Impossible Planet Overnights

Overnight ratings for The Impossible Planet, this season's eighth new episode of Doctor Who, show that the episode was viewed by 5.94 million viewers. While the average numbers are down, the lowest single rating for the new series to date (though by a slim margin), the episode scored a 39.8% audience share, a significant boost from the previous weekend. The discrepancy: the total television audience at 7pm was also the lowest since the show began (only 12.4 million viewers watching at that time). The episode itself peaked at 6.78 million viewers in its final quarter-hour. Doctor Who was #2 on the top thirty by audience and top thirty by share lists, beaten only in actual numbers by an episode of Casualty at 8.15 (which itself only scored 6.5 million viewers).

Meanwhile, on BBC Three, the sixth instalment of Doctor Who Confidential was watched by 542,100 viewers (4.7% audience share), an increase from the prior week. (Thanks to 'Shaun Lyon,' Andy Parish)