The 20 Best Episodes of Doctor Who’s Revival (Reader Ranking)

Before Series 14 aired, DWTV asked you to rate every televised episode of Doctor Who’s revival era to date – that’s the episodes airing between 2005-2023. After almost 14,000 votes, we can present the results.

Note: To begin with, we’re just going to look at the top and bottom 20. We’ll release a full list following Series 14’s conclusion with all those episodes incorporated as well.

20. Turn Left

Average voter score – 8.68

19. The Pandorica Opens

Average voter score – 8.70

18. The Girl in the Fireplace

Average voter score – 8.71

17. The Waters of Mars

Average voter score – 8.83

16. Dalek

Average voter score – 8.85

15. Midnight

Average voter score – 8.88

14. The Eleventh Hour

Average voter score – 8.89

13. Vincent and the Doctor

Average voter score – 8.9

12. Human Nature

Average voter score – 8.95

11. The Parting of the Ways

Average voter score – 8.96

10. The Family of Blood

Average voter score – 9.03

9. The Doctor Falls

Average voter score – 9.08

8. The Doctor Dances

Average voter score – 9.09

7. Silence in the Library

Average voter score – 9.11

 

6. Forest of the Dead

Average voter score – 9.12

5. World Enough and Time

Average voter score – 9.14

4. The Empty Child

Average voter score – 9.15

3. The Day of the Doctor

Average voter score – 9.34

2. Heaven Sent

Average voter score – 9.35

1. Blink

Average voter score – 9.46

Yes, this winner won’t be a surprise for anyone, with Steven Moffat’s Series 3 outing frequently topping Doctor Who episode lists. Although, for DWTV readers at least this marks a change as the previous winner “Heaven Sent” has now lost its crown. The real winner, once again, is of course Moffat, who almost entirely dominates the top 10 and then some.

The question is, will RTD’s new era produce any modern classics? We’ll find out soon enough…