Doctor Who sets new record for viewings on iPlayer
April 17th, 2010 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANILondon, April 17 (ANI): Doctor Who has managed to set a new record for the number of viewings on the BBC’s iPlayer.
The first episode of the new series, starring Matt Smith in the title role, has achieved the biggest number of requests in a week, reports the Telegraph.
The show, in which the Doctor met new sidekick Amy Pond (Karen Gillan), registered 1.27 million requests to view seven days after it was screened by BBC1.
An episode of Top Gear was the most watched programme of 2009 with 1.6 million views, although this was available over a longer period.
The Doctor Who episode, The Eleventh Hour, was also seen by 10.1 million people on BBC1 and a further 740,000 saw it when it was screened on BBC3. (ANI)
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