April 7th, 2013
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The Rings of Akhaten Overnight Viewing Figures
The Rings of Akhaten Overnight Viewing Figures
The Rings of Akhaten had an overnight audience of 5.5 million viewers, a share of 28.8% of the total TV audience.
These overnight figures have become increasingly unreliable as to the true audience. Final figures will be available in a few days time.
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Davros
July 24th, 2014 - 5:32pmOne of my worst episodes ever, The Effects are Rubbish the Monsters look So Fake. And The Story line is awful.
the astronaut of death
July 24th, 2014 - 6:36pmNo it wasnt
Mason Bingley Same Bday as Matt
May 6th, 2013 - 9:35pmI think the viewing figures have dropped especially after The Crimson Horror only getting 4.61 million overnight and back in series 4 it got around 7 million for a mid episode like this and not including iplayer views on the final rating may hide the true rating 🙂
Dalek The Supreme
April 9th, 2013 - 6:29pmAfter a second viewing, I think my opinion of this episode has changed. I think it’s on par with The Bells of St. John now.
Dalek The Supreme
April 9th, 2013 - 6:32pmSorry, meant to post this on the “What Did You Think Of The Rings of Akhaten” page.
Ian c
April 8th, 2013 - 5:02pmWithout question this was the worst program since the Drs resurrection in the modern era. Poor plot, poorly executed. I hope the usual high standard returns next week
aaron meades
April 13th, 2013 - 12:15pmI didn’t like it either I liked the companion and the dr but it was not scary at all and was quite short
Anonymous
April 7th, 2013 - 8:09pmYes, but it seemed to happen in the space of a year, before series 6 began. There was never any fuss about this “overnight” and “final” figure stuff until the Impossible Astronaut performed worse than expected.
Harold Saxon
April 7th, 2013 - 12:55pmThe figures will bulk up im sure,many people will catch up on sunday i expect
McGann is the Doctor
April 7th, 2013 - 1:04pmNot to mention those who record it on the night, or watch it on BBC HD, like moi !
Seriously, that was a great episode to watch on BBC HD.
TheWhomobile
April 7th, 2013 - 1:30pmDoes watching it on BBC HD not count towards the viewing figures?
And it did look great in HD 😀
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
April 7th, 2013 - 11:21amthe eleventh hour had over 10 million viewers… youch.
booboo
April 7th, 2013 - 11:25amNew Doctor always high,
Parting of the ways which was very heavily advertised had i final figures 6.91 million yet the bells of st John are ready over 8.3 million
The viewing figures are fine for this type of programme
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
April 7th, 2013 - 11:27amInteresting…
Anonymous
April 7th, 2013 - 12:22pmNo, because Fires of Pompeii was 8 million, and The Shakespear Code got 7 million, and Tooth and Claw got a massive 9 million, and even Day Of The Moon got 7 million, this episode didn’t get as many viewers as other 2nd episodes get.
booboo
April 7th, 2013 - 12:27pmYou dont know the final figure yet.
millions are still watching the show all in all and it different ways, i’m sure the BBC are quite happy with it
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
April 7th, 2013 - 3:02pmEven more interesting…
Whomobile
April 7th, 2013 - 11:13amWhy is doctor who on so early???
If it was on at, say, 7 more people would be home to tune in to watch.
Anonymous
April 7th, 2013 - 12:24pmI think it’s because the BBC are putting their talent show The Voice on everywhere, they’re trying to beat ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent for some reason? So they’re mixing around all the schedules to get more ratings.
Joe
April 7th, 2013 - 2:33pmThe Voice is terrible
drjakeyoung
April 7th, 2013 - 10:17amthat is not very high compared to most other episodes!
Anonymous
April 7th, 2013 - 10:46amI agree. Everyone says “Oh, but loads more people will catch up on iPLayer.” But back when Doctor Who pulled in 7/8 million viewers, iPlayer did exist, and people used it to catch up. People are talking like iPlayer and video recording only existed when series 6 began (when the ratings dropped.) No. In days of old, Doctor Who pulled in 7/8 million overnight and another 2 million or whatever on iPlayer.
I’m sorry, but the fact is that Doctor Who has lost viewers. Anyone who says otherwise is in denial.
booboo
April 7th, 2013 - 11:21amits lost a few overall , hardly drastic, final figures for the bells of St John are ready over 8.3 million without iplayer
Time shifts are now massive compared with few years go
Anonymous
April 7th, 2013 - 11:35amlol :~D but if you think about it, it’s more than a few. It’s gone from 8 million overnight on a good night to about six million on a good night. I ‘d say it’s lost around 2 million viewers, taking iPlayer into account as well. Now, if Steven Moffat can keep it at that level then it’s fine, all we gotta hope is that no more switch off.
booboo
April 7th, 2013 - 11:44amyour talking a drop in overnight figures
New Earth had an overnight of 8.3 million and a final rating 8.62 million
Bells of St John had 6.2 overnight and the final ratings are at 8.3 so far with 2 more days to come in plus a lot more people will be using iplayer
The fact is people are not watching it “on the Night” like they used to
The problem is people are just looking at the overnight figures which yes show a huge drop but without realising what the final figures are ending up like.
Anonymous
April 7th, 2013 - 11:58amYou clearly know more than I do, but the huge overnight drop does show a problem. All the alternative viewing methods such as iPlayer and recording existed a few years ago, and they raked in more viewers just as they do now. But now, about 8 mil is considered a good final figure. That was considered a good overnight a few years ago.
The Silence
April 7th, 2013 - 12:03pmPeople’s viewing habits are changing, that’s all. While the majority of people chose to watch it ‘live’ a few years ago, more are chossing to catch up later on ‘iPlayer’ now.
drjakeyoung
April 7th, 2013 - 11:22pmmost casual fans (the kind that aren’t that bothered)will just quickly watch it latter on i player.
Matt smithy
April 8th, 2013 - 10:04amEveryone is saying “the overnights have dropped, I player existed back in 2006, you have to loo at the overnights!”. As said many times before me, peoples interests change. Back in 2006, more people watched it live than on I-player, but with more and more people learning how to interact on the internet everyday, less people rush home from jobs to watch episodes so that they can finish shopping, work etc. then catch up on I player or on record. Yes, it existed in 2006, but less people used the internet and I player. It’s been 8 years since the reboot, and even in that time we live in a much more cybernetic world (hopefully we won’t become cybermen anytime soon!)