He’s been a dazzling and daring showrunner, and hearing his plans and stories for 2017, it’s clear he’ll be going out with a bang. Steven’s achieved the impossible by continually expanding Doctor Who's creative ambition, while growing its global popularity. I’ve loved Doctor Who since I was four years old, and I’m relishing the thought of working with the exceptional team at BBC Wales to create new characters, creatures and worlds for the Doctor to explore. So it's a privilege and a joy to be the next curator of this funny, scary and emotional family drama. "Doctor Who is the ultimate BBC programme: bold, unique, vastly entertaining, and adored all around the world. Moffat's reign is often met with a love-or-hate response, but there's no denying he's had a huge influence on Doctor Who as we know it today and the new showrunner has big shoes to fill in terms of creating a new iconography for the long-running series.Īs for Chibnall, the Broadchurch showrunner previously penned the Doctor Who episodes “42,” “The Hungry Earth,” “Cold Blood, “Pond Life,” “Dinosaurs on a Spaceship,” “The Power of Three,” and “P.S.”. Davies era, a decidedly goofier and more sentimental time in Who history, Moffat's influence was strongly felt in iconic episodes like "The Empty Child", "The Girl in the Fireplace", "Silence in the Library", and "Blink". Moffat also introduced the Weeping Angels and the insane saga of River Song ( Alex Kingston). Moffat took over Doctor Who in its 5th series, introducing Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and his beloved companions Amy Pond ( Karen Gillan) and Clara Oswald ( Jenna Coleman), before ushering in the Capaldi age of the Twelfth Doctor. At the start of season 11, Chris Chibnall will become the new showrunner of Doctor Who. It took a lot of gin and tonic to talk him into this, but I am beyond delighted that one of the true stars of British Television drama will be taking the Time Lord even further into the future.
While Chris is doing his last run of Broadchurch, I’ll be finishing up on the best job in the universe and keeping the TARDIS warm for him. “Feels odd to be talking about leaving when I’m just starting work on the scripts for season 10, but the fact is my timey-wimey is running out. The Doctor Falls 3.75m (O) 5.29m (C) 5.In a statement to RadioTimes, Moffat commented on his departure,.Over 90 is considered exceptional, 85 or over is excellent, 60 or less is poor, and less than 55 is very poor. (AI) Audience Appreciation Index is a score out of 100 which is used as an indicator of the public’s appreciation for a show.
(L+) Live Plus counts those who watched live and all repeats, including iPlayer, within 28 days following broadcast.
(C) Consolidated TV ratings includes those who recorded and watched within a week, making them a more accurate measure of how many were watching.
(O) Overnight TV ratings only include those who watched it live and those who recorded and watched it later that night. This post will be updated each week throughout the run. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on WhatsApp Share on E-mailĭoctor Who’s UK television ratings in 2017.