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JamesG
04-26-2011, 01:47 AM
"Doctor Who" Premiere Blasts BBC America Ratings Record
Apr 25, 2011
by Hanh Nguyen


The Doctor's invasion of America has paid off.

The premiere of the new season of "Doctor Who" -- the first time the Time Lord filmed on American soil -- drew nearly 1.27 million viewers for BBC America on Saturday, making it the channel's highest-rated, most-watched telecast ever for live and same day viewing.

That's 71,000 more viewers than the BBC America's previous best -- the premiere of last season's "Doctor Who" in April 2010.





The series kicked off with the two-parter 'The Impossible Astronaut', which featured the Doctor (Matt Smith) and his traveling companions taking on a new alien race known as the Silence.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Doctor-Who-Ratings-1032293.aspx

Torgo
04-26-2011, 09:07 PM
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The premiere of the new season of "Doctor Who" -- the first time the Time Lord filmed on American soil

Technically this isn't true, the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie(featuring the 8th Doctor) was filmed in North America(both Canada and California).