Doctor Who confirms overnight ratings for The Robot Revolution

Season 15 returned to BBC One at 6.50pm Saturday 12th April and received an overnight rating of two million viewers.

The viewership marks it as the fourth most-watched programme of the day and second most-watched for BBC One, just slightly behind Gladiators' 2.9 million viewers.

The overnight figure does not take into account anyone who watched the episode on BBC iPlayer, where it debuted at 8am on Saturday, prior to its BBC One broadcast.

The consolidated ratings, which include iPlayer, devices and catch-up, will be released at a later date.

Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies has said that he's "thrilled" with the series' performance across iPlayer and Disney Plus, where it is available in territories outside of the UK.

"Our last episode that went out at Christmas has been watched by over 7 million now, which is huge," said Davies. "The figures as a whole for Doctor Who on BBC iPlayer are ferocious. For the whole brand of Doctor Who, there had been over 70 million viewer hours in 2024, and with people being able to go back and watch any episode in the Whoniverse, the episodes are all still growing.

"That's just extraordinary - 70 million viewer hours! It’s one of the top five brands on iPlayer and let's bear in mind that BBC iPlayer is one of the biggest and and fastest- growing streaming platforms in Great Britain. It's huge, it's huge."

New episode The Robot Revolution addressed numerous mysteries, including that of Mrs Flood.

The mysterious character, played by Anita Dobson, appeared in a new guise as Belinda's seemingly innocent neighbour, who witnessed the abduction of the new companion by a gaggle of robots.

While appearing to be confused by what had unfolded, the mask dropped as she then said: "Take care, Belinda. Bye-bye!"

Before making herself scarce, Flood broke the fourth wall once again and said: "You ain't seen me!"

With plenty of questions yet to be answered, the Doctor and Belinda will embark on yet another adventure next week in Lux.

Doctor Who continues next Saturday (19th April) at 7:15pm on BBC One, with new episodes available from 8am on Saturdays on BBC iPlayer in the UK. The series will be available on Disney+ outside of the UK.

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