The Doctor Who ratings are again terrible and are at an all-time low with Season 13’s first episode “The Halloween Apocalypse.” For first series premiers, “The Halloween Apocalypse” marks the lowest rating for any of the new Doctor Who series as only 4.43 million viewers tuned in on Sunday night. For a comparison, Season 12’s […]
Russell T Davies is back on Doctor Who who will take over as showrunner in 2023 following Chris Chibnall departing next year along with Jodie Whittaker. “I’m beyond excited to be back on my favorite show…” Davies told the BBC where it’s noted Davies resumes his role as Doctor Who prepares to mark its 60th
Following Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall exiting Doctor Who, the series will go through a radical change, which also follows the show having the worst ratings in its 50-year history. Last month saw it confirmed that both Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall have quit Doctor Who and will be leaving following Season 13 airing this
The BBC finally confirms that both Jodie Whittaker and showrunner Chris Chibnall will be quitting Doctor Who. It’s announced the pair will be done with Doctor Who following Season 13 airing this Fall and three feature-length specials in 2022. “My heart is so full of love for this show, for the team who make it,
MegaCon returns to Orlando, Florida this August and announces Doctor Who and Thor: The Dark World‘s Christopher Eccleston will be a part of the celebrity lineup which also includes Billie Piper, William Shatner, George Takei, James Marsters, Brendan Fraser, John Barrowman, Ron Perlman, Stephen Amell, and more. MegaCon runs Thursday, August 12 through Sunday, August
It’s claimed the next time Doctor Who regenerates, the Timelord will be played by gay actor Olly Alexander, a first for the series, as Jodie Whittaker is said to be departing the show. The rumor comes from various UK tabloid sites where it is also claimed Russell T. Davies, known for producing perhaps the best
Say goodbye to Jodie Whittaker who is reported to have quit Doctor Who and will leave following Season 13. According to the UK’s Mirror, Jodie Whittaker is keen to take on other roles and will be leaving following her third season, much like Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi. “It’s all very hush-hush but it is
The BBC has released the Doctor Who Holiday trailer which unleashes the new Daleks as well as the return of fan-favorite John Barrowman as Captain Jack. It’s also announced that, similar to the previous two “Holiday” episodes, that the Doctor Who holiday special will air on New Year’s Day. Prior to the Jodie Whittaker Doctor,
Fan-favorite actor John Barrow returns as Captain Jack in the teaser for the upcoming Doctor Who Holiday Special. “One of the most iconic characters in the Whoniverse is returning for the upcoming holiday special of Doctor Who, as John Barrowman MBE puts on his famous coat once more and reprises his role as Captain Jack
Doctor Who Season 13 is slated to begin filming soon with Jodie Whittaker back in the TARDIS. It’s reported the show will film in the coming weeks as BBC insiders have filled in Radio Times that the network is committed to begin filming before the end of 2020, likely around the same time they always
The infamous Doctor Who villains are getting their own animated series as the BBC has released a teaser trailer and details for Daleks! The animated series is the final missing piece in “Time Lord Victorious” and will be a five-part 10-minute episode CGI animation series launching in November this year. Daleks! will be available for fans
ReedPop, the world’s leading producer of pop culture events, announced the first wave of panels for this year’s all-digital New York Comic Con “Metaverse.” Due to fears surrounding the coronavirus, the NYCC has been canceled, and instead, a digital event will take place online. From October 8-11, the New York Comic Con YouTube channel will
Amid the worst ratings in nearly its 50-plus year history, it’s reported the current series of Doctor Who is losing a majority of its companions. It’s reported that Bradley Walsh will quit Doctor Who following this year’s Holiday special and that co-star Tosin Cole will be joining him. The pair have been involved with the
The Season 12 finale of Doctor Who saw a slight uptick in ratings, but the bigger picture is the fact that viewers in the UK avoided the episode in droves. Sunday’s episode of Doctor Who, “The Timeless Children,” saw 3.78 million viewers tune in, but what is especially troublesome for the BBC is the fact
In what sounds like a direct rebuttal to my articles, the BBC defends Doctor Who and its low ratings, which are among the lowest of the entire 50-plus year history of the series, as well as the network’s “woke” programming. Deadline, of all places, notes that head of BBC drama, Piers Wenger, defended Doctor Who
The Doctor Who ratings are in for Sunday’s episode, and once again they are not good, as the show is in desperate need of defibrillation to course correct it to its once great self. For the fourth consecutive week, viewership has declined on Doctor Who as Sunday’s episode, “Ascension of the Cybermen,” only saw 3.71 million
Doctor Who ratings continue to be abysmal, with it also confirmed showrunner Chris Chibnall will be back for a third season. 13th Doctor Jodie Whittaker also previously confirmed she will be back for Season 13 as well. Sunday’s episode, “The Haunting Of Villa Diodati,” was only watched by 3.86 million viewers, which is right around
Doctor Who ratings continue to drop as Sunday’s episode is the worst ever for Jodie Whittaker and Chris Chibnall. The episode “Can You Hear Me?” only saw 3.81 million viewers tune in which is over a 22% decrease since the first episode of Season 12 on New Year’s Day and a loss of over a
As if we needed another reason not to watch Doctor Who, the BBC gives a big FU to the son of Stephen King over writing the series — simply because he is an American. Joe Hill, who is quite the established writer himself, is a big fan of Doctor Who, especially the David Tennant years,
Doctor Who suffers another ratings low for the current series under star Jodie Whittaker and showrunner Chris Chibnall. Following last week’s uptick, Sunday’s episode nosedived as only 3.97 million viewers tuned in, which now marks Sunday’s episode as the least viewed episode since 1986. The loss amounts to 240K viewers that decided not to tune
The Doctor Who ratings are still low, despite an uptick in viewership, and the series fails to beat the competition in the same timeslot in the UK. Sunday’s episode, “Fugitive of the Judoon,” saw 4.21 million viewers tune in, which was better than last week’s episode that was the worst in 31 years, though Doctor
Despite the poor ratings and reviews, Jodie Whittaker will be back for at least one more season of Doctor Who. The Thirteenth Doctor filled in EW.com that, “At some point, these shoes are going to be handed on, but it’s not yet.” When asked if she will be back for her third season, Jodie Whittaker
Rotten Tomatoes is once again being accused of removing reviews, this time for Doctor Who, and doctoring the Audience Score. The movie review aggregate site owned by Comcast’s Fandango and run by a former exec at Disney has been accused of similar behavior for Captain Marvel and Disney Star Wars. Season 12 for Doctor Who
Doctor Who is the need of a defibrillator as the show continues to have one foot in the grave as its latest episode is the worst viewed in 31 years of its 57-year history. Sunday’s episode, “Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror,” was only watched by 4.04 million viewers in the UK. We have to go
The bad news continues as the Doctor Who Season 12 Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score is the worst of the entire series. With 689 fan reviews presently accounted for, the Doctor Who Season 12 Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score comes in at a series worst 8% “Rotten.” Season 11, which saw the debut of Jodie Whittaker as
Viewers continue dropping Doctor Who in droves as the latest numbers are in which sees a drop of near one million viewers for the season. Sunday’s third episode of Doctor Who Season 12, “Orphan 55,” was only watched by an estimated 4.19 million viewers in the UK, a drop of 410K from the previous episode,
Doctor Who ratings and viewership once again continue to nosedive which could lead to Season 12 being the worst of the new series to date. The second episode that aired this past Sunday was only viewed by 4.6 million people, a drop of 300K viewers from the first episode on New Year’s Day that brought
No surprise at all but the New Year’s episode of Doctor Who featuring Jodie Whittaker as the titular character tanked in ratings, as did the new BBC take on Dracula. Regarding Doctor Who, the episode marked the return of Season 2, but it happened to have the lowest viewership for any of Whittaker’s episodes with
As James Gunn gets closer to filming, the director talks about the music for his flick, and it is reported that Doctor Who star Peter Capaldi is up to play a role, along with Saturday Night Live’s Pete Davidson. No details are known about either actors’ role, but Davidson’s is said to possibly be a
A rumor is currently circulating that showrunner Chris Chibnall and star Jody Whittaker have exited Doctor Who. It’s said that Chibnall has quit the series with Whittaker following suit, as Chibnall cast Jody Whittaker as the controversial female Doctor Who following Peter Capaldi. There is actually a rumor that Chris Chibnall was going to bring
