Screencaps - "Doctor Who Extra" - "The Magician's Apprentice" & "The Witch's Familiar"

A large number of screencaps from the Doctor Who Extra for the first 2 episodes of Series 9 - "The Magician's Apprentice" and "The Witch's Familiar" - have been uploaded to the Who-Natic Gallery. Samples below - right click and open in new tab/window for larger versions - please feel free to take and use.

Many more in the Who-Natic Image Gallery.

Thanks to Jonathan at Life, Doctor Who & Combom for the caps.

"The Magician's Apprentice" - Consolidated Viewing Figures

"The Magician's Apprentice" has a consolidated 7 day rating of 6.54 million (7.33 million if you include the repeats) - an increase of 1.96 million from the initial overnight figure of 4.58 million.

This puts the episode fourth for the week on BBC1.

This figure includes those who recorded and watched the show within one week of transmission - plus iplayer views through televisions.  It does not include pc/laptop, tablets or smartphones - those figures will be released by BARB in their Online TV Player Report on Wednesday.

Currently, "The Magician's Apprentice" has 1.53 million download requests on BBC iplayer.


Source: BARB

"The Magician's Apprentice" - AI Score

"The Magician's Apprentice" had an Audience Appreciation Index (AI) score of 84.  Series 8 achieved an average score of 83.3.

The Audience Appreciation Index (AI) is a score out of 100 which is used as an indicator of the public’s appreciation for a show. Over 90 is considered exceptional, 85 or over is excellent, 60 or less is poor, and less than 55 is very poor.

52% of those responding strongly agreed that the show was "fresh and new".

Figures also show that an extra 1.1 million watched "The Magician's Apprentice" on catch-up on Sunday and it remains the #1 show currently on BBC iplayer.

Source: DoctorWhoNews.Net

"The Magician's Apprentice" - Overnight Ratings

"The Magician's Apprentice" managed a total of 4.58 million viewers on it's return to BBC1 last night.  That's a 21.2% share of the audience.  It was the highest rated programme on BBC1 and second highest rated overall after "The X Factor" (7 million).

Overnight ratings do seem a bit low across the board - and the consolidated figures which are released next week will, no doubt, show a substantial increase on the overnight figure.  Overnight figures are becoming increasingly unimportant due to the high levels of timeshifting now - and Doctor Who traditionally has a very large timeshift figure.

I expect next week's overnight figures for "The Witch's Familiar" to be lower - the episode clashes with England playing Wales in the Rugby World Cup.

Videos - Doctor Who Extra Clips for The Magician's Apprentice

So, it appears that instead of one full "Doctor Who Extra" now, we're getting a small series of behind the scenes clips instead.  Oh well.  Here are the four for "The Magician's Apprentice":

Photos - The Magician's Apprentice Promo Images

The BBC have released some new promo images for "The Magician's Apprentice". Larger versions are in the Who-Natic Gallery.

"The Magician's Apprentice" - UK Airtime Confirmed

The BBC have finally confirmed that "The Magician's Apprentice" will air in the UK on BBC1 at 7.40pm on Saturday 19 September 2015.

The episode has a 50 minute running time.

Where is the Doctor? When the skies of Earth are frozen by a mysterious alien force, Clara needs her friend. But where is the Doctor, and what is he hiding from? 

As past deeds come back to haunt him, old enemies will come face-to-face, and for the Doctor and Clara survival seems impossible.

Screencaps - The Magician's Apprentice Trailer

A batch of screencaps from "The Magician's Apprentice" Trailer have been uploaded to the Who-Natic Gallery. Samples below - right click and open in new tab/window for larger versions - please feel free to take and use. 

More in the Who-Natic Gallery.

Video - "The Magician's Apprentice" - TV Trailer

A new trailer for "The Magician's Apprentice" aired this morning just after BBC Breakfast:

"The Magician's Apprentice" - Synopsis Revealed

The BBC have revealed the synopsis for "The Magician's Apprentice" - the first episode of Series 9 which will air in the UK on Saturday 19 September 2015:

Where is the Doctor? When the skies of Earth are frozen by a mysterious alien force, Clara needs her friend. But where is the Doctor, and what is he hiding from? 

As past deeds come back to haunt him, old enemies will come face-to-face, and for the Doctor and Clara survival seems impossible. 

Writer: Steven Moffat 

Director: Hettie Macdonald 

Producer: Peter Bennett 

Cast: Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman 

Guest cast: Michelle Gomez, Jemma Redgrave, Kelly Hunter, Clare Higgins, Jaye Griffiths, Harki Bhambra, Daniel Hoffmann-Gill, Joey Price, Aaron Neil, India Ria Amarteifio, Dasharn Anderson, Demi Papaminas, Jami Reid-Quarrell, Benjamin Cawley, Stefan Adegbola, Shin-Fei Chen, Lucy Newman-Williams, Barnaby Edwards, Nicholas Pegg, Jonathon Ojinnaka.