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Ratings in the UK have varied over ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s history. The [[William Hartnell|Hartnell]] era drew consistently high viewing figures, primarily because of the "[[Dalekmania]]" period, but not restricted to stories featuring them. [[Patrick Troughton]]'s final season had notably low ratings but the show was saved thanks to the popularity of the show in colour. [[Tom Baker]] saw the ratings go from strength to strength, peaking at sixteen million during the [[ITV]] strike.<ref>[[City of Death (TV story)#Ratings]]</ref> | Ratings in the UK have varied over ''Doctor Who''{{'}}s history. The [[William Hartnell|Hartnell]] era drew consistently high viewing figures, primarily because of the "[[Dalekmania]]" period, but not restricted to stories featuring them. [[Patrick Troughton]]'s final season had notably low ratings but the show was saved thanks to the popularity of the show in colour. [[Tom Baker]] saw the ratings go from strength to strength, peaking at sixteen million during the [[ITV]] strike.<ref>[[City of Death (TV story)#Ratings]]</ref> | ||
The [[Peter Davison|Davison]] era saw above average ratings, but the show had one of the smallest budgets. Following this, particularly after the postponement of [[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 23]], ''Doctor Who'' ratings in the UK fell dramatically. The [[Sylvester McCoy|McCoy]] era saw it fall to three million.<ref>[[Battlefield (TV story)#Ratings]]</ref> Upon its return in 2005, ''Doctor Who'' held up viewing figures, securing itself a future on television. | The [[Peter Davison|Davison]] era saw above average ratings, but the show had one of the smallest budgets. Following this, particularly after the postponement of [[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 23]], ''Doctor Who'' ratings in the UK fell dramatically. The [[Sylvester McCoy|McCoy]] era saw it fall to three million.<ref>[[Battlefield (TV story)#Ratings]]</ref> Upon its return in 2005, ''Doctor Who'' held up viewing figures, securing itself a future on television. While the [[Ncuti Gatwa]] era later on had an average of four million viewers during its [[Season 1 (Doctor Who 2023)|first season]] in 2024 (compared to an average of eight million for the 2023 [[David Tennant]] [[60th Anniversary Specials|specials]]), this was in the context of declining ratings for "virtually everything" on British TV compared to the mid-2010s, with all but one episode of Gatwa's first season landing in the top 20 most watched episodes of the week,<ref>[[DWM 606]], "Public Image", p. 7.</ref> and head writer [[Russell T Davies]] and a BBC spokesperson declaring it to be successful with the under-16 and 16-34 demographics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-ratings-success-future-comment/ |title=Doctor Who's ratings are a success for Russell T Davies in a way that's crucial to its future |author=Melissa Parker |date of source=29 June 2024 |website name=[[Radio Times]] |accessdate=17 July 2024}}</ref> | ||
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