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===Broadcast=== | ===Broadcast=== | ||
* The first broadcast of An Unearthly Child received only 4.4 million viewers. This was because a power outage in some parts of Britain had prevented some viewers from tuning in. | * The first broadcast of ''An Unearthly Child'' received only 4.4 million viewers. This was because a power outage in some parts of Britain had prevented some viewers from tuning in. | ||
* For this reason, on Wednesday 27 November, the Programme Review board decided to repeat the first episode immediately before the second episode. This repeat gained a significant more amount of viewers – 6.0 million. Although such replays are common today (particularly on American networks), such a rerun was almost unheard of back in 1963. | * For this reason, on Wednesday 27 November, the Programme Review board decided to repeat the first episode immediately before the second episode. This repeat gained a significant more amount of viewers – 6.0 million. Although such replays are common today (particularly on American networks), such a rerun was almost unheard of back in 1963. | ||
* ''An Unearthly Child'' was the first ''Doctor Who'' story to be broadcast internationally, appearing on Canada's [[CBC]] network in 1964. | * ''An Unearthly Child'' was the first ''Doctor Who'' story to be broadcast internationally, appearing on Canada's [[CBC]] network in 1964. | ||
