Matt Smith, David Tennant and John Hurt (left to right) played different generations of the Doctor The US broadcast of Doctor Who's 50th anniversary episode The Day of the Doctor was watched by an average of 2.4 million, a record for BBC America.
One of the last episodes to feature current Doctor Matt Smith, it was simulcast to fans around the world.
Despite having a Saturday afternoon slot in the US, the show achieved BBC America's best ratings, with a peak time repeat upping the total to 3.6m.
In the UK the episode won Doctor Who's highest ratings since 2010 - 10.2m.
The Day of the Doctor was shown simultaneously in 75 countries, with US cinema screenings of the 3D episode selling out in 11 cities.
It starred Smith, David Tennant and John Hurt as different generations of the Doctor, with cameos from former Doctor Tom Baker and future star Peter Capaldi.
The show has been airing on BBC America since 2008. According to Variety[1] , it previously drew its largest audience with the seventh season premiere in September 2012.
That episode was watched by 1.55m viewers, which rose to 2.47m later that week when on-demand viewings were included in the figures.
BBC America used the hype surrounding Saturday's anniversary episode as a platform to launch new BBC drama Atlantis on the channel.
It also broke a record by attracting an average audience of 838,000 viewers - the best ratings for a series launch on the network.
Meanwhile, more details of the forthcoming Doctor Who Christmas special, The Time of the Doctor, have been released by the BBC.
The episode will see the Doctor and assistant Clara, played by Jenna Coleman, heading to a quiet backwater planet to learn what some strange signals mean for his fate and that of the universe.
0 comments:
Post a Comment