David Tennant (Tenth Doctor, 2005-2010) Ushering in a Golden Age of Doctor Who, David Tennant takes the number one spot. Widely considered the most popular Doctor ever, Tennant brought a whole new audience to the already beloved show.
'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 ...
Tom Baker is, of course, the longest serving on television, having starred on more Doctor Who shows than any other actor.
Paul McGann - Eighth Doctor
The Doctor with the shortest time on our screen, McGann took part in a 1996 TV film which was meant to relaunch the franchise. Sadly, US audiences didn't take, though it was popular in the UK.
Doctor Strangefate is, therefore, the most potent magic-using superhero in comics. Doctor Strangefate made his comic debut in Marvel Versus DC #3, as a version of Charles Xavier rescued by Nabu The Ancient One.
An average audience of 3.7 million watched Jodie Whittaker's final Doctor Who episode, overnight figures reveal. A peak of 4 million watched her regenerate, as it was revealed former Doctor David Tennant would return to the series next year.
John Smith. The Doctor's most common alias (apart from the Doctor, obviously), this is his standard pseudonym on Earth.
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.
David Tennant (Tenth and Fourteenth Doctor)
David Tennant was so good as The Doctor, that he's the first to play it twice!
The Destroyer of Worlds
The Daleks have given the Doctor many names over the years – The Oncoming Storm, The Predator, The Great Exterminator - but it wasn't until the Doctor prevented Davros from detonating the Reality Bomb, that he gained arguably his best.
Clara is the future child of the Doctor and River who's had her memory erased. The two Time Lords must be up to something on their nights away from River's prison cell.
Alien Doctor: Although Time Lords look human, they are aliens, and they have quite a few physical differences: the Doctor has two hearts, a "respiratory bypass system" that allows him to go without air for much longer than a human, an internal body temperature of 15-16C, and the ability to absorb, withstand, and expel ...
Doctor Who is one of the most popular shows on BBC iPlayer and has been streamed 50 million times in the past year, with 7 million streams so far for the latest series, as audiences increasingly value the option to choose when and where they watch it.
In the over 50 year run of Doctor Who, this season marks the first time a woman has ever played the role of the Doctor. The numbers are in and can't be denied: casting Jodie Whittaker as the new Doctor was an unmitigated success.
Audience measurement organisation BARB has revealed that the show's seven-day consolidated viewership – including those who watched the episode live and those who caught up later in the week – stands at 5.3 million.
Sarah-Jane Smith is easily the most popular companion of the classic era of Doctor Who and even returned for several of the modern episodes.
Of course, the Daleks are a perennial threat to our dual-hearted hero, and are the only villain so far to have faced every version of the Doctor. Their iconic screeching voice and plunger of death weapons have stood the test of time and made them into one of the most iconic alien races in sci-fi.
1 The Master
While perhaps not the most immediately iconic villain on the list, no villain in the franchise is more cunning or mischievous than The Master. As a fellow Time Lord, The Master has constantly tried to torment and destroy the Doctor.
The majority of the voters said Matt Smith was the best Doctor. Some claim he embodied the role so well, he is the Doctor. Certainly, some roles are more suited to specific actors, and it seems everything came together when Smith arrived.