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This Week in Doctor Who


Week 50: 16-22 Dec 2017 - USA

Data last updated 23 December 2017

Saturday 16 December

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
6:00pm EST
The Masque of Mandragora: Part Four

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
6:30pm EST
The Deadly Assassin: Part One

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:00pm EST
The Deadly Assassin: Part Two

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:30pm EST
The Deadly Assassin: Part Three

Show broadcasts for WFWA
 
9:30pm EST
Tom Baker Movies: The Pirate Planet
The Doctor discovers a planet that has been hollowed out so that it can transmat through space.

Pre-empted the previous week by The Best of PBS39’s December 2017 Pledge Programs


Show broadcasts for WSRE
 
10:00pm CST
Tom Baker Movies: Revenge of the Cybermen

The time ring takes the Doctor, Sarah and Harry back to Nerva, but to a period many thousands of years earlier than their previous visit. The station is currently acting as a beacon warning space traffic of the existence of a new asteroid orbiting Jupiter.


Show broadcasts for WILL
 
10:00pm CST
Tom Baker Movies: The Stones Of Blood

The Doctor, Romana and K9 are led by the tracer to the Nine Travellers, a circle of standing stones on Boscombe Moor in present-day England, but the third segment is nowhere to be found. They meet elderly archaeologist Professor Emilia Rumford and her assistant Vivien Fay, who are surveying the site, and learn that the circle appears to have had a variable number of stones over the years.


Originally scheduled for 25th November at 10:00pm, but was replaced by Sgt. Pepper's Musical Revolution. Pre-empted in following weeks by 60s Pop, Rock & Soul (My Music) [2nd Dec].


Show broadcasts for KPTS
 
10:00pm CST
The Armageddon Factor: Part Five

Pre-empted on 9th December by Christmas With the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Featuring Alfie Boe and Tom Brokaw. This was listed as episode two(?), and the 23rd December also scheduled as episode five, so it isn't clear if this was really broadcast or not!


Show broadcasts for Iowa Public TV
 
10:30pm CST
Tom Baker Movies: The Sunmakers

The TARDIS arrives in the future on the planet Pluto where there are now six suns, a breathable atmosphere and a large industrial community. The Company controls the planet and exploits the workers, pays them a pittance and then taxes them on everything imaginable. The Doctor and Leela join forces with an...


Show broadcasts for WMVS/MPTV (Milwaukee) HD 10.1/36.2
 
11:00pm CST
Tom Baker Movies: Pyramids Of Mars

The Doctor arrives in a Victorian Gothic mansion where strange things are afoot. The master of the house has been replaced by a sinister Egyptian and sinister mummies roam the grounds.


Pre-emptied in previous weeks by Journey In Concert: Houston 1981, (25th Nov), David Gilmour: Live In Pompeii (2nd Dec), and Roy Orbison: Black & White Night 30 (9th Dec)


Show broadcasts for PBS North
 
11:00pm CST
Peter Davison Movies: Planet Of Fire
(Repeated: Sun 10:00pm CST)

The Doctor attempts to restore order to Sarn, a planet endangered by civil unrest, volcanic activity and the arrival of The Master (Anthony Ainley). Peri: Nicola Bryant. Turlough: Mark Strickson.


Show broadcasts for WSRE
 
11:31pm CST
Tom Baker Movies: Terror Of The Zygons

The Doctor, Sarah and Harry return to Earth in response to the Brigadier's summons. UNIT are investigating a series of attacks on North Sea oil rigs and have set up a temporary HQ in the Scottish village of Tullock. The attacks are the work of a huge cyborg, the Skarasen, controlled by a group of aliens called Zygons whose spaceship lies at the bottom of Loch Ness.


Show broadcasts for Idaho Public Television
 
11:00pm MST
Colin Baker Movies: The Twin Dilemma

Show broadcasts for Alaska Public Television/KAKM
 
9:00pm AKST
Tom Baker Movies: Creature From The Pit
(Repeated: Sun 2:00am AKST)

The Doctor must bring the Creature's dark secret to light.


Show broadcasts for KBTC
 
11:00pm PST
Inferno: Episode 3
(Repeated: Sun 4:00am PST)

Show broadcasts for KBTC
 
11:30pm PST
Inferno: Episode 4
(Repeated: Sun 4:30am PST)

Sunday 17 December

Show broadcasts for EBRU
 
11:00am EST
Doctor Who
(the actual episode broadcast is unknown)
(Repeated: Sun 12:00pm EST)

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
4:00pm EST
Horror of Fang Rock: Part One

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
4:30pm EST
Horror of Fang Rock: Part Two

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
5:00pm EST
Horror of Fang Rock: Part Three

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
5:30pm EST
Horror of Fang Rock: Part Four

Show broadcasts for WETA-UK
 
11:00pm EST
Peter Davison Movies: Planet Of Fire
(Repeated: Tue 2:59am EST)

The Doctor attempts to restore order to Sarn, a planet endangered by civil unrest, volcanic activity and the arrival of The Master (Anthony Ainley). Peri: Nicola Bryant. Turlough: Mark Strickson.

Monday 18 December

Tuesday 19 December

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
7:00am EST
The Big Bang
(Repeated: Fri 10:30am EST)

Part 2. The fates draw close around the TARDIS.


Not in original schedule.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
8:05am EST
The Doctor's Daughter
(Repeated: Thu 11:25am EST)

The Doctor meets the most important woman of his life.


Not in original schedule.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
9:10am EST
The Doctor Falls

The Doctor makes a final stand against an army of Cybermen, to protect a tiny band of humans from destruction.


Originally schedued as Doomsday at 9:00am.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
10:35am EST
The Wedding of River Song

By the shores of Lake Silencio, in Utah, all of time and space hang in the balance - because this is the day the Doctor dies.


Originally scheduled as Smith and Jones at 10:00am.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
11:35am EST
Silence in the Library

Part 1. The Doctor and Donna must uncover the truth behind the Nodes and the Data Ghost to uncover the library's secret.


Originally scheduled as TheLastOfTheTimeLords/2 at 11:00am


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
12:35pm EST
School Reunion

The Doctor investigates a haunted London school and runs into an old friend.


Originally scheduled as Partners in Crime at 12:00pm.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
1:40pm EST
Vincent and the Doctor

Amy battles an alien in France with Vincent Van Gogh.


Originally scheduled as Silence in the Library at 1:00pm.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
2:45pm EST
Turn Left
(Repeated: Tue 11:20pm EST)

Donna gets help from a mysterious blond woman.


Originally scheduled as The End of Time at 2:00pm.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
3:50pm EST
Blink
(Repeated: Wed 8:00pm EST)

When people start to disappear, a young woman finds cryptic messages bleeding through from a mysterious stranger called the Doctor.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
4:50pm EST
Face The Raven

The Doctor and Clara, with their old friend Rigsy, find themselves in a magical alien world, hidden on a street in the heart of London. Sheltered within are some of the most fearsome creatures of the universe and Ashildr (Maisie Williams)!


Originally scheduled as Partners in Crime at 5:00pm.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
5:55pm EST
The Girl in the Fireplace

Madame de Pompadour finds the court at Versailles under attack by sinister clockwork killers and her only hope of salvation lies with the Doctor.


Originally scheduled as Amy's Choice at 6:00pm.


Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:00pm EST
Full Circle: Part One

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
7:00pm EST
Journey's End
(Repeated: Thu 2:40pm EST)

Part 2. As Davros and the Daleks threaten the entire universe, the Doctor's companions join forces. However, the prophecy declares that one of them will die.


Originally scheduled as The Girl Who Waited.


Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:30pm EST
Full Circle: Part Two

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
8:05pm EST
The Doctor's Wife
(Repeated: Fri 2:45pm EST)

By following a Time Lord distress signal, the Doctor puts Amy, Rory and his beloved TARDIS in grave danger.


Originally scheduled as The Wedding of River Song at 8:00pm


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
9:10pm EST
Partners in Crime
(Repeated: Thu 6:00am EST)

Donna is determined to find the Doctor, even if it means braving Miss Foster and her hordes of Adipose.


Originally scheduled as Asylum of the Daleks at 9:00pm


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
10:15pm EST
Doomsday
(Repeated: Wed 1:30pm EST)

Two mighty armies wage war across the Earth; terror emerges from beneath Torchwood Tower; the Doctor faces a dilemma.


Originally scheduled as The Angels Take Manhattan at 10:00pm

Wednesday 20 December

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
1:30am EST
Doctor Who
(the actual episode broadcast is unknown)

Originally scheduled as The Doctor Falls. Billed as The End of Time but in an 85 minute slot - the specials are frequently listed the same so could be Planet of the Dead or The Waters of Mars.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
2:55am EST
New Earth

The Doctor and Rose board the Tardis and visit mankind's new home but they find gruesome secrets in a luxury hospital.


Originally schedule at 3:00am.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
3:55am EST
Tooth and Claw

The Doctor and Rose travel back to 1879, but an encounter in the Scottish Highlands with Queen Victoria and a band of warrior monks reveals a deadly trap.


Originally scheduled as School Reunion at 4:00am.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
6:00am EST
Rise of the Cybermen

Part 1. Rose discovers that her father is still alive on a parallel Earth.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
7:05am EST
The Age of Steel

Part 2. The Cybermen take control of London and start converting the populace; Jackie falls under Lumic's control; the Doctor, Rose and Mickey are reduced to fugitives.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
8:10am EST
The Idiot's Lantern

It is 1953 and the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II is taking place, but beneath the celebrations there are rumours of monsters on the streets.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
9:15am EST
The Impossible Planet

Part 1. Rose is trapped in the orbit of a black hole; something ancient beneath the planet's surface begins to awaken.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
10:20am EST
The Satan Pit

Part 2. As Rose battles the murderous Ood, the Doctor finds his every belief being challenged to the core as the Pit beckons.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
11:25am EST
Love & Monsters

A man named Elton is plunged into a world of living nightmares when he becomes obsessed with the Doctor, Rose and their mysterious blue box.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
12:30pm EST
Army of Ghosts

The human race rejoices as ghosts of loved ones return home; an invasion force threatens modern day Earth.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
2:35pm EST
Smith and Jones

The Doctor and Martha are transported into danger.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
3:40pm EST
The Shakespeare Code

Witches cast a spell on the Doctor and Martha.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
4:45pm EST
Gridlock

The Doctor takes Martha to the planet New Earth in the future where the streets are ruled by sinister pharmacists.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
5:50pm EST
Daleks in Manhattan

Part 1. The TARDIS lands in 1930s New York, where people are disappearing from the streets.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
6:55pm EST
Evolution of the Daleks

Part 2. The Doctor forms a deadly alliance to save humanity.


Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:00pm EST
Full Circle: Part Three

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:30pm EST
Full Circle: Part Four

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
9:00pm EST
The Christmas Invasion

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
10:05pm EST
The Runaway Bride
(Repeated: Thu 5:00am EST)

No sooner has the Doctor said a tear-stained farewell to Rose Tyler than he finds himself face-to-face with a woman dressed in a fluffy white wedding frock. Who is she? Who is she supposed to be marrying? And how did she get on board the TARDIS?


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
11:10pm EST
Voyage of the Damned

Kylie Minogue joins Doctor Who to play Astrid, a waitress on a doomed spaceship that eerily resembles the Titanic. When a meteor hits, Astrid and The Doctor must protect the survivors from and prevent the whole ship from crashing to Earth.

Thursday 21 December

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
1:45am EST
Utopia

Capt. Jack storms back into the Doctor's life; the Tardis travels to the end of the universe.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
2:50am EST
The Sound of Drums

Part 1. Harry Saxon becomes Prime Minister, but has dark ambitions.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
3:55am EST
Last of the Time Lords

Part 2. With The Doctor imprisoned by The Master, Martha endeavors to save the world.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
7:05am EST
The Fires of Pompeii

The Doctor and Donna visit Pompeii in AD 79, on the eve of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
8:10am EST
Planet of the Ood

The Doctor takes Donna to her first alien world, but the Ood-Sphere reveals some terrible truths about the human race.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
9:15am EST
The Sontaran Stratagem

Part 1. Sontaran warriors set their sights on the Earth and its inhabitants.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
10:20am EST
The Poison Sky

Part 2. As poison gas suffocates the Earth's population, the Doctor and UNIT team members work to eliminate the threat.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
12:30pm EST
Midnight

The Doctor is trapped, powerless and terrified, on the planet Midnight, as a knocking on the wall begins.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
1:35pm EST
The Stolen Earth

Part 1. Earth's greatest heroes assemble to fight the New Dalek Empire, but a fearsome old enemy waits in the shadows.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
3:45pm EST
The Next Doctor

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
5:10pm EST
Planet of the Dead

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
6:35pm EST
The Waters of Mars

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:00pm EST
State of Decay: Part One

Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:30pm EST
State of Decay: Part Two

Show broadcasts for EBRU
 
8:00pm EST
Doctor Who
(the actual episode broadcast is unknown)

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
8:00pm EST
The End of Time: Parts 1 & 2

Part 1 & 2. It's the Tenth Doctor's final journey - but his nemesis, The Master, has been reborn. A terrible shadow falls across the Universe as great danger approaches, and the Doctor faces the end of his life as the Master's plans hurtle out of control.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
11:00pm EST
The Eleventh Hour

The newly regenerated Doctor and Amy Pond must save the world in less than 20 minutes from galactic policemen known as the Atraxi.

Friday 22 December

Show broadcasts for EBRU
 
12:00am EST
Doctor Who
(the actual episode broadcast is unknown)

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
12:00am EST
The Beast Below

The Doctor and Amy travel to Britain of the future, where people live in a giant spaceship; Amy comes across the terrifying Smilers.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
1:00am EST
Victory of the Daleks

The Doctor and Amy meet Winston Churchill during a trip back to World War II, where they also encounter the Daleks.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
2:00am EST
The Time of Angels

Part 1. The Doctor hunts the last of the Weeping Angels through the Maze of the Dead; the mysterious River Song is back in the Doctor's life, but he doesn't know if he can trust her.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
3:00am EST
Flesh and Stone

Part 2. The Doctor and his friends are forced to escape through the forest vault after they are surrounded by the Weeping Angels.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
4:00am EST
The Vampires of Venice

The Doctor suspects something isn't quite right with the daughters of the family that protects the streets of Venice.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
5:00am EST
Amy's Choice

The Doctor returns to Amy on the night before her first child is born.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
6:00am EST
Doctor Who: Earth Conquest: The World Tour (Factual)

The special follows stars Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman on Doctor Who: The World Tour, which sees them visiting seven cities across five continents in 12 days to publicize the upcoming season.


Show broadcasts for WETA-UK
 
6:30am EST
The Antiques Roadshow: Powis Castle (Related)

In Wales, items include a "Dr. Who" script and pottery.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
6:30am EST
The Hungry Earth

Part 1. Scientists discover something isn't right beneath Earth's crust while drilling.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
7:30am EST
Cold Blood

Part 2. Scientists discover something isn't right beneath Earth's crust while drilling.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
9:30am EST
The Pandorica Opens

Part 1. A message on a cliff; a puzzle box that opens from the inside; the fates draw closer for the TARDIS.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
11:35am EST
The Impossible Astronaut

Part 1. The Doctor, Amy and Rory receive a secret summons that leads them to the Oval Office in 1969. Enlisting the help of a former FBI agent and the irrepressible River Song, the Doctor promises to assist the President.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
12:35pm EST
Day of the Moon

Part 2. The Doctor is locked in the perfect prison. Amy, Rory and River Song are being hunted down by the FBI. But, with the help of President Nixon and Neil Armstrong, the Doctor is able to mount a rebellion against an alien invasion.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
1:40pm EST
The Curse of the Black Spot

The TARDIS is marooned onboard a 17th-century pirate ship whose crew is being attacked by a mysterious and beautiful sea creature. Becalmed and beset by cabin fever, the pirates have numerous superstitious explanations for the Siren's appearance.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
3:50pm EST
The Rebel Flesh

Part 1. A solar tsunami liberates doppelgangers from their human 'originals' in a futuristic factory. Can the Doctor prevent all out civil war?


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
4:50pm EST
The Almost People

Part 2. The Doctor must convince terrified factory-workers to work with their doppelgangers to overcome a monster of their own making.


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
5:55pm EST
A Good Man Goes to War

The Doctor assembles an army to face the Battle of Demons Run - and River Song has something to tell him.


Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:00pm EST
State of Decay: Part Three

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
7:00pm EST
Let's Kill Hitler

The TARDIS crash lands in 1930's Berlin, bringing the Doctor face to face with the greatest war criminal in the Universe. And Hitler.


Show broadcasts for Retro TV
 
7:30pm EST
State of Decay: Part Four

Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
8:00pm EST
A Christmas Carol

Amy and Rory are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way The Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But is Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, beyond redemption? And what is lurking in the fogs?


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
9:20pm EST
The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe
*** UNCONFIRMED ***


Billed as The Impossible Astronaut.


*** UNCONFIRMED ***


Show broadcasts for BBC America
 
10:40pm EST
The Day of The Doctor

Christmas Eve 1892 and a chilling menace threatens humankind - but with the Doctor in mourning, it takes old friends and an unorthodox young governess to get him fighting to save the world again.