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The consolidated UK ratings for 'The Eaters of Light' show that the programme added a very healthy 1.84 million viewers to the initially disappointing 2.89 million in overnight results. The final number is therefore 4.74 million, which was 11th for the week across all channels.

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The Empress of Mars added 1.44 million viewers to finish with an official rating of 5.02 million viewers, a share of 25.9% of the total TV audience.

The episode was the 23rd most watched programme of the week, and the 11th highest rated programme on the BBC. Doctor Who was the highest rated programme across all TV channels on Saturday.

Doctor Who sadly achieved it lowest ever UK overnight ratings on Saturday, with just 2.89 million people watching. However, the result is not as straight forward as it initially appears. This figure also represents 22% of the audience - that is an increase on 'The Empress of Mars' last week. the most likely reason for the fall is the hot weather which most of the UK is basking at the moment.

The BBC1 overnight ratings for 'The Empress of Mars' were 3.58m, or 20.6% of the audience. An increase on last week's episode that was up against the 'Britain's Got Talent' finals.

http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2017/06/empress-of-mars-overnight-viewing.html

This month's CT contains one of our three War Doctor postcards - members can complete their set by visiting our online shop - just click 'DWAS Shop' above.

DWAS now accepts American Express for membership renewals, as well as Visa and MasterCard. Amex is currently offering us a reduced commission rate for an introductory period, and we are pleased to pass that on to members.

Peter Sallis who played Eric Penley in 'The Ice Warriors' in 1967 has died aged 96. He was best known to the public as the voice of Wallace in 'Wallace and Gromit and as Cleggy in Last of the Summer Wine.

The consolidated Ratings for the BBC1 broadcast of 'The Pyramid at the End of the World' were 5.79 million, adding nearly 1.8 million viewers, putting Doctor Who as no 3 for the week on BBC1 and 7th across all channels.

I have just released Sydney Newman's biography THE MAN WHO THOUGHT OUTSIDE THE BOX, which will feature in Doctor Who Magazine 513, and is at the moment being reviewed for the Summer issue of Cosmic Masque.

I wondered if there would be any interest in the summer on a lecture on Sydney, and on the origins of the show?