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Last night's episode on BBC1 reversed the drop seen with 'Flatline' - the episode was seen by 5.03 million people on broadcast which was 21.6% of the audience. It was number three for the day behind 'Strictly Come Dancing' on BBC1 and 'The X Factor' on ITV.

The next episode of the current series arrives at 8.20pm tonight on BBC1 in the UK and around the world shortly afterwards. You can watch the latest trailer at the BBC website by clicking here:http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0299rxw

The consolidated ratings for this episode eon BBC1 in the UK were 7.11 million, meaning that again the show added over 2 million viewers to the overnight figure. (In fact 2.03 million)

The overnight ratings for 'Flat Line' yesterday on BBC1 in the UK were a little down on previous weeks. They show that 4.55 million people watched, which is 19.9% of the audience. Although lower than previous episodes, the drop in numbers is not substantial - the consolidated result will be available in about a week.

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The BBC1 consolidated viewing figures for 'The Caretaker' were again good, with the episode adding 1.9 million viewers in time shift watching, bringing the final result to 6.82 million.

The initial overnight ratings for 'Kill the Moon' on BBC1 in the UK yesterday were 4.8 million, or 21.8% of the audience. The number is slightly down on the previous week, but not by much. Doctor Who remains number 3 in yesterday's chart, behind The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing.

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'Kill the Moon' arrives in the UK on BBC1 tonight at 8.30pm - stand by for giant spiders and doubtless lots of complaints!

Once the episode has aired where you live please drop us a line and tell us what you thought. All comments received by 7pm on Thursday 9th will be entered into our draw to win a copy of the 2015 Doctor Who Annual.

The consolidated ratings for 'Time Heist' have been released. These include those viewers who watched in the seven days following the initial (UK) broadcast. Again, Doctor Who has added a significant number of viewers to the initial overnight figure of 4.9 million. The consolidated result is 7 million viewers - adding a further 2.1 million.

The UK overnight ratings for 'The Caretaker' were 4.9 million, which is 21.8% of the audience. Despite the later time slot the show took its audience with it, as the number are only marginally lower than Time Heist last week at 4.93 million.

Doctor Who was number three on BBC1 yesterday behind Strictly Come Dancing at number 1 and The X Factor at numver 2, which was on against DW.