Overnights: 4.58 million watched The Magician's Apprentice in the UK, according to unofficial overnight viewing figures. Doctor Who was the highest rated show on BBC One for the day, just above Casualty, which had 4.34 million watching. It was also the second-highest for the day. with The X Factor achieving top spot with 7.33 million.

Finals (+7 days): The final rating is slightly down on last year, where the majority of the season rated around 6.9 million viewers.The rating puts Doctor Who at the 13th most watched programme of the week on all UK Television, and the 4th most watched programme on BBC One. The Great British Bake Off topped the charts with a consolidated audience of 12.35 million viewers, over 2 million higher than its nearest rival, ITV's Downton Abbey, which had 9.9 million viewers.The figures do not include those who watched on the BBC iPlayer, where The Magician's Apprentice had over 1.3 million download requests in the week following transmission.