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Series overview[edit]
The following table dictates the season or series in question for the programme as a whole.
Regular seasons[edit]
| Season / Series | Doctor | Episodes | Serials | Originally aired | Average viewers (millions) | Average AI | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||||||||||
| Classic era | ||||||||||||
| Season 1 | First Doctor | 42 | 8 | 23 November 1963 | 12 September 1964 | 8.08 | 59 | |||||
| Season 2 | 39 | 9 | 31 October 1964 | 24 July 1965 | 10.46 | 54 | ||||||
| Season 3 | 45 | 10 | 11 September 1965 | 16 July 1966 | 7.65 | 49 | ||||||
| Season 4[a] | Second Doctor | 43 | 9 | 10 September 1966 | 1 July 1967 | 7.10 | 49 | |||||
| Season 5 | 40 | 7 | 2 September 1967 | 1 June 1968 | 7.23 | 53 | ||||||
| Season 6 | 44 | 7 | 10 August 1968 | 21 June 1969 | 6.38 | 54 | ||||||
| Season 7 | Third Doctor | 25 | 4 | 3 January 1970 | 20 June 1970 | 7.17 | 59 | |||||
| Season 8 | 25 | 5 | 2 January 1971 | 19 June 1971 | 7.96 | – | ||||||
| Season 9 | 26 | 5 | 1 January 1972 | 24 June 1972 | 8.30 | – | ||||||
| Season 10 | 26 | 5 | 30 December 1972 | 23 June 1973 | 8.87 | – | ||||||
| Season 11 | 26 | 5 | 15 December 1973 | 8 June 1974 | 8.78 | 60 | ||||||
| Season 12 | Fourth Doctor | 20 | 5 | 28 December 1974 | 10 May 1975 | 10.00 | 56 | |||||
| Season 13 | 26 | 6 | 30 August 1975 | 6 March 1976 | 10.14 | 57 | ||||||
| Season 14 | 26 | 6 | 4 September 1976 | 2 April 1977 | 11.08 | 59 | ||||||
| Season 15 | 26 | 6 | 3 September 1977 | 11 March 1978 | 8.98 | 62 | ||||||
| Season 16[b] | 26 | 6 | 2 September 1978 | 24 February 1979 | 8.61 | 64 | ||||||
| Season 17 | 20 | 5[c] | 1 September 1979 | 12 January 1980 | 11.21 | 65 | ||||||
| Season 18 | 28 | 7 | 30 August 1980 | 21 March 1981 | 5.82 | 63 | ||||||
| Season 19 | Fifth Doctor | 26 | 7 | 4 January 1982 | 30 March 1982 | 9.24 | – | |||||
| Season 20 | 22 | 6 | 3 January 1983 | 16 March 1983 | 7.03 | 67 | ||||||
| Season 21[d] | 24 | 7 | 5 January 1984 | 30 March 1984 | 7.14 | 65 | ||||||
| Season 22[e] | Sixth Doctor | 13 | 6 | 5 January 1985 | 30 March 1985 | 7.12 | 64 | |||||
| Season 23[f] | 14 | 1 | 6 September 1986 | 6 December 1986 | 4.81 | 69 | ||||||
| Season 24 | Seventh Doctor | 14 | 4 | 7 September 1987 | 7 December 1987 | 4.94 | 60 | |||||
| Season 25 | 14 | 4 | 5 October 1988 | 4 January 1989 | 5.34 | 68 | ||||||
| Season 26 | 14 | 4 | 6 September 1989 | 6 December 1989 | 4.15 | 68 | ||||||
| Revived era | ||||||||||||
| Series 1 | Ninth Doctor | 13 | 10 | 26 March 2005 | 18 June 2005 | 7.95 | 82 | |||||
| Series 2 | Tenth Doctor | 13 | 10 | 15 April 2006 | 8 July 2006 | 7.71 | 84 | |||||
| Series 3 | 13 | 9 | 31 March 2007 | 30 June 2007 | 7.55 | 86 | ||||||
| Series 4 | 13 | 10 | 5 April 2008 | 5 July 2008 | 8.05 | 88 | ||||||
| Series 5 | Eleventh Doctor | 13 | 10 | 3 April 2010 | 26 June 2010 | 7.73 | 86 | |||||
| Series 6 | 13 | 11 | 23 April 2011 | 1 October 2011 | 7.52 | 86 | ||||||
| Series 7 | 13 | 13 | 1 September 2012 | 18 May 2013 | 7.44 | 86 | ||||||
| Series 8 | Twelfth Doctor | 12 | 11 | 23 August 2014 | 8 November 2014 | 7.26 | 83 | |||||
| Series 9 | 12 | 9 | 19 September 2015 | 5 December 2015 | 6.03 | 82 | ||||||
| Series 10 | 12 | 11 | 15 April 2017 | 1 July 2017 | 5.46 | 83 | ||||||
| Series 11 | Thirteenth Doctor | 10 | 10 | 7 October 2018 | 9 December 2018 | 7.96 | 81 | |||||
| Series 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 January 2020 | 1 March 2020 | 5.40 | 80 | ||||||
| Series 13[g] | 6 | 1 | 31 October 2021 | 5 December 2021 | 4.95 | 77 | ||||||
| Series 14 | Fifteenth Doctor | 8[1] | TBA | 2024[2] | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||||
Specials[edit]
| Special(s) | Doctor | Episodes | Originally aired | Average viewers (millions) | Average AI | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20th anniversary | Fifth Doctor | 1 | 25 November 1983 | 7.70 | 75 | ||
| Television movie | Eighth Doctor | 1 | 12 May 1996 | 9.08 | 75 | ||
| 2005 Christmas | Tenth Doctor | 1 | 25 December 2005 | 9.84 | 84 | ||
| 2006 Christmas | 1 | 25 December 2006 | 9.35 | 84 | |||
| 2007 Christmas | 1 | 25 December 2007 | 13.31 | 86 | |||
| 2008–2010 specials[h] | 5 | 25 December 2008 – 1 January 2010 | 11.50 | 88 | |||
| 2010 Christmas | Eleventh Doctor | 1 | 25 December 2010 | 12.11 | 83 | ||
| 2011 Christmas | 1 | 25 December 2011 | 10.77 | 84 | |||
| 2012 Christmas | 1 | 25 December 2012 | 9.87 | 87 | |||
| 2013 specials[i] | 2 | 23 November – 25 December 2013 | 11.97 | 86 | |||
| 2014 Christmas | Twelfth Doctor | 1 | 25 December 2014 | 8.28 | 82 | ||
| 2015 Christmas | 1 | 25 December 2015 | 7.69 | 82 | |||
| 2016 Christmas | 1 | 25 December 2016 | 7.83 | 82 | |||
| 2017 Christmas | 1 | 25 December 2017 | 7.92 | 81 | |||
| 2019 New Year | Thirteenth Doctor | 1 | 1 January 2019 | 7.13 | 80 | ||
| 2020 New Year | –[j] | 1 January 2020 | 6.89 | 82 | |||
| 2021 New Year | 1 | 1 January 2021 | 6.36 | 79 | |||
| 2022 specials[k] | 3 | 1 January – 23 October 2022 | 4.39 | 78 | |||
| 2023 specials[l] | Fourteenth Doctor | 4[5] | November 2023 – December 2023[6] | TBA | TBA | ||
| 2024 Christmas | Fifteenth Doctor | 1 | December 2024[7] | TBA | TBA | ||
Notes[edit]
- ^ The First Doctor remained for the first two serials of season 4. The Second Doctor featured for the remainder of the season from the third serial, The Power of the Daleks.
- ^ Also known by its subtitle, The Key to Time
- ^ Shada was left unfinished due to a strike. The story was later completed and officially released on home media in 2017. The voices of the original actors with new animation was incorporated to bridge the gaps between the recorded live-action segments. It is not included in the episode or story counts as it was not broadcast.
- ^ The Fifth Doctor regenerated in the sixth serial of season 21. The Sixth Doctor featured only in the final serial, The Twin Dilemma.
- ^ A change in transmission format for this season only as episodes were 45 minutes instead of the usual 24 minutes. Thus a traditional 4-part story was transmitted in 2 parts.
- ^ Also known by its subtitle, The Trial of a Time Lord
- ^ Also known by its subtitle, Flux
- ^ These specials consist of the 2008 Christmas, 2009 Easter, 2009 November and the 2009–10 Christmas/New Year's Day episodes.
- ^ These specials consist of the 50th Anniversary and 2013 Christmas episodes.
- ^ This episode was the first episode of the twelfth series (and is only counted in the § Regular seasons table of this article), and thus not a special aired outside of a series, but it was aired four days before the twelfth series' traditional timeslot in order to air deliberately on New Year's Day.
- ^ These specials consist of the 2022 New Year's Day, 2022 Easter, and 2022 BBC Centenary episodes.[3][4]
- ^ These specials consist of the three 60th Anniversary episodes with the Fourteenth Doctor and 2023 Christmas episode with the Fifteenth Doctor.
Episodes[edit]
Thirteenth Doctor[edit]
The Thirteenth Doctor was portrayed by Jodie Whittaker.[8] Chris Chibnall took over as showrunner from the eleventh series.
Series 11 (2018)[edit]
For series 11, the episode count was reduced from twelve to ten with each episode's runtime increasing by ten minutes. The Thirteenth Doctor initially searched for her lost TARDIS, inadvertently bringing her companions with her on her travels, who contemplated returning to their lives but decided to continue travelling. The series also dealt with grief, and saw the time slot change to Sunday.
| No. story | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 277 | 1 | "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" | Jamie Childs | Chris Chibnall | 7 October 2018 | 10.96 | 83 | |||||
| 278 | 2 | "The Ghost Monument" | Mark Tonderai | Chris Chibnall | 14 October 2018 | 9.00 | 82 | |||||
| 279 | 3 | "Rosa" | Mark Tonderai | Malorie Blackman and Chris Chibnall | 21 October 2018 | 8.41 | 83 | |||||
| 280 | 4 | "Arachnids in the UK" | Sallie Aprahamian | Chris Chibnall | 28 October 2018 | 8.22 | 83 | |||||
| 281 | 5 | "The Tsuranga Conundrum" | Jennifer Perrott | Chris Chibnall | 4 November 2018 | 7.76 | 79 | |||||
| 282 | 6 | "Demons of the Punjab" | Jamie Childs | Vinay Patel | 11 November 2018 | 7.48 | 80 | |||||
| 283 | 7 | "Kerblam!" | Jennifer Perrott | Pete McTighe | 18 November 2018 | 7.46 | 81 | |||||
| 284 | 8 | "The Witchfinders" | Sallie Aprahamian | Joy Wilkinson | 25 November 2018 | 7.21 | 81 | |||||
| 285 | 9 | "It Takes You Away" | Jamie Childs | Ed Hime | 2 December 2018 | 6.42 | 80 | |||||
| 286 | 10 | "The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos" | Jamie Childs | Chris Chibnall | 9 December 2018 | 6.65 | 79 | |||||
| Special | ||||||||||||
| 287 | – | "Resolution" | Wayne Yip | Chris Chibnall | 1 January 2019 | 7.13 | 80 | |||||
Series 12 (2020)[edit]
This series dealt with a new incarnation of the Master, the return of Jack Harkness, the appearance of an unknown incarnation of the Doctor who existed at some point before the Time War, and the "Lone Cyberman", while following the destruction of Gallifrey and the secret of the Timeless Child. The special marked the last regular appearance of Graham and Ryan.
| No. story | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 288a | 1 | "Spyfall, Part 1" | Jamie Magnus Stone | Chris Chibnall | 1 January 2020 | 6.89 | 82 | |||||
| 288b | 2 | "Spyfall, Part 2" | Lee Haven Jones | Chris Chibnall | 5 January 2020 | 6.07 | 82 | |||||
| 289 | 3 | "Orphan 55" | Lee Haven Jones | Ed Hime | 12 January 2020 | 5.38 | 77 | |||||
| 290 | 4 | "Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror" | Nida Manzoor | Nina Metivier | 19 January 2020 | 5.20 | 79 | |||||
| 291 | 5 | "Fugitive of the Judoon" | Nida Manzoor | Vinay Patel and Chris Chibnall | 26 January 2020 | 5.57 | 83 | |||||
| 292 | 6 | "Praxeus" | Jamie Magnus Stone | Pete McTighe and Chris Chibnall | 2 February 2020 | 5.22 | 78 | |||||
| 293 | 7 | "Can You Hear Me?" | Emma Sullivan | Charlene James and Chris Chibnall | 9 February 2020 | 4.90 | 78 | |||||
| 294 | 8 | "The Haunting of Villa Diodati" | Emma Sullivan | Maxine Alderton | 16 February 2020 | 5.07 | 80 | |||||
| 295a | 9 | "Ascension of the Cybermen" | Jamie Magnus Stone | Chris Chibnall | 23 February 2020 | 4.99 | 81 | |||||
| 295b | 10 | "The Timeless Children" | Jamie Magnus Stone | Chris Chibnall | 1 March 2020 | 4.69 | 82 | |||||
| Special | ||||||||||||
| 296 | – | "Revolution of the Daleks" | Lee Haven Jones | Chris Chibnall | 1 January 2021 | 6.36 | 79 | |||||
Series 13 (2021)[edit]
Series 13 consisted of a single story arc, subtitled Flux. The series dealt with a universe-ending anomaly called the "Flux", which brought several enemies together in an attempt to take over Earth. It also featured the Division from Series 12.[10][11] Dan Lewis (John Bishop) joined the series as a new companion.
| No. story | No. in series | Title [a] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 297a | 1 | "The Halloween Apocalypse" | Jamie Magnus Stone | Chris Chibnall | 31 October 2021 | 5.81 | 76 |
| 297b | 2 | "War of the Sontarans" | Jamie Magnus Stone | Chris Chibnall | 7 November 2021 | 5.13 | 77 |
| 297c | 3 | "Once, Upon Time" | Azhur Saleem | Chris Chibnall | 14 November 2021 | 4.70 | 75 |
| 297d | 4 | "Village of the Angels" | Jamie Magnus Stone | Chris Chibnall and Maxine Alderton | 21 November 2021 | 4.57 | 79 |
| 297e | 5 | "Survivors of the Flux" | Azhur Saleem | Chris Chibnall | 28 November 2021 | 4.83 | 77 |
| 297f | 6 | "The Vanquishers" | Azhur Saleem | Chris Chibnall | 5 December 2021 | 4.64 | 76 |
Specials (2022)[edit]
Series 13 was followed by three specials in 2022. The first was broadcast on New Year's Day, the second on Easter Sunday, and Whittaker's final feature-length special, in which the Thirteenth Doctor regenerated, on 23 October, as part of the BBC's Centenary celebrations.[3] The specials loosely continued from Flux, and dealt with Yaz and the Doctor's relationship.
| No. story | No. special | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [9] | AI [9] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 298 | 1 | "Eve of the Daleks" | Annetta Laufer | Chris Chibnall | 1 January 2022 | 4.40 | 77 |
| 299 | 2 | "Legend of the Sea Devils" | Haolu Wang | Ella Road and Chris Chibnall | 17 April 2022 | 3.47 | 76 |
| 300 | 3 | "The Power of the Doctor" | Jamie Magnus Stone | Chris Chibnall | 23 October 2022 | 5.30 | 82 |
Fourteenth Doctor[edit]
The Fourteenth Doctor is portrayed by David Tennant, who previously portrayed the Tenth Doctor.[6] Russell T Davies is returning as showrunner, partnering with Bad Wolf to celebrate the 60th anniversary and "series beyond".[12]
Specials (2023)[edit]
Three hour-long specials will air as part of the 60th anniversary in November 2023.[13][6]
| No. story | No. in specials | Title [14] | Directed by [15] | Written by [16] | Original air date [6] | UK viewers (millions) | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 1 | "The Star Beast" | Rachel Talalay | Russell T Davies | November 2023 | TBD | TBA |
| TBA | 2 | "Wild Blue Yonder" | Tom Kingsley | Russell T Davies | November 2023 | TBD | TBA |
| TBA | 3 | "The Giggle" | Chanya Button | Russell T Davies | November 2023 | TBD | TBA |
Fifteenth Doctor[edit]
The Fifteenth Doctor will be portrayed by Ncuti Gatwa.[17][18][6]
Specials (2023) continued[edit]
A fourth 2023 special will air for Christmas 2023.[5]
| No. story | No. in specials | Title [14] | Directed by [15] | Written by [16] | Original air date [6] | UK viewers (millions) | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | 4 | "(2023 Christmas Special)" | Mark Tonderai[19] | TBD | December 2023 | TBD | TBA |
Series 14[edit]
The eight-episode fourteenth series will screen in 2024.[15][1] Filming started on 5 December 2022.[20]
| No. story | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) | AI | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special | ||||||||||||
| TBA | – | TBA | TBD | TBD | 2024[5] | TBD | TBA | |||||
See also[edit]
- Doctor Who missing episodes
- List of Doctor Who Christmas and New Year's specials
- List of unmade Doctor Who serials and films
- List of Doctor Who audio releases
- List of Doctor Who home video releases
- List of Doctor Who audio plays by Big Finish
- List of Doctor Who radio stories
- List of supplementary Doctor Who episodes
- Doctor Who spin-offs
References[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ These titles are normally prefixed with their respective "Chapter" number, or with the overall serial title "Flux".
Citations[edit]
- ^ a b Laford, Andrea (7 December 2022). "Russell T Davies reveals series plans to Doctor Who Magazine". CultBox. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Marcus (11 November 2022). "Production Team Confirmed". Doctor Who News. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ a b Kanter, Jake (29 July 2021). "'Doctor Who': BBC Confirms Jodie Whittaker & Chris Chibnall Are Leaving The Iconic Sci-Fi Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "New Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa can 'finally breathe'". The Independent. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ a b c Davies, Russell T (December 2022). "Letter from the Showrunner". Doctor Who Magazine. No. 585. p. 7.
- ^ a b c d e f "Doctor Who: Here they come..." BBC. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2022.
- ^ Molina-Whyte, Lidia (7 December 2022). "Doctor Who boss announces return of Christmas special for 2024". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Turner, Camilla (16 July 2017). "Doctor Who: Jodie Whittaker becomes 13th Time Lord, urging fans 'not to be scared by my gender'". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Cite error: The named reference
AllRatingswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Jeffery, Morgan (29 July 2021). "Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall confirmed to leave Doctor Who in 2022". Radio Times. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ Fullerton, Huw (9 October 2021). "Doctor Who announces Halloween air date for season 13". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 October 2021.
- ^ "Russell T Davies to return as Doctor Who showrunner". Doctor Who. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Doctor Who runtime for 60th anniversary specials revealed". Radio Times. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ a b "New Doctor Who trailer reveals episode titles for 60th Anniversary Specials ahead of Eurovision Grand Final". BBC. 13 May 2023. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
- ^ a b c Marcus (11 November 2022). "Production Team Confirmed". Doctor Who News. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
- ^ a b Hattenstone, Simon (22 December 2021). "Russell T Davies: 'I genuinely thought – who wants to watch a show about Aids?'". The Guardian. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
- ^ "Ncuti Gatwa announced as the next Doctor in Doctor Who". Radio Times. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Ncuti Gatwa is the Doctor | Doctor Who". www.doctorwho.tv. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ Laford, Andrea (16 January 2023). "Doctor Who filming with Aneurin Barnard at Cardiff City Stadium". CultBox. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ Hibbs, James (6 December 2022). "Doctor Who season 14 begins filming with new companion Millie Gibson". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
General websites[edit]
- "Episode Guide". Doctor Who Classic series. BBC.
- Shaun Lyon, David Hancock; et al. "The Canon Keeper's Guide to Doctor Who". Outpost Gallifrey. Archived from the original on 8 July 2009.
- Shaun Lyon; et al. "Doctor Who episode guide". Outpost Gallifrey. Archived from the original on 8 July 2009.
- Boies, Dominique. "Doctor Who reference guide". Archived from the original on 5 February 2015.
External links[edit]
- BBC Classic Series Episode Guide
- BBC Episode Guide (Classic and New Series)
- Doctor Who Reference Guide – detailed descriptions of all televised episodes, plus spin-off audio, video, and literary works.
- Doctor Who at IMDb: 1963–1989, 1996, 2005–