This Week in Australia
The Day of The Doctor
Last updated 02 January 2017
Broadcast: Sunday 24th November 2013
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ABC
Featuring: Peter Capaldi, John Hurt, Matt Smith, David Tennant, Jenna Coleman, Tom Baker, Joanna Page, Billie Piper, Jemma Redgrave
Celebrate 50 years of Doctor Who with this highly anticipated special titled The Day of the Doctor, starring Matt Smith, David Tennant, Jenna Coleman with Billie Piper and John Hurt.
Press Release 1:
ABC1 is set to join more than 75 countries around the globe to simultaneously broadcast the highly anticipated Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special on Sunday November 24 AEDT (exact time TBC) and repeated at 7.30pm AEDT.
In a first for the world’s longest running and most successful sci-fi series, the feature-length special titled The Day of the Doctor, will be broadcast simultaneously to millions of viewers worldwide in a global television event.
From Cairns to Costa Rica, Perth to Poland, and Adelaide to Angola, Australian viewers will join over 75 countries across six continents as they enjoy the anniversary special at the same time as the UK broadcast.
Brendan Dahill, Controller ABC1 says: “ABC1 is thrilled to be part of this momentous global television event celebrating 50 years of everyone’s favourite Time Lord.”
The Doctors embark on their greatest adventure in this 50th Anniversary Special. In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London’s National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor’s own dangerous past comes back to haunt him.
The Doctor Who Christmas Special premieres December 26, 7.30pm.
PRODUCTION DETAILS:
A BBC production.
Press Release 2:
ABC1 will join more than 75 countries around the globe to simultaneously broadcast the highly anticipated television event. The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR will screen in Australia on ABC1 at 6.50am AEDT, 5.50am QLD time, 5.20am NT, 6.20am SA, 3.50am WA. It will also be repeated at 7.30pm.
Synopsis Source: ABC
Broadcast notes:
3:50AM - WA | 5:20AM - NT | 5:50AM - QLD | 6:20AM - SA | 6:50AM - ACT/NSW/TAS/VIC
6:50am-8:05am AEDT (19:50 GMT) < > « »
< > « »ABC
Featuring: Peter Capaldi, John Hurt, Matt Smith, David Tennant, Jenna Coleman, Tom Baker, Joanna Page, Billie Piper, Jemma Redgrave
Celebrate 50 years of Doctor Who with this highly anticipated special titled The Day of the Doctor, starring Matt Smith, David Tennant, Jenna Coleman with Billie Piper and John Hurt.
Press Release 1:
ABC1 is set to join more than 75 countries around the globe to simultaneously broadcast the highly anticipated Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special on Sunday November 24 AEDT (exact time TBC) and repeated at 7.30pm AEDT.
In a first for the world’s longest running and most successful sci-fi series, the feature-length special titled The Day of the Doctor, will be broadcast simultaneously to millions of viewers worldwide in a global television event.
From Cairns to Costa Rica, Perth to Poland, and Adelaide to Angola, Australian viewers will join over 75 countries across six continents as they enjoy the anniversary special at the same time as the UK broadcast.
Brendan Dahill, Controller ABC1 says: “ABC1 is thrilled to be part of this momentous global television event celebrating 50 years of everyone’s favourite Time Lord.”
The Doctors embark on their greatest adventure in this 50th Anniversary Special. In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London’s National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor’s own dangerous past comes back to haunt him.
The Doctor Who Christmas Special premieres December 26, 7.30pm.
PRODUCTION DETAILS:
A BBC production.
Press Release 2:
ABC1 will join more than 75 countries around the globe to simultaneously broadcast the highly anticipated television event. The Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR will screen in Australia on ABC1 at 6.50am AEDT, 5.50am QLD time, 5.20am NT, 6.20am SA, 3.50am WA. It will also be repeated at 7.30pm.
Synopsis Source: ABC
Broadcast notes:
3:50AM - WA | 5:20AM - NT | 5:50AM - QLD | 6:20AM - SA | 6:50AM - ACT/NSW/TAS/VIC
Broadcast Source: ABC
Ratings Information:
Initial figures: 0.424m viewers (overnight), 37.1% audience share
Initial/Overnight (increased precision): 424,000 viewers
The figures above only include viewers in the metropolitan areas of Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. These are referred to as the "5 City Metro" ratings.
Doctor Who pulled in a massive 1.95 million viewers nationally, 1.36 million at 7.30pm on ABC1 and a further 0.59 million for the live broadcast on ABC1, which went out at 6.50am in Sydney and 3.50am in Perth.
The live screening achieved a 5 city metro overnight average audience of 424,000 viewers and a total TV share of 37.1%, while the repeat broadcast achieved a 5 city metro average audience of 922,000 viewers and a total TV share of 16.1%. The repeat was second in its timeslot to 60 Minutes on Channel 9. Across both the live and repeat broadcasts, the programme reached 1.5 million viewers, or 9.3% of the 5 city metro population.
In addition, there were 51,000 plays via iview.
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