this has been mentioned here, AI of 86 for Flesh and Stone. That will upset the Daily Fail as scores of people failed to take the opportunity to register their disgust at the concept of a bit of "Carry On" style humor in DW!

I think the mystery may be connected with how ITV balances its books. Apparently, until they air a drama, its expenses don't appear on their financial sheets which is why they've stockpiled episodes of dramas and held them back for months in some cases. There was a Poirot which had been filmed about 18 months before it was broadcast and had been released on dvd the previous year!


Awesome!

Sunday's BBC Three Doctor Who repeat was watched by 0.63 million and was the eighth most watched programme on multi channel television. It had a remarkable AI of 91, although it should be noted AI figures for the minority channels are usually higher than those for the main five.

Satuday's Doctor Who Confidential had an audience of 0.52 million with the cut down repeat on Sunday being watched by 0.32 million viewers.

I don't know if this has been previously remarked on (and I don't want to jinx it) - but the final viewing figures for this series (adjusted for people who watch on video, Sky Plus etc) have been phenomenal.

I think every episode has ended up with more than 8 million viewers - the Eleventh Hour got nearly ten million. There's usually a jump of nearly two million between the initial figures and the final figures.

Surely, this must be the best performing series so far?

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I was thinking that.
Of course, now Muttley will give us a detailed statistical breakdown of why it isn't and I'll feel stupid...

No, just better educated

Stupid is where we fly blindly in the face of facts.

Holding opinions about the quality of series/episodes/doctors is not, to my mind, stupid (if that makes sense - I was up wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too late last night )

In terms of total reach is almost certainly is, however it's a bit early to do a comparison of total reach yet. Give it a couple of weeks till the data is more complete....

Anyone know the AI ratings for the first four episodes of season 5? And how they compare with seasons 1-4.

I know I'm not enjoying this season much myself so far but I still like to know the show's doing well!

i do have the data somewhere but i'm a bit knackered right now, i was up watching the election coverage much of the night, but essentially they are much in line with past series on the whole, probably a bit down on series 4, which of course was exceptionally popular all round.

I'll find the comparable stuff to post on sunday morning while we wait for the ratings to come in if thats okay.

Thanks Muttley - know what you mean. I was at one of the counts. Didn't get home until 6am!

that was about when i went to bed, after old Nick Griffen got thrashed! Then I got up for work about an hour and a half later! Going to catch a few zzzzz now ti tide me over!

Hi Mulett, as per request:

Series 1

Ep1 - 76
Ep2 - 76
Ep3 - 80
Ep4 - 82
Ep5 - 81

Average - 79

Series 2

Ep1 - 85
Ep2 - 83
Ep3 - 85
Ep4 - 84
Ep5 - 86

Average - 84.8

Series 3

Ep1 - 88
Ep2 - 87
Ep3 - 85
Ep4 - 86
Ep5 - 85

Average - 86.2

Series 4

Ep1 - 88
Ep2 - 87
Ep3 - 87
Ep4 - 87
Ep5 - 88

Average - 87.4

Series 5

Ep1 - 86
Ep2 - 86
Ep3 - 84
Ep4 - 87
Ep5 - 86

Average - 85.8

I think in terms of series 1 being so low, it's because the first couple of episodes were a bit of an unrefined audience, and the AI's by the end of series 1 were a lot more in line with later series. Series 4 had consistently higher AI's than prior series. I think in part it was due to a sense of familiarity and of course a reflection of the series in general.

Still, series 5 is doing pretty well, not far behind series 3 at this stage, which is impressive considering the degree of change and lack of familiarity the audience have had to deal with this year.

Over nights for Episodes 6's of prior series:

Series 1 - 6.8
Series 2 - 6.6
Series 3 - 6.7
Series 4 - 6.6

6.2 million last night.

Not bad at all, all things considered...

with the timeshifts we have been seeing, I expect finals of around 7.7 million, which would make it overtake all bar the ratings for episode 6 of series 1 in the finales.

thanks for all the information - really useful. I was personally disappointed with the 6pm start. I know it tends not to affect viewing figures but it just makes the show seem less important by putting it on earlier.

it was a little early, but it was only a one off due to the extra running length of OTR this week. I think overall the start times this series have been more consistent than for any series since series 1. Generally they are airing between 6.15 - 6.30pm, and look set to continue in the same vein here on in. As you say there is no real evidence to suggest it had an impact on the overnights really. After all we had the same overnights for Victory of the Daleks that started half an hour later.

I like that the show has a more stable slot, the last few years there has been as much as an hour difference in start times from one week to the next.

While in general I agree with that I do think they need to make start times clear in advance. I know a fair few people who missed the start of this weeks episode because they didn't know it had moved and a fair few more that would have missed it if not for good ol' series link recording it for them.

As for the overnight, yeah, that'll get up to the high 7's on the final figure, possible very low 8's. If I'm looking at the right figures that'll put it second for episode 6 with only Dalek beating it? That's pretty damn good for an episode with no real hook other than 'it's good Doctor Who'.

the start time for this week was made clear 10 days or so in advance, as is normally the case. It wasn't a last minute change in scheduling, it was always planned to be that way.