Are you kidding? Death and misery are staples of the Christmas schedule. Every single soap will pile on the misery and woe, and there's always a war film on every day.
The Doctor 'dying' is small fry compared to half the stuff the soaps will pull out. And at least he's going to save Earth/galaxy/universe/REALITY ITSELF in the process.
Only one reality though? RTD's really gone off the boil...
