TV series / 1963-1989

Doctor Who

Doctor Who is a TV series from 1963-1989. This page summarizes IMDb episode ratings across 26 seasons and 695 rated episodes.

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26 seasons 695 rated episodes 7.3 average 433,986 episode votes

Ratings by Season

Rows are episode numbers. Columns are seasons.

Episode 1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526
1 8.1 7.0 6.4 6.2 8.2 6.3 8.1 7.6 7.6 8.2 7.9 7.6 8.1 7.4 8.1 7.4 7.3 6.6 7.2 6.7 6.3 6.9 7.0 5.6 8.4 7.2
2 6.4 6.9 6.3 5.9 8.2 6.2 8.0 7.6 7.6 8.1 7.9 7.3 8.1 7.3 8.0 7.4 7.3 6.5 6.9 6.8 6.2 6.7 6.8 5.5 8.5 7.3
3 6.3 6.7 6.6 6.0 8.1 6.1 8.0 7.7 7.7 8.1 7.9 7.2 8.0 7.3 8.1 7.4 7.2 6.5 7.1 6.8 6.1 7.5 6.7 5.4 8.4 7.3
4 6.5 8.0 6.5 6.0 8.2 6.1 8.2 7.7 7.9 8.2 7.9 7.2 8.0 7.3 8.0 7.4 7.2 6.4 7.2 6.8 6.4 7.5 6.7 5.4 8.5 7.4
5 7.6 7.9 7.0 7.7 7.1 6.2 7.6 7.4 7.4 7.7 7.5 8.1 7.4 7.6 7.1 7.6 8.7 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.9 6.8 7.0 6.3 6.8 7.3
6 7.6 7.9 6.9 7.7 7.5 8.0 7.6 7.3 7.4 7.7 7.3 8.1 7.4 7.6 7.1 7.8 8.8 6.5 6.7 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.9 6.3 6.7 7.1
7 7.6 7.6 6.9 7.4 7.1 7.8 7.6 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.3 8.0 7.3 7.7 6.8 7.8 8.7 6.4 6.6 6.8 6.8 7.3 6.8 6.3 6.8 7.1
8 7.5 7.7 7.0 8.1 7.1 7.7 7.7 7.3 7.5 7.6 7.3 8.1 7.2 7.8 6.7 7.9 8.9 6.3 6.5 6.8 6.8 7.2 7.2 6.3 6.6 8.1
9 7.2 8.3 7.2 8.1 7.3 7.6 7.7 7.4 7.8 7.4 7.3 7.2 8.4 8.3 7.4 7.6 6.9 7.1 7.3 7.5 6.8 7.2 6.8 5.9 6.4 8.1
10 7.0 7.1 7.9 8.1 7.4 7.8 7.8 7.5 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.2 8.3 8.3 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.1 7.2 7.8 6.8 5.6 6.7 5.7 6.4 8.2
11 7.5 7.3 7.8 8.0 7.3 7.8 8.0 7.2 7.6 7.5 7.1 8.9 8.3 8.2 7.3 7.7 6.7 7.1 7.1 7.6 7.7 5.4 6.7 5.7 7.2 8.2
12 6.8 7.2 7.6 8.2 7.2 7.9 7.4 7.1 7.6 7.5 7.0 8.9 8.5 8.3 7.3 7.6 6.7 7.1 7.2 7.6 7.8 7.4 6.7 6.4 7.2 7.3
13 6.9 7.3 8.0 8.0 7.1 7.7 7.3 7.1 7.7 7.5 7.1 8.7 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.3 6.9 7.4 7.4 6.3 7.1 7.6 7.3 6.4 7.1 7.2
14 7.2 7.2 7.5 8.2 7.2 7.8 7.3 7.2 7.7 7.6 7.1 8.9 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.2 6.8 7.5 7.3 6.3 7.1 6.7 6.5 7.1 7.4
15 7.0 7.5 7.7 6.3 7.3 7.9 7.3 7.0 6.6 7.3 6.6 8.9 7.3 7.5 7.5 7.3 6.8 7.5 7.2 6.1 7.1
16 6.8 6.3 6.5 6.3 7.3 8.0 7.2 7.0 6.6 7.3 6.5 9.1 7.2 7.5 7.6 7.3 6.7 7.5 7.3 6.2 7.2
17 6.9 5.8 7.4 6.3 7.9 8.0 7.3 6.8 6.5 7.3 6.5 7.0 8.2 8.3 6.5 6.5 6.3 7.3 7.2 7.7 8.4
18 6.8 5.7 7.4 6.4 7.6 8.1 7.3 6.8 6.6 7.2 6.6 6.9 8.2 8.4 5.8 6.6 6.1 7.3 7.0 7.7 8.4
19 6.9 5.6 7.5 6.0 7.5 6.6 8.1 6.8 6.5 7.2 6.6 6.9 8.2 8.4 5.8 6.5 6.1 7.2 8.2 7.6 8.6
20 7.1 5.6 7.7 6.1 7.7 6.6 8.0 6.9 6.5 7.4 6.6 7.0 8.3 8.5 5.9 6.5 6.1 7.2 8.0 7.8 8.9
21 7.1 5.5 8.5 6.0 7.8 6.3 8.4 7.8 6.7 7.9 7.5 8.5 8.6 7.4 7.1 7.7 8.2 6.4 5.3
22 7.2 7.0 7.1 5.8 8.1 6.4 8.3 7.7 6.6 7.8 7.3 8.5 8.4 7.4 7.1 7.6 8.6 6.2 5.3
23 6.9 6.6 6.9 7.3 8.1 7.2 8.2 7.6 6.4 7.9 7.3 8.4 8.4 7.3 7.0 7.6 6.3 8.1 5.3
24 6.7 7.0 6.9 7.4 7.9 7.1 8.5 7.7 6.9 7.9 7.3 8.4 8.5 7.3 6.9 7.8 6.0 5.3
25 7.1 6.7 7.5 7.3 7.8 7.1 8.4 7.7 6.6 7.9 7.4 8.5 8.5 7.2 7.0 7.8 5.8
26 7.1 7.8 7.1 7.4 8.1 7.1 6.7 8.1 8.1 8.5 8.6 7.1 7.1 7.7 5.9
27 7.3 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.9 7.1 7.7
28 7.3 6.7 7.0 7.3 8.1 7.2 8.0
29 7.4 6.7 6.8 7.1 7.5 5.1
30 7.5 7.2 6.7 7.1 7.5 5.6
31 6.9 6.9 6.4 7.5 7.6 5.0
32 6.7 7.1 6.1 7.3 7.5 5.0
33 6.6 6.8 6.7 7.5 7.6 4.9
34 6.6 7.1 6.4 7.3 7.8 4.7
35 6.5 7.8 6.2 7.4 6.6 8.4
36 6.5 7.7 6.0 7.4 6.6 8.3
37 6.9 7.4 6.1 7.8 6.8 8.3
38 6.7 7.7 6.7 8.1 6.8 8.2
39 6.6 8.1 6.7 7.7 6.7 8.2
40 6.4 6.7 7.6 6.9 8.1
41 6.5 6.9 7.7 8.1
42 6.7 7.4 8.1 8.3
43 7.2 8.4 8.8
44 7.2 9.1
45 7.2

Series summary

About Doctor Who

The rated episodes of Doctor Who have an average IMDb rating of 7.3 based on 433,986 episode votes. Season 13 has the highest average rating at 8.0 across 26 rated episodes. Season 24 has the lowest average rating at 6.0.

Genre
Adventure , Drama , Family
Runtime
25 minute episodes
Principal cast
William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, and Jon Pertwee
Writers
Robert Holmes, Terry Nation, and Malcolm Hulke
Directors
Douglas Camfield, David Maloney, and Christopher Barry
Also known as
Doktor Who, Доктор Кто, and Doktor Kim

Highest rated

Best Episodes

  1. S12E16: Genesis of the Daleks: Part Six The best episode of Doctor Who is S12E16: Genesis of the Daleks: Part Six with a 9.1 rating / 1,152 votes
  2. S6E44: The War Games: Episode Ten 9.1 rating / 801 votes
  3. S12E11: Genesis of the Daleks: Part One 8.9 rating / 1,336 votes
  4. S12E12: Genesis of the Daleks: Part Two 8.9 rating / 1,057 votes
  5. S12E15: Genesis of the Daleks: Part Five 8.9 rating / 1,040 votes

Lowest rated

Worst Episodes

  1. S6E34: The Space Pirates: Episode 6 The worse episode of Doctor Who is S6E34: The Space Pirates: Episode 6 with a 4.7 rating / 312 votes
  2. S6E33: The Space Pirates: Episode 5 4.9 rating / 306 votes
  3. S6E31: The Space Pirates: Episode 3 5.0 rating / 308 votes
  4. S6E32: The Space Pirates: Episode 4 5.0 rating / 307 votes
  5. S6E29: The Space Pirates: Episode 1 5.1 rating / 329 votes