A GOOD RESULT? DOCTOR WHO BEATS STRICTLY BUT GAVIN & STACEY DOMINATE! Doctor Who Viewing Figures!

[@ksay7649]

Being a fan from the 80’s I still get a degree of satisfaction that Dr Who now gets higher ratings than Coronation Street 😈

[@skullzyy6633]

Soaps are trash and so are the people that watch them

[@Andy-wl6xy]

Most people I know are watching the show today on BBC iPlayer so they can follow it properly without background noise.

[@friendlyotaku9525]

Honestly that's a very solid showing for Doctor Who especially with it being such a STACKED Christmas lineup and Doctor Who beating Strictly is incredibly surprising, that's rare in and of itself and great to see! No surprise that Gavin and Stacey and Wallace and Gromit dominated the charts though!

[@prestigepea1235]

If the stack was on other channels running against Who I would agree, but having these top tier attractions on after should have helped, not hindered.

[@friendlyotaku9525]

@@prestigepea1235 When the lineup is so stacked it can cause things to get lost in the shuffle, thankfully Doctor Who didn't, it seems Strictly suffered the most.

[@Faction.Paradox]

ITV had a repeat of Bullseye that aired the other day..... on Christmas Day! They UTTERLY gave up

[@Sparksparky1]

What's even crazier is that nobody had faith in this episode/Christmas special due to the fact new season/series from last year didn't do so well by no means I'm saying season 1 sucks but anyways this is a huge W for doctor who

[@R.senals_Arsenal]

Wait, I'm American, never seen Gavin & Stacy - isn't James Cordon in that, and universally hated? As for last season, IF there was a decline of any kind I think the main reason is it was in MAY! Not a good time for TV. As for Joy To The World - Magnificent! 8 of 10, 4.25 Stars, however you like to judge, it was splendid viewing.

[@GilgameshThorne]

I don't think Gavin and Stacy would appeal to an American audience. I don't think James Cordon is particular liked as a person but his character Smithy is a well liked character with a UK audience. At 12 million it probably will have more views than Doctor Who in the UK and USA combined.

[@DBProds96]

James Corden is, his character isnt. Gavin and Stacey is one of the most loved British shows ever

[@badfairy9554]

I loved it.

[@nickbutler3373]

I actually think that’s a pretty poor figure. I don’t think the catchup will be much more. This is Christmas Day sandwiched between two big ones and that’s all it got. The next series will be the same old, just touching 3mil and still no ai figures

[@selinaxXxXx]

I just this very moment finished it! I didnt have the time on the day. I loved it. Honestly, it was a charming hour, and I know it's going to get criticized by some negative folk, but it really worked its magic on me. I love this Doctor. Ncuti is just a charm bucket, and I loved its story and timey wimey shenanigans. Great message, fun, humourous and well paced. The covid stuff truly made me weep, and if im being honest I would find it hard not to be slightly moved by it. I just loved it, truly. Great fun. A typical warm hearted wrap up for a Dr Who special. This world needs some Joy. Loved it ♥️🎬✌️

[@SaammuelWho]

I'm so glad you made this video man. The ammount of ppl fear mongering over this is insane and incredibly annoying.

[@twankistevenson3884]

The ending was way too cheesy but the episode overall was a good one and assuming he sticks to what we saw last night Ncuti seems to have "found" his Doctor (something that was lacking in his first season where he was a bit all over the place) it deserved to do well in the ratings and here's hoping it's a sign of an improvement in the ratings and the story quality for next season

[@GuyClapperton1]

I thought that was pretty good and of course it will go up. Gavin and Stacey became a juggernaut (rightly so) and so was Wallace and Gromit, which I also loved. Very solid showing.

[@chriscannon303]

I think if season one had done it's job properly then this Christmas special should be up on the figures for last Christmas.

[@sabrinatirabassi3529]

Oh, Tharries, why are we Doctor Who fans so paranoid?

[@Domgo-d1w]

That's not a good number for a show that needs to impress Disney. Its pretty much a fans only show now, the general public have abandoned the franchise. Shame as I actually quite liked this episode.

[@mrdr0161]

Disney only care about the figures they make on their service. Not what the BBC make

[@2hellson]

That depends on the Disney+ streaming figures

[@guymadgesam24]

Could possibly be the best night of TV the BBC have ever broadcast. Who, Wallace and Gromit and Gavin and stacey are 3 of my favourite things in life. Cant be arsed with eastenders tho fuck that

[@norfolkpyro1422]

Good figures for dr who

[@EwanDavidson-xs5fg]

What is the Global viewing figure for Gavin and Stacey?

[@fleason771]

Global??? Where on Earth is the final episode of Gavin & Stacey being shown outside of the UK officially?? Is there a market for it?? Maybe it will be shown internationally for New Year I could see that maybe but not yet. It will be an exclusive for BBC One & stream on catchup on BBC Iplayer

[@GilgameshThorne]

I gather it does quite well in Australia and New Zealand.

[@fleason771]

@@GilgameshThorne Did a bit of digging & the Gavin & Stacey finale is now avaliable from the 26th Dec on Britbox for US viewers & Binge in Australia but no sign so far for Canada yet. So there was a market for it globally

[@mrdr0161]

Barely anything. The majority of bbc shows get no figures out of the uk. And if people do watch it, they'll watch it illegally

[@RH1812]

Of the ten, I watched Who, Wallace and Gromit and a tiny bit of Strictly.

[@ADifferentLens2345]

It was a script full of 'reheated' elements, and an inappropriate and ill-advised commentary on something we're all trying to heal and move on from. It doesn't deserve anything higher than what it got to be honest.

[@apollovaljean3076]

Why does anyone watch tv at christmas?!? So weird.

[@simongardner3766]

I watched the Christmas episode at relatives, the first Doctor Who episode I have seen since the last Christmas episode. Mainly because it was a Moffat and not and RTD episode and also because I just needed something to watch. It wasn't terrible or anything, but I could not always hear what Ncuti was saying and still think it wasn't a patch on a Capaldi or Smith Christmas special. A few mandatory PC comments here and there. The ending was a bit unoriginal and underwhelming, rather that the controversial one that have been talked about. Millie seemed to have been added for no reason but to just to tick a box for her fans. The ratings were lower than last years, but I would say it was a huge improvement on the musical goblins effort. At least it had a sci-fi time travel element to it. Quite an emotional episode too. The actress that played the hotel owner was good.

[@USSTardis]

Its funny to see people coping!

[@markhester6556]

People were just waiting for the new Wallace and Gromit movie. Had this show playing in the background while they waited. No one willingly watched this man. 🤣

[@jonpotter9510]

I want to assume this is sarcasm.

[@DrBagPhD]

Reminder not to engage with attention-whores who post in bad faith.

[@Theoneandonlydramaqueen.]

0/10 ragebait. No one sits around for a whole hour waiting. At least make your lies believable

[@DrBagPhD]

Don't engage with attention whoring ragebait.

[@Sparx632]

I did, as did my mum and my sister, my sister pretty much only watches Doctor Who at Christmas so clearly this didn’t put her off her tradition.

[@GilgameshThorne]

If it can only muster 4.11 million on a Christmas special that is a bit of a disaster. Remember a lot of people would have tuned in early to watch Wallace and Gromit and that would have been considered a view by the BBC. All the LBGTQ messaging and the Doctor crying in RTD/Gatwa era is becoming a parody of itself with each passing episode. God knows how low the ratings will drop if this carries on in Gatwa's second season but this special didn't bode well.

[@Sparx632]

It is not LGBTQ “messaging” or the Doctor crying that’s causing Doctor Who to drop in viewers ffs. Believe me the majority do not care either way when it comes to these issues, it won’t bring them in but won’t put them off either. The problem is entirely the loss of interest in TV as a whole thanks to the domination of streaming.

[@MOak-q1e]

@@Sparx632 If the majority didn't care about such issues why do you think one of Trumps most successful election adverts was "Harris is for the They them, Trump is for you" . Roughly half of the UK is also socially conservative so they do care about that kind of thing. Infusing LBGTQ content into family shows and movies has been unsuccessful. Disney apparently recently oversaw the production of Inside Out 2 to remove any overt LBGTQ content from the movie after numerous high profile failures. Guess what that film was a success. Wake up.

[@GilgameshThorne]

@@Sparx632 Roughly half of the electorate in most countries consider themselves socially conservative and for the most part those people tend to be against "woke culture" so clearly your comment does not take that into account.

[@Sparx632]

@GilgameshThrone yes that may be true, but people who use the word “woke” and are genuinely concerned about it and wouldn’t watch a show because of it are a minority, it’s an import of the US culture war by people who lean hard to far right and want to distract everyone from real issues. Most people care about their wallets and nothing more and that’s why they’re conservative. Grab anyone off the street and ask them about “wokeness” most of them won’t have a clue what you’re on about.

[@Acknowledgerofdoctorwho]

You're saying that the bbc count people watching Wallace and Gromit, an entirely different show, as a view? That's not how it works but okay.

[@francisorielly9698]

Most of the figures, is those who switched on for the new Wallace & Gromit. After the cringe excuse for DW season, no way would it pull those figures on it's own merits. Hopefully one more season and the poor show can be put out of its misery. Curse Chib & RTD 2

[@Sparx632]

Huff more copium maybe it’ll help you actually find happiness

[@laticsprem]

Aww didums.😂

[@barryjones9562]

It lost half a mill viewers during its first fifteen minutes… people who switched off after Stricktly, and gained over 1 mill viewers in its last 15 mins as people turned in for Wallace and Gromit. Its stable figure for the middle of its run time was 3.8-ish M viewers. Wallace and Gromit a family/kid friendly show had 9.3M watching within its first 10 mins. Who seems to be attracting its loyal followers and nothing more.

[@USSTardis]

It's funny how people cope even when they know doctor who is bleeding viewers and is no the edge of cancellation!

[@lanceuppercut3498]

Yeah I really thought it would beat last years figures. Sandwiched between two juggernauts of UK TV with great ratings and yet Doctor Who got a poor 4.11, That' s worrying for a show like this. Especially as mentioned it would of got a boost around last 10 mins for people tuning in for Wallace & Gromit.

[@mrdr0161]

​@@USSTardis because its literally not. It is factually the BBCs biggest moneymaker.

[@TomOBedlam-b2h]

The viewing figures for a Christmas Day special where not great. Lets be honest. We will have to see what the consolidated ratings are like. I stopped watching halfway through last season because of all the LBGTQ crap they were shoehorning into the show. I did get to see this years Christmas special because I was around at my parents and my niece wanted to watch it. I thought it was a passable episode, nothing special though. Sadly still full of LBGTQ propaganda so I won't be returning next season. The BBC need to realise the woke era is over, all its achieved is the rise of the far right. If they don't dial back on their agenda it only will increase the chances of a Reform win in 2029.I don't think that would be a great outcome for anyone least of all the BBC who would lose their funding.

[@everythingdoctorwho]

Button it

[@TomOBedlam-b2h]

@everythingdoctorwho The truth hurts eh.

[@DrBagPhD]

I'm genuinely glad you cannot watch Doctor Who anymore.

[@jonpotter9510]

@@TomOBedlam-b2hWhat truth? The fact that you see the acknowledgment of people different to you as “propaganda”?

[@Val-x7s]

Bye then you won't be missed, honestly