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IMDb ratings graph for every episode of Doctor Who across all 26 seasons.

1963–1989 · 26 seasons · BBC One · Drama · Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi & Fantasy
IMDb
8.4
41k ratings
TMDB
7.9
721 ratings
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Episode Ratings

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Episode ratings

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S1
S2
S3
S4
S5
S6
S7
S8
S9
S10
S11
S12
S13
S14
S15
S16
S17
S18
S19
S20
S21
S22
S23
S24
S25
S26
E1
8.1
7.0
6.4
6.2
8.2
6.3
8.1
7.6
7.6
8.2
7.9
7.6
8.1
7.4
8.1
7.4
7.3
6.6
7.1
6.7
6.3
6.9
7.0
5.6
8.4
7.2
E2
6.4
6.9
6.3
5.9
8.2
6.2
8.0
7.6
7.6
8.1
7.9
7.3
8.1
7.3
8.0
7.4
7.3
6.5
6.9
6.8
6.2
6.7
6.8
5.5
8.5
7.3
E3
6.3
6.7
6.6
6.0
8.1
6.1
8.0
7.7
7.7
8.1
7.9
7.2
8.0
7.2
8.1
7.4
7.2
6.5
7.1
6.8
6.1
7.5
6.7
5.4
8.4
7.3
E4
6.5
8.0
6.5
6.0
8.2
6.1
8.2
7.7
7.9
8.2
7.9
7.2
8.0
7.3
8.1
7.4
7.2
6.4
7.2
6.8
6.3
7.5
6.7
5.4
8.5
7.4
E5
7.6
7.9
7.0
7.7
7.1
6.2
7.6
7.4
7.4
7.7
7.5
8.1
7.4
7.6
7.1
7.6
8.7
6.5
6.8
6.8
6.8
6.8
7.0
6.3
6.8
7.3
E6
7.6
7.9
6.9
7.7
7.5
8.0
7.6
7.3
7.4
7.7
7.3
8.1
7.3
7.6
7.1
7.8
8.8
6.5
6.7
6.9
6.7
6.7
6.9
6.3
6.7
7.1
E7
7.6
7.6
6.9
7.4
7.1
7.8
7.6
7.4
7.4
7.6
7.3
8.0
7.3
7.7
6.8
7.8
8.7
6.4
6.6
6.8
6.8
7.3
6.8
6.3
6.8
7.1
E8
7.5
7.7
7.0
8.1
7.1
7.7
7.7
7.3
7.5
7.6
7.3
8.1
7.2
7.8
6.7
7.8
8.9
6.3
6.5
6.8
6.8
7.2
7.2
6.2
6.5
8.1
E9
7.2
8.3
7.2
8.1
7.3
7.6
7.7
7.4
7.7
7.4
7.3
7.2
8.4
8.3
7.4
7.6
6.9
7.2
7.3
7.5
6.8
7.2
6.8
5.9
6.4
8.1
E10
7.0
7.1
7.9
8.1
7.4
7.8
7.8
7.5
7.7
7.4
7.4
7.2
8.3
8.3
7.3
7.7
6.7
7.1
7.2
7.8
6.8
5.6
6.7
5.7
6.4
8.2
E11
7.5
7.3
7.8
8.0
7.3
7.8
8.0
7.2
7.6
7.5
7.1
8.9
8.3
8.2
7.3
7.7
6.7
7.1
7.1
7.6
7.7
5.4
6.7
5.7
7.2
8.2
E12
6.8
7.2
7.6
8.1
7.2
7.9
7.4
7.1
7.6
7.5
7.0
8.9
8.5
8.3
7.3
7.6
6.7
7.1
7.2
7.6
7.8
7.4
6.7
6.4
7.2
7.3
E13
6.9
7.3
8.0
8.0
7.1
7.7
7.3
7.1
7.7
7.5
7.1
8.7
7.5
7.6
7.6
7.3
6.9
7.5
7.4
6.3
7.1
7.6
7.3
6.4
7.1
7.2
E14
7.2
7.2
7.5
8.2
7.2
7.8
7.3
7.2
7.7
7.5
7.1
8.9
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.3
6.8
7.5
7.3
6.3
7.1
6.7
6.5
7.1
7.4
E15
7.0
7.5
7.7
6.3
7.3
7.9
7.3
7.0
6.6
7.3
6.6
8.9
7.2
7.5
7.5
7.3
6.8
7.5
7.3
6.1
7.1
E16
6.8
6.3
6.5
6.3
7.3
8.0
7.2
7.0
6.6
7.3
6.5
9.1
7.2
7.5
7.6
7.3
6.7
7.5
7.3
6.2
7.2
E17
6.9
5.8
7.4
6.2
7.9
8.0
7.3
6.8
6.5
7.3
6.4
7.0
8.2
8.3
6.5
6.5
6.3
7.3
7.2
7.7
8.4
E18
6.8
5.7
7.4
6.4
7.6
8.1
7.3
6.8
6.6
7.2
6.6
6.9
8.2
8.4
5.8
6.6
6.1
7.3
7.0
7.7
8.4
E19
6.9
5.6
7.5
6.0
7.5
6.6
8.1
6.8
6.5
7.2
6.6
6.9
8.2
8.4
5.8
6.5
6.1
7.2
8.2
7.7
8.6
E20
7.1
5.6
7.7
6.1
7.7
6.6
8.0
6.9
6.5
7.4
6.6
7.0
8.2
8.4
5.9
6.5
6.1
7.2
8.0
7.8
8.9
E21
7.1
5.5
8.5
6.0
7.8
6.3
8.4
7.8
6.7
7.9
7.5
8.5
8.6
7.4
7.1
7.7
8.2
6.4
5.3
E22
7.2
7.0
7.1
5.8
8.1
6.4
8.3
7.6
6.6
7.8
7.3
8.5
8.4
7.4
7.1
7.6
8.6
6.2
5.3
E23
6.9
6.6
6.9
7.3
8.1
7.2
8.2
7.6
6.4
7.9
7.3
8.4
8.4
7.3
7.0
7.6
6.3
5.3
E24
6.7
7.0
7.0
7.4
7.9
7.1
8.5
7.7
6.9
7.9
7.3
8.4
8.4
7.3
6.9
7.8
6.0
5.3
E25
7.1
6.7
7.5
7.3
7.8
7.1
8.4
7.7
6.6
7.9
7.4
8.5
8.5
7.2
7.0
7.8
5.9
E26
7.1
7.7
7.1
7.4
8.2
7.1
6.7
8.1
8.1
8.5
8.6
7.1
7.0
7.7
5.9
E27
7.3
7.0
7.1
7.2
7.9
7.1
7.7
E28
7.3
6.7
7.0
7.3
8.1
7.2
8.0
E29
7.4
6.7
6.8
7.1
7.5
5.1
E30
7.5
7.2
6.7
7.1
7.5
5.6
E31
6.9
6.9
6.4
7.5
7.6
5.0
E32
6.7
7.1
6.1
7.3
7.5
5.0
E33
6.6
6.8
6.7
7.5
7.6
4.9
E34
6.6
7.1
6.4
7.3
7.8
4.7
E35
6.5
7.7
6.2
7.3
6.6
8.4
E36
6.5
7.7
6.0
7.4
6.5
8.3
E37
6.9
7.4
6.1
7.8
6.8
8.3
E38
6.7
7.7
6.7
8.1
6.7
8.2
E39
6.6
8.1
6.7
7.6
6.7
8.2
E40
6.4
6.7
7.6
6.9
8.1
E41
6.5
6.9
7.7
8.1
E42
6.7
7.4
8.1
8.3
E43
7.2
8.4
8.8
E44
7.2
9.1
E45
7.2
AVG
7.0
7.1
7.0
7.2
7.5
7.2
7.8
7.3
7.1
7.7
7.2
7.9
8.0
8.0
7.2
7.3
7.1
7.2
7.1
7.0
6.9
6.9
6.9
6.0
7.3
7.5

Overview

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Along with a succession of companions, The Doctor faces a variety of foes while working to save civilizations, help ordinary people, and right many wrongs.

NetworkBBC One
Runtime~25 min
Seasons26

Doctor Who holds an IMDb rating of 8.4 from 41K votes. Across its 694 rated episodes, the highest-rated is S6E44 "The War Games (10)" at 9.1, and the lowest is S6E34 "The Space Pirates (6)" at 4.7. Season 13 is the strongest, averaging 8.0 per episode. Explore the full episode ratings graph below, season by season.

Peak9.1
S6E44The War Games (10)
Low point4.7
S6E34The Space Pirates (6)

Averages 7.3 across 694 rated episodes — strongest run is Season 13 at 8.0.

Average by season

Season 17.042 eps
Season 27.139 eps
Season 37.045 eps
Season 47.243 eps
Season 57.540 eps
Season 67.244 eps
Season 77.825 eps
Season 87.325 eps
Season 97.126 eps
Season 107.726 eps
Season 117.226 eps
Season 127.920 eps
Season 138.026 eps
Season 148.026 eps
Season 157.226 eps
Season 167.326 eps
Season 177.120 eps
Season 187.228 eps
Season 197.126 eps
Season 207.022 eps
Season 216.924 eps
Season 226.913 eps
Season 236.914 eps
Season 246.014 eps
Season 257.314 eps
Season 267.514 eps

Top-rated episodes

1S6E44The War Games (10)9.1
2S12E16Genesis of the Daleks (6)9.1
3S12E11Genesis of the Daleks (1)8.9
4S12E12Genesis of the Daleks (2)8.9
5S12E14Genesis of the Daleks (4)8.9

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Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does Doctor Who have?

Doctor Who has 694 episodes across 26 seasons.

How many seasons does Doctor Who have?

Doctor Who has 26 seasons.

What is Doctor Who's IMDb rating?

Doctor Who holds an IMDb rating of 8.4 from 41K votes.

What is the highest-rated episode of Doctor Who?

The highest-rated episode of Doctor Who is S6E44 “The War Games (10)”, rated 9.1 on IMDb.

What is the lowest-rated episode of Doctor Who?

The lowest-rated episode of Doctor Who is S6E34 “The Space Pirates (6)”, rated 4.7 on IMDb.

Which season of Doctor Who is the best?

Season 13 is the highest-rated, averaging 8.0 per episode.