After a wait of over four years, Doctor Who rematerializes on KTEH.

The first series of the new Doctor Who has been acquired by KTEH (PBS - San Jose, CA) with a planned premiere on Tuesday April 10, 2007. Starring Christopher Eccleston (Heroes, 28 Days Later) as the ninth incarnation of the wandering time traveler known only as the Doctor, Doctor Who triumphantly returned to British television screens after a 16 year absence. Since then, the new series has been seen worldwide from Finland and Italy, to Hong Kong and Korea.

Doctor Who returns to KTEH after an absence of over four years. When the series last ran, KTEH had aired the equivalent of 7703 episodes (Over 10 times more than the BBC actually produced!!) as well as producing around a dozen Doctor Who related interviews. Beginning on April 13, 1981, Doctor Who captured the attention of the viewers of the San Francisco Bay Area, with the series being shown every weeknight, and full stories every Saturday night. Doctor Who last aired in January of 2003, and was a victim of budget problems and declining funding from the viewing public.

Doctor Who is a product of the BBC in the UK, and is distributed to PBS stations though American Public Television and BBC Worldwide. KTEH is part of the newly formed Northern California Public Broadcasting, which is comprised of KTEH-TV, KQED-TV & FM, KCAH and KQEI-FM and is the most watched public television broadcaster and the second most listened-to public radio broadcaster in the country.