Despite lofty expectations,the all-new, budget-enhancedDoctor Whohas beento be kinda bit of a ratings bust.
Those two things are often not discussedyou read reactions to it and people are missing that.
Its simpler and youngerand it is working.
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The under-16s and the 16-34 audience as well is massive.
In the U.S., new Doctor Who episodes stream starting at 7 p.m.
So for some, it might simply be a difficult show to get ahold of.
In a separate interview with the Radio Times (viaScreen Rant), Davies was even more optimistic.
They might not be the ratings wed love.
We always want higher.
But they are building over the 28-day period.
Episode one, Space Babies, is already up to 5.6 million and counting.
So it is getting there.
And actually, I was brought back to bring in a younger audience.
Thats been massively successful, he said.
Again, he brought up specifics about just whos tuning in to the show.
The audience no one ever gets are the under-30s.
They just dont watch television anymore.
But those figures are astronomic for Doctor Who, its their top program in that bracket.
I never thought it was possible, to be honest.
But according to the people who juggle the numbers, all targets have been reached and exceeded.
The BBC are running around like mad things.
Aspreviously reported, Davies is already writing scripts for a yet-to-be-ordered third season, as is his wont.
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