On Saturday night, Doctor Who - New Series achieved an average audience of 1,109,686 (2004 timeslot average was 920,000). It won the timeslot in Sydney, Perth and for the five cities combined.

Household share was 25% (2004 timeslot average was 24.1%).

Household rating was 12.1% (2004 timeslot average was 11.8%).

The audience was evenly split between men and women. 21% of the audience were 25-39 year olds, 27% were 40-54, 20% were aged 65+.

Household shares and audiences in the 1933-2019 time period were:

ABC Doctor Who - New Series - 25%/1.11 million
Net7 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries - 24.1%/932,000
Net9 Movie: A Blast from the Past - 18.7%/838,000
Net10 Monk (Syd)/Saturday Night AFL (Mel,Bri,Ade,Per) - 23.7%/1.024 million
SBS Germany's War: The Liberation - 8.6%/288,000