Lists of Doctor Who episodes

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For the British science-fiction television programme Doctor Who, List of Doctor Who episodes may refer to:

Series overview

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The following table dictates the season or series in question for the programme as a whole.

Regular seasons

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Season / SeriesDoctorEpisodesSerialsOriginally aired (UK)Average viewers
(millions)
Average AI
First airedLast aired
Classic era
Season 1First Doctor42823 November 1963 (1963-11-23)12 September 1964 (1964-09-12)8.0859
Season 239931 October 1964 (1964-10-31)24 July 1965 (1965-07-24)10.4654
Season 3451011 September 1965 (1965-09-11)16 July 1966 (1966-07-16)7.6549
Season 4[a]Second Doctor43910 September 1966 (1966-09-10)1 July 1967 (1967-07-01)7.1049
Season 54072 September 1967 (1967-09-02)1 June 1968 (1968-06-01)7.2353
Season 644710 August 1968 (1968-08-10)21 June 1969 (1969-06-21)6.3854
Season 7Third Doctor2543 January 1970 (1970-01-03)20 June 1970 (1970-06-20)7.1759
Season 82552 January 1971 (1971-01-02)19 June 1971 (1971-06-19)7.96
Season 92651 January 1972 (1972-01-01)24 June 1972 (1972-06-24)8.30
Season 1026530 December 1972 (1972-12-30)23 June 1973 (1973-06-23)8.87
Season 1126515 December 1973 (1973-12-15)8 June 1974 (1974-06-08)8.7860
Season 12Fourth Doctor20528 December 1974 (1974-12-28)10 May 1975 (1975-05-10)10.0056
Season 1326630 August 1975 (1975-08-30)6 March 1976 (1976-03-06)10.1457
Season 142664 September 1976 (1976-09-04)2 April 1977 (1977-04-02)11.0859
Season 152663 September 1977 (1977-09-03)11 March 1978 (1978-03-11)8.9862
Season 16[b]2662 September 1978 (1978-09-02)24 February 1979 (1979-02-24)8.6164
Season 17205[c]1 September 1979 (1979-09-01)12 January 1980 (1980-01-12)11.2165
Season 1828730 August 1980 (1980-08-30)21 March 1981 (1981-03-21)5.8263
Season 19Fifth Doctor2674 January 1982 (1982-01-04)30 March 1982 (1982-03-30)9.24
Season 202263 January 1983 (1983-01-03)16 March 1983 (1983-03-16)7.0367
Season 21[d]2475 January 1984 (1984-01-05)30 March 1984 (1984-03-30)7.1465
Season 22[e]Sixth Doctor1365 January 1985 (1985-01-05)30 March 1985 (1985-03-30)7.1264
Season 23[f]1416 September 1986 (1986-09-06)6 December 1986 (1986-12-06)4.8169
Season 24Seventh Doctor1447 September 1987 (1987-09-07)7 December 1987 (1987-12-07)4.9460
Season 251445 October 1988 (1988-10-05)4 January 1989 (1989-01-04)5.3468
Season 261446 September 1989 (1989-09-06)6 December 1989 (1989-12-06)4.1568
Revived era
Series 1Ninth Doctor131026 March 2005 (2005-03-26)18 June 2005 (2005-06-18)7.9582
Series 2Tenth Doctor131015 April 2006 (2006-04-15)8 July 2006 (2006-07-08)7.7184
Series 313931 March 2007 (2007-03-31)30 June 2007 (2007-06-30)7.5586
Series 413105 April 2008 (2008-04-05)5 July 2008 (2008-07-05)8.0588
Series 5Eleventh Doctor13103 April 2010 (2010-04-03)26 June 2010 (2010-06-26)7.7386
Series 6131123 April 2011 (2011-04-23)1 October 2011 (2011-10-01)7.5286
Series 713131 September 2012 (2012-09-01)18 May 2013 (2013-05-18)7.4486
Series 8Twelfth Doctor121123 August 2014 (2014-08-23)8 November 2014 (2014-11-08)7.2683
Series 912919 September 2015 (2015-09-19)5 December 2015 (2015-12-05)6.0382
Series 10121115 April 2017 (2017-04-15)1 July 2017 (2017-07-01)5.4683
Series 11Thirteenth Doctor10107 October 2018 (2018-10-07)9 December 2018 (2018-12-09)7.9681
Series 121081 January 2020 (2020-01-01)1 March 2020 (2020-03-01)5.4080
Series 13[g]6131 October 2021 (2021-10-31)5 December 2021 (2021-12-05)4.9577
Series 14Fifteenth Doctor8711 May 2024 (2024-05-11)22 June 2024 (2024-06-22)3.71
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Specials

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Special(s)DoctorEpisodesOriginally airedAverage viewers
(millions)
Average AI
20th anniversaryFifth Doctor125 November 1983 (1983-11-25)7.7075
Television filmEighth Doctor112 May 1996 (1996-05-12)9.0875
2005 ChristmasTenth Doctor125 December 2005 (2005-12-25)9.8484
2006 Christmas125 December 2006 (2006-12-25)9.3584
2007 Christmas125 December 2007 (2007-12-25)13.3186
2008–2010 specials[h]525 December 2008 – 1 January 2010 (2008-12-25 – 2010-01-01)11.5088
2010 ChristmasEleventh Doctor125 December 2010 (2010-12-25)12.1183
2011 Christmas125 December 2011 (2011-12-25)10.7784
2012 Christmas125 December 2012 (2012-12-25)9.8787
2013 specials[i]223 November – 25 December 2013 (2013-11-23 – 2013-12-25)11.9786
2014 ChristmasTwelfth Doctor125 December 2014 (2014-12-25)8.2882
2015 Christmas125 December 2015 (2015-12-25)7.6982
2016 Christmas125 December 2016 (2016-12-25)7.8382
2017 Christmas125 December 2017 (2017-12-25)7.9281
2019 New YearThirteenth Doctor11 January 2019 (2019-01-01)7.1380
2020 New Year[j]1 January 2020 (2020-01-01)6.8982
2021 New Year11 January 2021 (2021-01-01)6.3679
2022 specials[k]31 January – 23 October 2022 (2022-01-01 – 2022-10-23)4.3978
2023 specials[l]Fourteenth Doctor325 November – 9 December 2023 (2023-11-25 – 2023-12-09)7.2084
2023 ChristmasFifteenth Doctor125 December 2023 (2023-12-25)7.4982
2024 Christmas125 December 2024 (2024-12-25)[4]TBATBA

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Also known by its subtitle, The Key to Time
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ The Fifth Doctor regenerated in the sixth serial of season 21. The Sixth Doctor featured only in the final serial, The Twin Dilemma.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Also known by its subtitle, The Trial of a Time Lord
  7. ^ Also known by its subtitle, Flux
  8. ^ These specials consist of the 2008 Christmas, 2009 Easter, 2009 November and the 2009–10 Christmas/New Year's Day episodes.
  9. ^ These specials consist of the 50th Anniversary and 2013 Christmas episodes.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ These specials consist of the 2022 New Year's Day, 2022 Easter, and 2022 BBC Centenary episodes.[2][3]
  12. ^ These specials consist of the 60th anniversary episodes.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Laford, Andrea (7 December 2022). "Russell T Davies reveals series plans to Doctor Who Magazine". CultBox. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "New Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa can 'finally breathe'". The Independent. 8 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  4. ^ Mellor, Louisa (14 May 2024). "Steven Moffat Confirms He's Written Doctor Who 2024 Christmas Special "Joy to the World"". Den of Geek. Retrieved 14 May 2024.