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April 12th, 2010
71 comments
The Eleventh Hour Final Ratings
The official BARB website has revealed that Matt Smiths Debut story, The Eleventh Hour has achieved a huge Final Rating of 10.08 million viewers ( including Hd ).
Overnight viewing figures showed that Matt Smith’s 2nd episode, The Beast Below was watched by 6.7m million viewers (including HD) with a 34% audience share.
Although at first glance the rating may look on the low side it was by far the most watched programme of the day beating it nearest rival by nearly a million viewers.
Full figures including those who recorded it and watched it within 7 days will be available form BARB in a couple of weeks time.
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71 Responses to The Eleventh Hour Final Ratings
Posted by: Doctor Who Star 100 April 28th, 2011
Matt Smith Rocks!!
If people didn’t watch it because they were 2 busy debating who’s better david or Matt allow me 2 settle:
Matt: younger, cute, crazy, funny, only got a girlfriend.
David: older, cute, not as crazy, can be a bit serious, married.
Posted by: harvey June 26th, 2010
rubish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Joe April 13th, 2010
Not being mean/horrible here, but these new series fans who have only been watching since series 1 (2005) keep on making statements about how the tenth doctor was so good. he was one of the worst doctors in my opinion. the best doctor has to be Jon Pertwee. David Tennant was too sobby and emotional. Matts doctor is more “Back to the good old days” Hes kind of a mix between the 7th doctor and the 2nd doctor.
Posted by: Mart April 13th, 2010
Speaking of past episodes, I thought the one with the giant wasp was a bit poor.
Anyway, I think The Beast Below was also poor. Repetitive dialogue – seemed like a pilot episode try to establish the doctor’s character. But it isn’t the first series; we already know he is very old, very kind and alone, and won’t interfere in alien affairs unless there is injustice.
Also it seemed a bit disjointed, flitting between scenes and camera angles. And definitely written for the kids rather than the grown-ups. Like the first episode was. I’ll see if the third one is any better, then relegate Dr Who from ‘must see’ to ‘might see’.
Posted by: Juddon PLatoon April 12th, 2010
It is actully quite a good series
Bring on Saturday
Posted by: dalekship 101 April 12th, 2010
I watched it and it was very very very good !:)!
Posted by: anthony April 12th, 2010
certainely no bad egg i believe… the only problem was the tempo. of the story…. a good story with i believe a doctor and companion that will find there feet..
Posted by: here come the drums…… April 12th, 2010
I liked the beast below. i can see why pepo didnt like it but i thought this story made amy understand the doctor alot better. the acting i thought was brilliant. and regards to bad eggs of the season i think that we should all wait til the end of the season and then decide what one was the bad egg
Posted by: TC April 11th, 2010
@ Andrew Hall:
No worries. I freely admit there are some poor stories, as there’s always been in the history of the series. Every show deals with that, you can’t hit the high mark every time even if you want to. I’ve loved this show since childhood, and I can usually forgive it it’s foibles. It’s still early in the season though, so I prefer to reserve any major judgments til it’s over. I just want it to keep going for many more years.
Posted by: The Great One April 11th, 2010
I am really enjoying it so far and there were some great “Troughton” moments in there- wonderful.
Posted by: pc April 11th, 2010
Let’s give the series a chance ok people? come on many people moaned about David tennant when he took over but as we all know he was amazing in the role. on the whole i think things are shaping up quite nicely as Matt Smith seems to have taken a bit of the 2nd & 3rd doctors with a little of the hartnell doctor when he gets frustrated. All i will say is stay with it and give him time and be amazed!
Posted by: Andrew Hall April 11th, 2010
Didnt want to cause arguments over ‘bad egg’ stories everyone, so aplogies for raising this issue. I agree that it is too early to judge the first stories but I so wanted to like this one but as hard as I tried, I couldnt. Im the first person who hates to knock the programme but I did think there were too many elements over the 45 minutes that were jumbled together. Each season has always had one stinker, right from Hartnells days upto the present. Hopefully this is the one for this season. Theres a lot of stinkers from Tom Bakers era after the Horror of Fang Rock. A lot of stinkers! Anyway, bring on the Daleks next week!
Posted by: Jason April 11th, 2010
The ratings aren’t that low cos there was an FA cup semi final on at the same time so that would have taken at least a million viewers of Doctor Who. So no need to fret the viewers will be back next week
Posted by: TC April 11th, 2010
We’ve had two episodes so far. It’s too early to say there’s a ‘bad egg’ and it kind of annoys me that people are passing such judgments already. Wait til the season is done, and don’t heap too many expectations on any particular story, just take them as they come.
I thought The Beast Below was quite good. Not ‘instant classic’ but one of those ones that’s rather good but gets neglected in the face of other stories. Matt and Karen continue to delight as a great Doctor/Companion team and there was some nice synthesis with classic series continuity (Earth getting roasted by solar flares in the 29th century was established in “The Ark In Space”). The bits about the whale being tortured by the people reminded me of Planet of the Ood, but this time due to plain ignorance rather than overt racism and greed. And I like that Amy saved the day, it shows she’s already being observant and learning.
@ Callum:
Season 1 – Aliens of London/World War Three & Boom Town (because I despise the Slitheen)
Season 2: Agree with you, Love & Monsters and Fear Her
Season 3: Hard to say, though Last of the Time Lords had too much ‘magic button’ in the ending.
Season 4: No real ‘bad eggs’, but Planet of the Ood and The Doctor’s Daughter were the low performers for me
Seasons 1 and 2 definitely had ‘bad egg’ episodes, but by 3 and 4 even the weaker ones were much better than those of the previous years. The show has definitely improved with each year it’s been on.
Posted by: Callum Metcalfe April 11th, 2010
Yes but Tardis Wiki says anything!!
But however I think that one of the final episodes will be called Crack In Time and be about the crack in time and there are rumors that they will be called Pandorica Opens and Big Bang.There are also very strong rumors that one of the Silurian episodes is called Cold Blood
Posted by: the 1st doctor April 11th, 2010
episode 10) is called ‘Vincent and the Doctor. (Well thats what TARDISWikia says!)
Posted by: Callum Metcalfe April 11th, 2010
What I want to know is all the episode titles not just rumors but the real titles:
Episodes 1-7 have been confirmed,but I want 1-13!!!!!!!
Posted by: WHO DUDE April 11th, 2010
I LOVE THE NEW SERIES AND I ALSO LOVE THE NEW THEME TUNE. WHAT I WHANT TO KNOW IS WHATS WRONG WITH IT.
Posted by: the 1st doctor April 11th, 2010
@ Callum Metcalfe
I disagree, I don’t think ‘Fires of Pompeii’ was a bad egg but thats just my opinion.
I don’t think ‘The Beast Below’ was a bad egg either I loved the ending with Winston Churchill!
Posted by: booboo April 11th, 2010
I preferred the eleventh hour but The beast below was ok, there were some good twists as such, i think the problem is my anticipation for next weeks episode overshadowed it slightly.
Posted by: Callum Metcalfe April 11th, 2010
Yes:Here are the bad eggs:
Series One: The Unquiet Dead or Fathers Day
Series Two: Love & Monsters or Fear Her
Series Three: The Lazarus Experiment or 42
Series Four: The Fires Of Pompeii or Midnight
Please say your opinions
I don’t think The Eleventh Hour or The Beast Below have been bad though but however I think the plot for Amy’s Choice sounds stupid so I might not enjoy that one!!
Posted by: Andrew Hall April 11th, 2010
A lot of fans criticised Russell T Davies for some of his stories, but now that Moffat is head writer maybe the number of stories he has to write may not be of the same quality we are used to. Im a big Russell fan and loved the majority of his stories. I was very dissapointed with last nites, but I still have high hopes for the rest of the season. Every season has one bad egg!!!
Posted by: third doctor April 11th, 2010
the doctor who episodes dont seem to be exciting it dont have no connection of excitment and serious drama to it. russel t davies done this very well but steven moffat just making it boring
Posted by: Andrew Hall April 11th, 2010
Bit of a worry last nights episode. Hope its just the bad egg of the season. Matt was great again but the story seemed a bit rushed. Who were the Smilers? No explanation and I thought Liz Ten was a bad idea and her acting a bitt ott. Stupid ending too, with Churchill phoning the Doctor! What was that all about? This unfortunately is Moffats first bad story. I aint blinkered and been a Who fan since ’74 and have to say I didnt enjoy it. Last weeks was much better. I hope Victory of the Daleks is a return to form.
Posted by: the doctor’s adventures April 11th, 2010
The Beast Below was a brilliant episode even at the end when Winston Curchill phoned the Doctor and we sore the Dalek’s shadow and when wee sore the Beast undernieth Starship UK and Amy saying her ryhm about the Beast and seeing the Crack that was in Amys room in the Evleventh Hour about the Pandorica that the universe is cracking up.
Posted by: booboo April 11th, 2010
Some said that of Christopher Eccleton and David Tennant, and all previous Doctors and companions for that matter.
Every one has their own opinion.
Posted by: Callum Metcalfe April 11th, 2010
One thing though did all the smiler’s die and if so,how?
Posted by: harley April 11th, 2010
I was just reading the comments and the third doctor said david tennant was brill,christopher eccleston bril and matt smith and compion cant act that is a horrble thing to say
Posted by: the 1st doctor April 11th, 2010
I could hardly hear last nights episode cause at the same time we were ordering a curry! I will catch up on YouTube or I’player
Posted by: ryan April 11th, 2010
i was definately better than last weeks one. it was more intense and a bit creepier. i liked The Smilers and Liz 10 was good.
Posted by: Callum Metcalfe April 11th, 2010
I thought the episode was fantastic don’t know whether I liked it better than last week.I think I liked it the same!What did u think to it
Posted by: booboo April 11th, 2010
The comments below refer to Th Eleventh Hour
Posted by: the 11th doctor – used to be DRWHO? April 9th, 2010
the new dr who theme is amazing if you like it go onto: bbc.co.uk/drwho and click on news and features
Posted by: Some bloke writing a comment April 8th, 2010
I find it funny how people are saying the new theme tune isn’t good and it shouldn’t have been tampered with, despite the fact it’s closer to the original. Also, I believe the fact Matt Smith acts like David Tennant shall only be temporary, as if it’s a completely different character the not-so die-hard fans will feel like it’s too different to watch, and even Moffat who is trying to return the series to greatness knows that he can’t afford to loose figures. Matt Smith is doing fine, and of course he is going to receive a vast amount of criticism from the people who aren’t willing to give him a full try.
Posted by: TC April 6th, 2010
They weren’t specific although Rory didn’t seem happy when Jeff was mentioned, so who knows.
Posted by: Callum Metcalfe April 6th, 2010
And was Jeff Amy’s ex-boyfriend or cousin or something
Posted by: TC April 5th, 2010
@ Callum:
She was Jeff’s grandmother, because he called her ‘Gran’ at one point.
Posted by: Callum Metcalfe April 5th, 2010
In the episode who was the women who Amy went home to, with the Doctor, she was oldish and lived with Jeff. Who was she though.
Posted by: Bad Wolf April 5th, 2010
Series 1 or Series 5
Technically it’s series 31
Posted by: TC April 5th, 2010
I thoroughly enjoyed the episode and rank it up there with the best of the series’ Doctor-Intro stories. Matt IS the Doctor, no matter what else some people might think. I also loved the hologram of all the other Doctors and them Matt stepping through: “Hello. I’m the Doctor. Basically… run.” That was the moment when his Doctor finally clicked into place.
Karen is also brilliant as Amy. With much of her life built around her childhood encounter with the Doctor and how that affected her, I think it’ll bring a new dynamic to the Doctor/Companion relationship we haven’t seen before.
Posted by: Tony April 5th, 2010
Was a little apprehensive as thought David Tennant was great but thought Matt did a fantastic job. Great story to start the series and love the new assistant.
I think Steve Moffat’s stories are great. They have the humour but with suspense and a scary edge.
This is going to be a superb series!
Posted by: Frankie April 5th, 2010
Loved the new Doctor Who. Better than David Tennant even!!! However definitely do not like the new theme tune. Why mess about with it? Great assistant, best one for a long time.
Posted by: Ian April 5th, 2010
What have they done to the theme ??????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not sure I like this. The past Doctors hologram was good work. Think I’ll reserve judgement on Matt until I’ve seen more of his work, as I’m looking forward to the Stone Angels and Dalek episodes.
Posted by: third doctor April 5th, 2010
when i watched the new doctor who episode on saturday i thought it was boring. matt smith was trying to copy david tennant and the tardis looks awful i sooner prefer the old tardis before it got blown up. also the title sequence there was no doctor who theme.
some people will be mad of what im saying but when russel t davies brought doctor who back he updated it with the doctor ,the tardis.
the best actors who played the doctor when it came back was christopher eccleston and david tennant. matt smith cant act or his companion.
Posted by: Douey April 5th, 2010
I think Matt Smith had some massive shoes to fill taking over from David Tennant, and…… fair play to him, he’s got off to a phenomenal start.
I bow to you Matt and hope for your continued successes.
Posted by: dalekship April 5th, 2010
i ASKED my mates to see they would watch v elevnth hr but i hope at least 4 did.
I CANNOT WAIT UNTIL THE SURLIAN EPISODE AND THE CYBERMEN ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: the 1st doctor April 5th, 2010
I saw The Eleventh Hour thought bits like Amy being a kissagram and other parts were Inappropriate for younger viewers but still good!
Posted by: pc April 5th, 2010
An amazing first episode for the new Doctor and i have to agree the part where he walks through the hologram of his past regenerations is as if to say “this is what your up against!”, personally if i wanted to invade i think i would run too!
Posted by: Cameron April 4th, 2010
I think this epsidoe was an amazing first episode! A lot of people will love him as the Doctor and will get used to the fact that David Tennant is gone. My favourite scence’s were the part were he was trying all the different foods and when he walked through the hologram of all the Doctors! If you have not seen this episode then watch it…. NOW!!!!
Posted by: anthony April 4th, 2010
excellent opening episode.. matt smith is the ideal actor to succeed david tennant… and the tardis interior is stunning an suits the doctors costume. all bodes well for the future,. steven moffat is a genius.
Posted by: annie April 4th, 2010
I thought Matt was brill but not as good as David but hope you had fun doing episodes!!! My mum is a huge dr who fan so she liked it !!!!!! your costume is weird i liked you in davids outfit. But over all BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!:)
Posted by: Charlie April 4th, 2010
its named as series 5
Posted by: booboo April 4th, 2010
well i’m calling it series 5
Posted by: Callum Metcalfe April 4th, 2010
And also, I have heard that the arc is ‘Silence will fall’, the doctor said that in The Eleventh Hour.
I have also heard a rumor saying half of the series will be in Spring 2010 and the other will be in Autumn 2010, I doubt it and I don’t want it to happen
Posted by: Callum Metcalfe April 4th, 2010
Is the series classed as Series 1 or Series 5?
Posted by: Steve April 4th, 2010
It’s gonna be FANTASTIC…………
Matt was so good!
Posted by: dalekship 101 April 4th, 2010
I watched the episode and I thought that it was brilliant!!!!!
Posted by: Elliott April 4th, 2010
So glad the episode did well in the ratings and most people are really happy with the new show and the new doctor.
I was worried that he wasn’t going to be any good, but I was surprised. Matt Smith is going to be a fantastic Doctor, maybe even better than David Te-…. wait a second. What was his name again??
Posted by: Callum Metcalfe April 4th, 2010
Unless the Cybermen are in episode 11 rumored to be called The Lodger, that’s with James Corden
Posted by: BooBoo April 4th, 2010
There are so many rumours around but nothing definite, te trailer seemed to show “intact Cybermen” but who knows
Posted by: Callum Metcalfe April 4th, 2010
Does anybody know all the episode titles because I know some of them are just rumors but who knows.
I think the Cybermen will be in episode 12 and 13, that’s just a guess though
Posted by: Steve C April 4th, 2010
A newly regenerated Doctor of course!!
Posted by: Callum Metcalfe April 4th, 2010
I really liked the episode, it was one of my favourites and I really like the Doctor and think Amy is sexy but however…
who the hell would eat fish fingers and custard???
Posted by: T.D. April 4th, 2010
Looking at the other ratings for the night that’s somewhat brilliant and Matts Doctors seems to be going down very well
Posted by: Gavin April 4th, 2010
and thats overnight ratings it could have a high figure then when the final ratings are released
Posted by: Steve C April 4th, 2010
Confidential attracted 0.88 million viewers!
Posted by: Gavin April 4th, 2010
Do you know the overnight ratings for dr who confidential?
Posted by: Devlin April 4th, 2010
Superb start to the new doctor. Great new intro credits, great writing – Stephen Moffat realises that the kids are meant to be watching from behind the sofa! No more of Russell T Davies’ cuddly monsters please!
Brilliant – can’t wait for the next one!
Posted by: Steve C April 4th, 2010
Best debut of a Doctor since Tom Baker in 1974!
Loved it and Loved Matt too!!
Posted by: Simon April 4th, 2010
The ratings for the evening are terrible ITV ant and deck have less that 4million so there ratings are brilliant there iv virtually a 3 million gap between 1st and 2nd
Posted by: Dylan April 4th, 2010
I THINK THE EPISODES WAS FANTASTIC!!! I AM SO HAPPY THAT ALL OF (MOST) DOCTOR WHO’S FANS WATCHED THE EPISODE, I THOUGHT MANY WERE’NT GOING TO BECAUSE OF THE NEW DOCTOR. BUT EVERYONE I KNOW LOVED THE EPISODE AND THE NEW DOCTOR AND SO DID I!!