Does anyone have an idea of the average audience share for each of the 7 seasons so far?

Not sure if you wanted the live share or consolidated share, so here's both

Ep1
Live: 29.5
Consolidated:34.4

Ep2
Live: 26.2
Consolidated: 31.9

Ep3
Live: 28.9
Consolidated: 33.4

Ep4
Live: 26.2
Consolidated: 31.8

Ep5
Live: 26.9
Consolidated(so far): 31.2

Thanks for the stats.... But i think Mullet meant the Average Share for 'All 7 series of Nu-Who'

I can't find them... Somebody at Gallifrey Base must know!

Oh yeah I totally mis-read that

i could find out, but could take some time, I'm meant to be working

I've found it...


I only have the average shares for 3 episodes this series... 33.2%

Looking at A Town Called Mercy's consolidated figure... can you imagine the ratings if the Beeb had aired either Asylum or Manhattan on that night? (What with the Strictly lead in.) Missed opportunity that only one week had that lead in (or lead-out, whichever).

In the US, The Angels Take Manhattan had 0.99 million viewers. The average for S7, Part 1 is 1.13 million, an increase of 38% over the average for S6, Part 1 (0.82 million).

Here are the ratings for the BBC America 9pm premiere of all five episodes in S7, Part 1:

Asylum - 1.555 million
Dinosaurs - 1.149 million
Mercy - 0.958 million
Power - 1.000 million
Angels - 0.994 million

It's nice to see the ratings on the rise in the US, since that means BBC America will probably continue to show new episodes the same night as the UK.

i really am impressed with the ratings! Fantastic stuff

The I-player views are in for September, and they are big!

Asylum of the Daleks was the most watched with 2.2 million requests.


http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2012/10...ce=twitterfeed

wow those are impressive stats!

Consolidated figures for BBC1 transmission of The Angels Take Manhattan is 7.818m

The series finished with an average of 7.969m

Pretty Impressive.

I know the audience share is important too (which is why I asked about it). So it does look like Who's getting a smaller percentage of a larger audience. I'm sure that's not a problem, though.

I do also think that if we include the Christmas special ratings in for season 7, we should probably do the same for seasons 1-6 too.

That's great news.

Series Averages over the first 5 episodes for each series since 2005:

Series 1 - First 5 - 8.64m
Series 2 - First 5 - 8.64m
Series 3 - First 5 - 7.60m
Series 4 - First 5 - 7.84m
Series 5 - First 5 - 8.75m
Series 6 - First 5 - 7.85m
Series 7 - First 5 - 7.97m

So, Series 7 is currently above 3, 4 and 6. Not too shabby at all!

Interesting stats. So the 3 series to have a higher average than the current one all involve a new Doctor, so 7.97m is pretty decent.

Not all series aired the same time of year so comparisons aren't accurate but it's good to see it rating well. Now what will Christmas bring?

By tradition the birth of lord Christ, the little baby Jesus.

This year : JLC. Not the one with the court appearances.

joking aside, the viewing figures are strong. Millions of people watch the show on Christmas day who would not ordinarily. It looks as though it is going to be another ratings winner. Fingers crrossed.

Yes, the seasons which started in Spring and ran for the full 13 episodes (without a break) averaged an 'Audience Share' of almost 40% (its about 39.55%). Since the move and the split-seasons, we're averaging something more like 34%. So Doctor Who's getting a smaller share of a larger audience.

I'm not sure if that matters as the basic viewing figures are still good, but I do remember RTD saying how important the audience share was (within the industry) and someone on this forum (I cannot remember who) saying that a 40% audience share was really sought-after.

Audience share is hugely important, ratings are more valid and representative when compared to how many of the total audience watched a particular show.

Do you think BBC management give it some leeway because of the shift in season? That they might reasonably expect a drop in share because its Autumn and people who were nowhere near tv in May and June are now on their sofas?

In other words, maybe Doctor Who drags people to the telly in Spring and Summer who wouldn't otherwise be watching telly at all. It drags those same people to the telly in Autumn, but there are also a lot of other people who are just watching whatever is on (not Who) because it is getting dark and they aren't in the garden etc.

Or is it just as simple as a possibly worrying drop in share, and that's that?

I don't know how these things are judged within the BBC top brass mindset.

Interesting questions, don't know the answers I'm afraid.

On a purely factual basis 4 out of every 10 people watching television were watching DW, now it's just over 3 in 10.

I know ratings themselves are holding up well, but this loss in audience share must be a concern to the Beeb I would imagine.

The BBC do know that more people watch television in the Autumn than in the Spring/Summer.

If they are concerned about audience share, they would move the program back to Easter, when the share would increase as regular episodes of Doctor Who all get about the same ratings regardless of when they are shown.

A breakdown by episode can be found here.

Yet more proof that the viewing figures haven't dropped, people have just changed how they watch the show.

And if a third of the audience are actively seeking the show out after it's been on for the first time, that's even better.
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Doctor Who: The Snowmen overnights: 7.59 million, 33.9% audience share

Ahead of Downton & Call The Midwife in viewers, ahead of all but Eastenders in terms of share. Pretty decent result given early timeslot.