6.92 million watched the UK transmission of In the Forest of the Night according to consolidated figures available today, which include those recording the programme and watching within one week of transmission.

The final chart position should be available later in the week

5.27 million viewers watched Doctor Who: Dark Water, according to unofficial overnight figures, 22.4% of the total TV audience at the time.

Doctor Who was fourth for the day on overnights, with Pointless Celebrities, featuring former companion Bonnie Langford, edging ahead of the Doctor with 5.49 million watching, although this position is likely to be reversed when final figures are available.

Strictly Come Dancing was top for the day with 9.7 million watching, while up against Doctor Who, The X Factor had 7.45 million viewers.

Doctor Who is currently 23rd for the week. Final official figures will be available next Sunday.

The BBC have released a preview and an introduction to the latest episode of Doctor Who, Dark Water, which premieres tomorrow night at 8:15pm on BBC One. Full global broadcast details here.


Meanwhile the latest Radio Times free downloadable retro poster, created by designer Stuart Manning is now available.

Manning told Radio Times:

Doctor Who: Flatline finished the week as the 23rd most watched programme on British Television, according to figures from Barb.

Top for the week was Downton Abbey, which had 10.39 million watching.

Doctor Who was the 8th highest rated programme on BBC Television. It had a consolidated share of 25.6% of the total TV Audience.

The BBC have confirmed that the final episode in the current run of Doctor Who, Death in Heaven, will have a 60 minute duration.

It will broadcast in the UK on BBC One, on 8th November from 8pm until 9pm.

The programme will once more follow Strictly Come Dancing. It will be followed by the annual Royal Legion Festival of Remembrance. On the other main UK channels the episode is scheduled against ITV's The X Factor (which airs from 8:00pm to 10:00pm), the Culture Show, on BBC2, Walking through History on Channel 4, and the film The Case for Christmas on Channel Five.

New pictures have been released from the next Doctor Who episode Dark Water.

Doctor Who In The Forest Of The Night had an Audience Appreciation Index or AI score of 83.

The Appreciation Index or AI is a measure of how much the audience enjoyed the programme. The score, out of a hundred, is compiled by a specially selected panel of around 5,000 people who go online and rate and comment on programmes.

With Sunday's overnight figures now available, Doctor Who was the 26th most watched programme of the week. Final figures will be released next week.

The Sunday repeat of In The Forest Of The Night on BBC Three had an overnight estimate of 0.15 million viewers, a 0.6% share of the audience.