The fourth episode<\/a> of the current run has achieved a new season high.<\/p>\n According to Barb, 73 Yards was watched by a total of 4.58 million people<\/strong>, compared to 4.01 million for Space Babies<\/a>, 3.91 million for The Devil\u2019s Chord<\/a> and 3.57 million for Boom<\/a>.<\/p>\n The figure of 4.58 million\u00a0is the total consolidated audience figure for the first seven days following the episode\u2019s release, taking into account pre-broadcast viewing and viewing on tablets, PCs and smartphones.<\/p>\n Doctor Who once again fell in the top 50 most-watched programmes of the week commencing 20th May, and in line with its impressive seven-day ratings, the overnight figures also signalled success for the mysterious episode of the sci-fi.<\/p>\n According to figures from Barb (via DoctorWhoTV<\/a>), the episode was watched during its BBC One transmission by 2.62 million viewers, up from Space Babies \u2013 which was previously the most-watched episode of the season.<\/p>\n The series, of course, has switched to a BBC iPlayer-first release strategy, meaning that fans can tune into the latest Whovian adventure at midnight to get ahead of any impending spoilers.<\/p>\n This means that by the time the episode does air on BBC One, many have already soaked in the action.<\/p> That being said, the figures for 73 Yards are still very impressive, and the episode itself certainly passed the mind-bending tickbox.<\/p>\n Showrunner Russell T Davies previously told RadioTimes.com<\/a> about the mystery villain at the heart of 73 Yards, saying: \u201cEpisode 4 has got possibly the strangest villain you\u2019ll ever see. You have to come and watch \u2013 even in an interview like this, it\u2019s hard to describe. You\u2019ve got to come and watch episode 4 to understand what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The episode\u2019s\u00a0guest cast<\/a> included\u00a0Peaky Blinders<\/a>\u2018 Aneurin Barnard as politician\u00a0Roger ap Gwilliam<\/a>, as well as Si\u00e2n Phillips as Enid Meadows and Susan Twist<\/a> \u2013 who returned for another role, playing \u201cThe Hiker\u201d.<\/p>\n The overnight ratings for the show\u2019s latest episode, Dot and Bubble, were also revealed, being watched during its BBC One transmission by 2.12 million<\/strong> on BBC One.<\/p>\n While still a big figure, Dot and Bubble\u2019s overnights were down on the current most-watched episode of the season, which remains 73 Yards.<\/p>\n Doctor Who continues Saturdays on BBC One and iPlayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.\u00a0<\/strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n The figures for 73 Yards are in! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":52573,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-hits-season-high-as-73-yards-7-day-ratings-are-revealed-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-hits-season-high-as-73-yards-7-day-ratings-are-revealed-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-hits-season-high-as-73-yards-7-day-ratings-are-revealed-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-hits-season-high-as-73-yards-7-day-ratings-are-revealed-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-hits-season-high-as-73-yards-7-day-ratings-are-revealed-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-hits-season-high-as-73-yards-7-day-ratings-are-revealed-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/06\/doctor-who-hits-season-high-as-73-yards-7-day-ratings-are-revealed-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The figures for 73 Yards are in!","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/52572"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52572"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52572"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Millie](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/05\/478089-a36d596.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"Millie")
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