Revival Ranking: 36-1 – Readers’ Highest Rated Episodes
Last month DWTV asked you to score every televised episode of the Doctor Who revival to date – that’s the episodes airing between 2005-2017. After almost 25,000 votes, and the scores verified and sorted into descending order, we can now present the results.
We conclude with the episodes roughly representing “Very Good” to “Great,” according to the DWTV score guide.
Catch-up:
- 144-109 – Readers’ Lowest Rated Episodes
- 108-73 – Readers’ “Above Average” Episodes
- 72-37 – Readers’ “Good” Episodes
36. The Time of Angels
Average voter score: 8.19
35. The Zygon Inversion
Average voter score: 8.25
34. The Witch’s Familiar
Average voter score: 8.26
33. Day of the Moon
Average voter score: 8.28
32. Flatline
Average voter score: 8.29
31. Doomsday
Average voter score: 8.30
30. The Sound of Drums
Average voter score: 8.34
29. Listen
Average voter score: 8.37
28. Dark Water
Average voter score: 8.39
27. Bad Wolf
Average voter score: 8.40
26. The Doctor Falls
Average voter score: 8.44
25. The Impossible Astronaut
Average voter score: 8.46
24. The Stolen Earth
Average voter score: 8.49
23. The Doctor’s Wife
Average voter score: 8.52
22. Turn Left
Average voter score: 8.54
21. Mummy on the Orient Express
Average voter score: 8.57
20. The Big Bang
Average voter score: 8.59
19. Utopia
Average voter score: 8.60
18. Midnight
Average voter score: 8.69
17. Dalek
Average voter score: 8.70
16. The Girl in the Fireplace
Average voter score: 8.79
15. The Waters of Mars
Average voter score: 8.80
14. The Pandorica Opens
Average voter score: 8.83
13. The Parting of the Ways
Average voter score: 8.86
12. Vincent and the Doctor
Average voter score: 8.87
11. The Eleventh Hour
Average voter score: 8.88
10. Human Nature
Average voter score: 8.89
9. The Family of Blood
Average voter score: 8.95
8. World Enough and Time
Average voter score: 9.00
7. Silence in the Library
Average voter score: 9.01
6. Forest of the Dead
Average voter score: 9.02
5. The Doctor Dances
Average voter score: 9.04
4. The Empty Child
Average voter score: 9.09
3. Blink
Average voter score: 9.34
2. The Day of the Doctor
Average voter score: 9.39
1. Heaven Sent
Average voter score: 9.40
And there we have it. “The Day of the Doctor” has lost its crown, if only by a very narrow margin!
In an interesting coincidence (or is it?), “Heaven Sent” in fact scored the exact same as “The Day of the Doctor” did when it topped the list in 2015. The epic 50th anniversary special only lost 0.01 score in the intervening years. An impressive feat in itself though.
But of course it comes as little surprise to ultimately see Steven Moffat’s highest critically praised episode since 2013, taking the top spot this time around. Well done to Steven Moffat and “Heaven Sent” for breaking down that wall.
And thank you for all your votes!
