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Hot weather mars 'Doctor Who' finale

Published Sunday, Jun 19 2005, 14:41 BST | By Neil Wilkes
Hot weather mars 'Doctor Who' finale
Doctor Who concluded its run with a series low last night (Saturday), according to early figures.

The unusually hot weather led to the sci-fi series dropping to 6.19 million viewers, or a 41.8% audience share, between 7pm and 7.45pm.

A BBC spokesperson pointed out that the show was still the most-watched programme of the day and continued to be "king of Saturday evening."

Earlier, documentary Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide had pulled in 2.77 million (23%) while on BBC Three, spinoff Doctor Who Confidential was multichannel's top draw at 677,000 (6.8%).

Casualty was the day's number two with 5.92 million (34.9%), while Murder in Suburbia ranked as ITV1's best-performing show with an average of 3.9 million (22.4%).

Elsewhere, Big Brother dipped to 2.4 million (13.5%), finishing fourth place in the 9pm hour (more).

Ratings data supplied by ViewingFigures.com

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