Bare in mind the finals will be higher as shown in episode 1 which increased by over 2 million by the end...
No need to be down though cause...
It is very rare for a programme placed so early in the evening to top the ratings for the day, especially on what was, wether-wise, one of the Saturdays of the year so far in the UK. It was a nice saturday too I spent a few hours just chilling outside and personally watched Doctor Who on I Player
Sunshine, Early slot and FA cup could not stop the Doctor...now bring on the daleks
The Beast Below was watched by 6.7 million viewers, according to unofficial overnight figures
No need to be down though cause...
Doctor Who's share was 34%. Although a drop on the previous week, the programme was still the most watched of the day, beating the second-placed National Lottery by 0.8 million viewers.
The programme had an audience of 6.4 million on BBC One, with an additional 330,000 watching on BBC HD
On BBC Three, Doctor Who Confidential was watched by 0.56 million viewers, a 2.7% share of the audience
The highest peak of the day was between 4.15pm and 4.30pm when 7.6 million watched the Grand National horse race on BBC One.
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix performed the best for ITV1, with 5.7 million watching the network premiere. The FA Cup had an average of 3.3 million viewers, with a peak of 4.9 million against Doctor Who
It is very rare for a programme placed so early in the evening to top the ratings for the day, especially on what was, wether-wise, one of the Saturdays of the year so far in the UK. It was a nice saturday too I spent a few hours just chilling outside and personally watched Doctor Who on I Player

Sunshine, Early slot and FA cup could not stop the Doctor...now bring on the daleks
