"The Return of Doctor Mysterio" - Consolidated Ratings

"The Return of Doctor Mysterio" has a consolidated 7 day rating of 7.83 million - an increase of 2.15 million from the initial overnight figure of 5.68 million.  This beats last year's consolidated rating for "The Husbands of River Song" which was 7.69 million.

This puts "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" in joint sixth place for the week ending 25 December 2016:

1. Call The Midwife: 9.21m (32.4%)
2. Mrs Brown’s Boys Christmas Special: 8.98m (37.0%)
3. Strictly Come Dancing Christmas Special: 8.94m (35.5%)
4. The Great Christmas Bake Off: 8.21m (38.4%)
5. Coronation Street: 8.20m (37.5%)
6. Doctor Who: 7.83m (31.2%)
7. EastEnders: 7.83m (30.7%)
8. Emmerdale: 7.42m (34.7%)
9. We’re Going On A Bear Hunt: 6.73m (23.5%) 
10. Last Tango In Halifax: 6.71m (25.7%)

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 - initial figures for which will be released by BARB in their Online TV Player Report on Wednesday.

"The Return of Doctor Mysterio" - Appreciation Index Score

"The Return of Doctor Mysterio" had an Appreciation Index score of 82 - exactly the same as previous Christmas Specials  "The Husbands of River Song" and "Last Christmas".

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.

The AI scores for Series 9 are below:

"The Magician's Apprentice" - 84
"The Witch's Familiar" - 83
"Under the Lake" - 84
"Before the Flood" - 83
"The Girl Who Died" - 82
"The Woman Who Lived" - 81
"The Zygon Invasion" - 82
"The Zygon Inversion" - 84
"Sleep No More" - 78
"Face the Raven" - 84
"Heaven Sent" - 80
"Hell Bent" - 82

"The Husbands of River Song" - 82

"The Return of Doctor Mysterio" - Overnight Ratings

The overnight UK viewing figures show that "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" had an estimated audience of 5.68 million (eighth most watched for the day) giving it a 27.1% share of the audience.  As a comparison, last year's Christmas episode, "The Husbands of River Song", had 5.77 million in the overnights and was also the eighth most watched programme.

The Christmas Day overnight top 10 is as follows:

The Queen - 7.7 million
Strictly Come Dancing - 7.17 million
Christmas Bake Off - 6.32 million
Mrs Brown's Boys - 6.13 million
Coronation Street - 6.12 million
Call the Midwife - 6.06 million
EastEnders - 5.90 million
Doctor Who - 5.68 million
Emmerdale - 4.73 million
Frozen - 4.65 million

The consolidated viewing figures will be released next week.

Video - Matt Lucas Set Tour - "The Return of Doctor Mysterio"

The BBC have released a "Matt Lucas Set Tour" video from "The Return of Doctor Mysterio".  I'm sure there will be more but in this one he takes us "on a whirlwind spaceship tour":

Photos - Peter Capaldi and Matt Lucas at the BFI

Peter Capaldi and Matt Lucas were amongst those attending a screening of "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" at the BFI this evening.  The photos below are courtesy of zimbio.com and are also in the Who-Natic Gallery.

Video - "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" - Official TV Trailer

The BBC have finally released the official TV trailer for "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" which will air on BBC1 on Christmas Day at 5.45pm:

Christmas on BBC One Trailer - New clips from "The Return of Doctor Mysterio"

The BBC One Christmas 2016 trailer features a couple of new clips from "The Return of Doctor Mysterio":

New Promo Images - "The Return of Doctor Mysterio"

The BBC have released over 50 new promo images for "The Return of Doctor Mysterio".  Full size images are in the Who-Natic Gallery.

New BBC Christmas Trailer features Doctor Who

A couple of clips from "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" (which airs on BBC1 at 5.45pm on Christmas Day) feature in the new BBC Christmas Trailer:

"The Return of Doctor Mysterio" - Teaser and Promo Image

The BBC have released a short teaser and a new promo image for "The Return of Doctor Mysterio", which airs in the UK on Christmas Day at 5.45pm on BBC1.  The promo is available in both landscape and portrait versions - full size images are in the Who-Natic Gallery:

Thanks to farfarawaysite.com for the images.

"The Return of Doctor Mysterio" - UK Broadcast Time & Synopsis

The BBC have announced that the 60 minute Christmas Special - "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" - will air on BBC1 at 5.45pm on Christmas Day.

This Christmas sees The Doctor join forces with a masked Superhero for an epic New York adventure. 

With brain-swapping aliens poised to attack, the Doctor and Nardole link up with an investigative reporter and a mysterious figure known only as The Ghost. Can the Doctor save Manhattan? And what will be revealed when we see behind the mask?

Screencaps - Preview Clip - "The Return of Doctor Mysterio"

A large batch of screencaps from the preview clip of "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" 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 (full size = 1920 x 1080 pixels).

More (and full size) images in the Who-Natic Gallery.

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

Promo Image - "The Return of Doctor Mysterio"

The BBC have released a new promo image for "The Return of Doctor Mysterio". The image features Peter Capaldi, Matt Lucas and Charity Wakefield.

The full size image is in the Who-Natic Gallery.

Thanks to Jamie for the image.

Video - "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" Preview Clip

The BBC have released a preview clip for the 2016 Christmas Special - "The Return of Doctor Mysterio" - courtesy of Children in Need:

New Promo Images - Peter Capaldi - "The Return of Doctor Mysterio"

The BBC have released a couple of new promo images together with an episode still for "The Return of Doctor Mysterio".  Full size images are in the Who-Natic Gallery.  Thanks to combom.co.uk for the images.

Full size images in the Who-Natic Gallery.

Video - BBC America - Christmas Special Sneak Peek

BBC America have released a short 4 minute "Christmas Special Sneak Peek" featuring soundbytes from Peter Capaldi and Steven Moffat.  Essentially, about 2 and a half minutes of the video is focussed on Doctor Who...the rest is a promo for their new "Dirk Gently" series:

Video - First Look at the Christmas Special - "The Return of Doctor Mysterio"

The BBC have released the "first look" video for the 2016 Christmas Special -"The Return of Doctor Mysterio":

Christmas Special Title and Image Revealed

The BBC have revealed the above image together with confirming that the title of this year's Christmas Special is "The Return of Doctor Mysterio".