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Last updated 02 January 2017
Broadcast: Sunday 24th August 2014
7:40pm-9:00pm AEST (09:40 GMT) < > « »
(actually broadcast at 19:42:00)
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Featuring: Peter Capaldi, Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman, Neve McIntosh, Dan Starkey, Catrin Stewart

Original Synopsis: The Twelfth Doctor's era begins! The Doctor has regenerated and now Clara has to deal with the fact that her best friend appears to have changed completely. The newly regenerated Time Lord must face a terrifying monster.

Updated Synopsis: Clara is alone in Victorian London with a man she doesn't know, a dinosaur in the Thames, and a spate of deadly spontaneous combustions. The Doctor has changed. It's time you knew him. CAST: Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman
Synopsis Source: ABC Site
Broadcast Source: ABC

Ratings Information:


Initial figures: 0.710m viewers (overnight), 9th place day
Consolidated figures: 0.908m viewers, 7th place

Final figure (increased precision): 908,000 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.

Deep Breath averaged 1.187 million national viewers in Australia (these figures include the five major capital cities and regional and rural viewers). It was the highest rating drama of the day and the eighth highest rating program of the day overall. Excluding regional and rural viewers, Peter Capaldi's debut averaged 710,000 viewers in the five major Australian capital cities and was the ninth highest rating program of the day overall in the big cities (the second highest rating drama in the cities after ANZAC Girls).