The final BARB rating for Dark Water has been revealed.

The episode, which formed the first half of the Series 8 finale, was aired on BBC One on Saturday 1st November and was watched by an official UK audience of 7.34 million.

The consolidated figure is much higher than the initial overnight of 5.27 million as it includes those who watched the episode within the first 7 days of its transmission. The closing moments of the episode featured a twist which sparked a huge amount of interest in the press.

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Over 5 million people tuned in for the Doctor Who finale, Death in Heaven, on BBC One last night.

The climactic episode of Peter Capaldi’s debut series as the Twelfth Doctor was watched by an unofficial audience of 5.45 million, according to the overnight ratings.

Doctor Who was the 3rd most watched programme of the day with a 23.3% share of the total television audience. It was beaten to the top spot by Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor, which brought in 9.37 million and 7.9 million.

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