Regular episodes: 25 minutes (1963–1984, 1986–1989) 45 minutes (1985, 2005–2017) 50 minutes (2018–present)
1965's The Daleks Master Plan holds the record for the longest story, clocking in at an impressive TWELVE episodes, whilst The Five Doctors holds the record for longest-running time for one ep (just over 88 minutes).
The 26 series (and specials) of classic Who are the biggest part of the viewathon, taking 21 days 22 hours and 30 minutes to get through.
It would take you around 385 hours. Sixteen days if you were watching non-stop without sleeping. Forty eight days if you were watching for eight hours a day. How can I get started watching Doctor Who?
The series is listed in Guinness World Records as the longest-running science-fiction television series in the world, as well as the "most successful" science-fiction series of all time, based on its overall broadcast ratings, DVD and book sales, and iTunes traffic.
As we can see from the top 10 longest binges, Eat Bulaga! in the Philippines is by far the longest show ever, with 13,501 episodes each taking around 150 minutes to finish! In fact, it would take you 3 years and 10 months to watch every episode back to back, with no bathroom breaks.
Despite several plot holes and some questionable writing here and there, Season 1 of the newly rebooted Doctor Who was a great start for the 2005 show, helping it find its feet and become a shining star amongst the variety of television shows available.
The first non-fictional writing about regeneration, The Phoenix in the TARDIS, stated that the First Doctor was about 900 at the time he regenerated into the Second Doctor.
'Time and the Rani' began the Seventh Doctor era with just 5.1 million viewers, and by the time 1989's 'Battlefield' came around, the Doctor Who ratings hit an all-time low with just 3.1 million tuning in for its opening episode – the lowest figure in the series' history, and a record that 'Battlefield' still holds to ...
On its original airdate Christmas 2007, "Voyage of the Damned" was watched by 13.31 million viewers, the highest viewing figure for Doctor Who since the 1979 serial City of Death and still the highest viewership of any episode since the show's revival.
Episode 5 of The Mind Robber remains the shortest episode ever of Doctor Who by only being a little over 18 minutes long while Cold War remains the shortest story in the show's history, being only forty minutes and fifty-three seconds long.
Sylvester McCoy 5ft 6in (168cm)
Many of the authors (including Russell T Davies) and themes of the revived series had their roots in the post-cancellation New Adventures series of novels. No surprise though, that the seventh Doctor is first in our line-up as the shortest of the Doctors.
The Doctor then notes that they have landed through "emergency materialisation" which should have landed the TARDIS in the safest space available. The lights come on, revealing another TARDIS inside the control room — the TARDIS has materialised inside itself.
That said, starting with the 2005 reboot is recommended, which is when the show was brought back after a long hiatus. The reboot introduced a new Doctor, played by Christopher Eccleston, and it is considered a great starting point for new viewers.
John Smith. The Doctor's most common alias (apart from the Doctor, obviously), this is his standard pseudonym on Earth.
Seemingly the only disliked Doctor was Colin Baker, which may be why he was only in two seasons. Or, he's disliked because he was only in two seasons and people didn't have time to warm up to him - whichever it is, he was only ranked better than Jodie Whittaker since some people placed him higher than her.
Throughout Doctor Who, there have been multiple reasons why the Doctor's name was never revealed. The sixth Doctor claimed it was simply because a human could not pronounce it, but the eleventh Doctor revealed his name was a signal that would bring the Time-Lords to this universe and restart the Time War.
The Master is the main antagonist of the Doctor Who franchise. He is a member of the Time Lord race and is the childhood friend turned archenemy of the Doctor.
The Valeyard (/ˈvæliɑːd/) is a fictional character from the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. He is described by the Master as an amalgamation of the Doctor's darker sides from between his twelfth and final incarnations.
The “Classic” era of Doctor Who is wonderful, and is G or PG. The revival continuation that began in 2005 is iffy, and is more a PG-13 series.
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Despite rumors to the contrary, Netflix says it has no plans to stop dropping all episodes of a TV show at once for binge-friendly viewing.