The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.
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The peak run. Top 40% of seasons by average rating — consecutive, with an average of 8.16.
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Jodie Whittaker
The Doctor
Mandip Gill
Yasmin 'Yaz' Khan
John Bishop
Dan Lewis
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13 episodes • 2005Avg: 7.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rose | Mar 26, 2005 | 7.5 |
| 2 | The End of the World | Apr 2, 2005 | 7.5 |
| 3 | The Unquiet Dead | Apr 9, 2005 | 7.4 |
| 4 | Aliens of London (1) | Apr 16, 2005 | 6.9 |
| 5 | World War Three (2) | Apr 23, 2005 | 6.9 |
| 6 | Dalek | Apr 30, 2005 | 8.6 |
| 7 | The Long Game | May 7, 2005 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Father's Day | May 14, 2005 | 8.3 |
| 9 | The Empty Child (1) | May 21, 2005 | 9.0 |
| 10 | The Doctor Dances (2) | May 28, 2005 | 9.1 |
| 11 | Boom Town | Jun 4, 2005 | 7.1 |
| 12 | Bad Wolf (1) | Jun 11, 2005 | 8.6 |
| 13 | The Parting of the Ways (2) | Jun 18, 2005 | 9.0 |
13 episodes • 2006Avg: 7.8
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Earth | Apr 15, 2006 | 7.3 |
| 2 | Tooth and Claw | Apr 22, 2006 | 7.6 |
| 3 | School Reunion | Apr 29, 2006 | 8.2 |
| 4 | The Girl in the Fireplace | May 6, 2006 | 9.2 |
| 5 | Rise of the Cybermen (1) | May 13, 2006 | 7.7 |
| 6 | The Age of Steel (2) | May 20, 2006 | 7.8 |
| 7 | The Idiot's Lantern | May 27, 2006 | 6.6 |
| 8 | The Impossible Planet (1) | Jun 3, 2006 | 8.6 |
| 9 | The Satan Pit (2) | Jun 10, 2006 | 8.7 |
| 10 | Love & Monsters | Jun 17, 2006 | 6.1 |
| 11 | Fear Her | Jun 24, 2006 | 5.8 |
| 12 | Army of Ghosts (1) | Jul 1, 2006 | 8.4 |
| 13 | Doomsday (2) | Jul 8, 2006 | 9.2 |
13 episodes • 2007Avg: 8.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith and Jones | Apr 1, 2007 | 7.9 |
| 2 | The Shakespeare Code | Apr 7, 2007 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Gridlock | Apr 14, 2007 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Daleks in Manhattan (1) | Apr 21, 2007 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Evolution of the Daleks (2) | Apr 28, 2007 | 6.9 |
| 6 | The Lazarus Experiment | May 5, 2007 | 6.5 |
| 7 | 42 | May 19, 2007 | 7.2 |
| 8 | Human Nature (1) | May 26, 2007 | 8.9 |
| 9 | The Family of Blood (2) | Jun 2, 2007 | 9.2 |
| 10 | Blink | Jun 9, 2007 | 9.8 |
| 11 | Utopia (1) | Jun 16, 2007 | 8.7 |
| 12 | The Sound of Drums (2) | Jun 23, 2007 | 8.7 |
| 13 | Last of the Time Lords (3) | Jun 30, 2007 | 8.3 |
13 episodes • 2008Avg: 8.4Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Partners in Crime | Apr 5, 2008 | 7.7 |
| 2 | The Fires of Pompeii | Apr 12, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Planet of the Ood | Apr 19, 2008 | 8.0 |
| 4 | The Sontaran Stratagem (1) | Apr 26, 2008 | 7.4 |
| 5 | The Poison Sky (2) | May 3, 2008 | 7.5 |
| 6 | The Doctor's Daughter | May 10, 2008 | 7.5 |
| 7 | The Unicorn and the Wasp | May 17, 2008 | 7.7 |
| 8 | Silence in the Library (1) | May 31, 2008 | 9.3 |
| 9 | Forest of the Dead (2) | Jun 7, 2008 | 9.4 |
| 10 | Midnight | Jun 14, 2008 | 9.1 |
| 11 | Turn Left | Jun 21, 2008 | 8.9 |
| 12 | The Stolen Earth (1) | Jun 28, 2008 | 9.1 |
| 13 | Journey's End (2) | Jul 5, 2008 | 9.2 |
13 episodes • 2010Avg: 8.1Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Eleventh Hour | Apr 3, 2010 | 8.8 |
| 2 | The Beast Below | Apr 10, 2010 | 7.6 |
| 3 | Victory of the Daleks | Apr 17, 2010 | 6.6 |
| 4 | The Time of Angels (1) | Apr 24, 2010 | 8.6 |
| 5 | Flesh and Stone (2) | May 1, 2010 | 8.5 |
| 6 | The Vampires of Venice | May 8, 2010 | 6.9 |
| 7 | Amy's Choice | May 15, 2010 | 8.1 |
| 8 | The Hungry Earth (1) | May 22, 2010 | 7.1 |
| 9 | Cold Blood (2) | May 29, 2010 | 7.3 |
| 10 | Vincent and the Doctor | Jun 5, 2010 | 9.3 |
| 11 | The Lodger | Jun 12, 2010 | 8.0 |
| 12 | The Pandorica Opens (1) | Jun 19, 2010 | 9.0 |
| 13 | The Big Bang (2) | Jun 26, 2010 | 9.1 |
13 episodes • 2011Avg: 8.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Impossible Astronaut (1) | Apr 23, 2011 | 8.8 |
| 2 | Day of the Moon (2) | Apr 30, 2011 | 8.8 |
| 3 | The Curse of the Black Spot | May 7, 2011 | 6.6 |
| 4 | The Doctor's Wife | May 14, 2011 | 8.9 |
| 5 | The Rebel Flesh (1) | May 21, 2011 | 7.1 |
| 6 | The Almost People (2) | May 28, 2011 | 7.3 |
| 7 | A Good Man Goes to War (1) | Jun 4, 2011 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Let's Kill Hitler (2) | Aug 27, 2011 | 7.9 |
| 9 | Night Terrors | Sep 3, 2011 | 7.0 |
| 10 | The Girl Who Waited | Sep 10, 2011 | 8.4 |
| 11 | The God Complex | Sep 17, 2011 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Closing Time | Sep 24, 2011 | 7.5 |
| 13 | The Wedding of River Song | Oct 1, 2011 | 8.4 |
13 episodes • 2012Avg: 7.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asylum of the Daleks | Sep 1, 2012 | 8.5 |
| 2 | Dinosaurs on a Spaceship | Sep 8, 2012 | 7.2 |
| 3 | A Town Called Mercy | Sep 15, 2012 | 7.2 |
| 4 | The Power of Three | Sep 22, 2012 | 7.4 |
| 5 | The Angels Take Manhattan | Sep 29, 2012 | 8.9 |
| 6 | The Bells of Saint John | Mar 30, 2013 | 8.3 |
| 7 | The Rings of Akhaten | Apr 6, 2013 | 7.8 |
| 8 | Cold War | Apr 13, 2013 | 7.3 |
| 9 | Hide | Apr 20, 2013 | 7.1 |
| 10 | Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS | Apr 27, 2013 | 7.6 |
| 11 | The Crimson Horror | May 4, 2013 | 7.4 |
| 12 | Nightmare in Silver | May 11, 2013 | 7.1 |
| 13 | The Name of the Doctor | May 18, 2013 | 7.2 |
12 episodes • 2014Avg: 7.6
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deep Breath | Aug 23, 2014 | 7.8 |
| 2 | Into the Dalek | Aug 30, 2014 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Robot of Sherwood | Sep 6, 2014 | 6.9 |
| 4 | Listen | Sep 13, 2014 | 8.7 |
| 5 | Time Heist | Sep 20, 2014 | 7.8 |
| 6 | The Caretaker | Sep 27, 2014 | 7.2 |
| 7 | Kill the Moon | Oct 4, 2014 | 6.6 |
| 8 | Mummy on the Orient Express | Oct 11, 2014 | 8.4 |
| 9 | Flatline | Oct 18, 2014 | 8.3 |
| 10 | In the Forest of the Night | Oct 25, 2014 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Dark Water (1) | Nov 1, 2014 | 8.5 |
| 12 | Death in Heaven (2) | Nov 8, 2014 | 7.8 |
12 episodes • 2015Avg: 8.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Magician's Apprentice (1) | Sep 19, 2015 | 8.3 |
| 2 | The Witch's Familiar (2) | Sep 26, 2015 | 8.4 |
| 3 | Under the Lake (1) | Oct 3, 2015 | 8.1 |
| 4 | Before the Flood (2) | Oct 10, 2015 | 8.0 |
| 5 | The Girl Who Died (1) | Oct 17, 2015 | 7.4 |
| 6 | The Woman Who Lived (2) | Oct 24, 2015 | 7.2 |
| 7 | The Zygon Invasion (1) | Oct 31, 2015 | 7.6 |
| 8 | The Zygon Inversion (2) | Nov 7, 2015 | 8.4 |
| 9 | Sleep No More | Nov 14, 2015 | 5.7 |
| 10 | Face the Raven | Nov 21, 2015 | 8.5 |
| 11 | Heaven Sent (1) | Nov 28, 2015 | 9.6 |
| 12 | Hell Bent (2) | Dec 5, 2015 | 8.6 |
12 episodes • 2017Avg: 7.7
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pilot | Apr 15, 2017 | 7.8 |
| 2 | Smile | Apr 22, 2017 | 7.1 |
| 3 | Thin Ice | Apr 29, 2017 | 7.2 |
| 4 | Knock Knock | May 6, 2017 | 7.3 |
| 5 | Oxygen | May 13, 2017 | 7.9 |
| 6 | Extremis (1) | May 20, 2017 | 8.3 |
| 7 | The Pyramid at the End of the World (2) | May 27, 2017 | 7.6 |
| 8 | The Lie of the Land (3) | Jun 3, 2017 | 7.1 |
| 9 | Empress of Mars | Jun 10, 2017 | 6.9 |
| 10 | The Eaters of Light | Jun 17, 2017 | 6.8 |
| 11 | World Enough and Time (1) | Jun 24, 2017 | 9.1 |
| 12 | The Doctor Falls (2) | Jul 1, 2017 | 9.0 |
10 episodes • 2018Avg: 6.1Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Woman Who Fell to Earth | Oct 7, 2018 | 6.9 |
| 2 | The Ghost Monument | Oct 14, 2018 | 6.1 |
| 3 | Rosa | Oct 21, 2018 | 7.1 |
| 4 | Arachnids in the UK | Oct 28, 2018 | 5.1 |
| 5 | The Tsuranga Conundrum | Nov 4, 2018 | 5.1 |
| 6 | Demons of the Punjab | Nov 11, 2018 | 6.6 |
| 7 | Kerblam! | Nov 18, 2018 | 6.3 |
| 8 | The Witchfinders | Nov 25, 2018 | 5.8 |
| 9 | It Takes You Away | Dec 2, 2018 | 6.3 |
| 10 | The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos | Dec 9, 2018 | 5.3 |
10 episodes • 2020Avg: 6.1Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spyfall (1) | Jan 1, 2020 | 6.7 |
| 2 | Spyfall (2) | Jan 5, 2020 | 6.5 |
| 3 | Orphan 55 | Jan 12, 2020 | 4.1 |
| 4 | Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror | Jan 19, 2020 | 6.5 |
| 5 | Fugitive of the Judoon | Jan 26, 2020 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Praxeus | Feb 2, 2020 | 5.2 |
| 7 | Can You Hear Me? | Feb 9, 2020 | 5.7 |
| 8 | The Haunting of Villa Diodati | Feb 16, 2020 | 7.1 |
| 9 | Ascension of the Cybermen (1) | Feb 23, 2020 | 6.5 |
| 10 | The Timeless Children (2) | Mar 1, 2020 | 5.1 |
6 episodes • 2021Avg: 6.4Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Halloween Apocalypse | Oct 31, 2021 | 6.7 |
| 2 | War of the Sontarans | Nov 7, 2021 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Once, Upon Time | Nov 14, 2021 | 5.9 |
| 4 | Village of the Angels | Nov 21, 2021 | 7.7 |
| 5 | Survivors of the Flux | Nov 28, 2021 | 6.1 |
| 6 | The Vanquishers | Dec 5, 2021 | 5.3 |
