A Christmas Carol 3rd most watched Christmas special
January 4th, 2011
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It has been confirmed that A Christmas Carol was watched by a grand total of 12.11million people!
With just over 40% of the total TV audience tuning into watch on Christmas Day, the story is now officially the 4th most watched episode of the revived series so far, behind Voyage of the Damned (1st with 13.31million), The Next Doctor (2nd with 13.1million), and The End of Time, Part Two (3rd with 12.27million). The End of Time, Part One was watched by 12.04million on Christmas Day 2009.
Did you enjoy A Christmas Carol? Let us know your reviews in the discussion!
Well done guys. 4th place since Doctor Who’s return. That must surely hurt those who doubted SM and Matt Smith’s abilities to take over! The backlash against MS is failing as well as the DT repeats are showing poor viewing figures. Matt Smith will go from strength to strength, all he needs now are decent companions!
Averaging 1.5m during daytime can hardly be described as “poor viewing figures”. Especially with episodes that have been viewed by 12m on first viewing and been constantly available on iPlayer, DVD and digital channels since first airing!
The Matt Smith “backlash” was almost non-existent and lasted until The Eleventh Hour aired…
Oh I am pleased for the ratings they got but this is got to stick in the claw of the SM/MS lovers who rate the series more than RTD’s era. all i can say is the figures dont lie!!! :)
@David
Technically not true. The Matt Smith/Steven Moffat backlash continues up until this day, but exists within a minor group.
@pirko
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