Re: Doctor Who S15 - Ep2: Lux

On 2025-04-20 10:13:00 +0000, Mickmane said:

On 20.04.25, Blueshirt  <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:
 

There was a lot in "Lux" to like...

 I like the energy of the show. Seems to be back on track now! :)

"Lux" apaprently got the worst BBC broadcast ratings Doctor Who has ever had (unclear if that is ever, just the resurrected seasons, or even the recent silly restart from "episode 1" again). Of course, that is a little misleading since fewer and fewer people are watching broadcast TV. Plus "ratings" are statistically manipulated guesswork anyway and don't actually match reality.
Supposedly lots of fans (at least those still watching) liked the episode, but then many of them must be fools anyway since they claim it is "unique" ... there have been other live-action shows that have done simliar animated cross-overs before, as well as fully animated Doctor Who episodes and webisodes.  :-\
   Doctor Who confirms overnight ratings for Lux - lowest in series history
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   The figure fell below 2 million for the first time ever, despite a warm
   reception from fans.
   The second episode of Doctor Who's 15th season suffered a fairly
   substantial drop in ratings - with just 1.58 million viewers tuning in
   to watch Lux on BBC One last night (Saturday 19th April).
   That's down from the 2 million who watched last week's season premiere
   The Robot Revolution and marks the lowest overnight viewership ratings
   in the show's history, the first time ever that the figures have dipped
   below 2 million.
   Of course, it's worth noting that these figures don't tell the whole
   story, given the figure doesn't take into account anyone who watched the
   episode on BBC iPlayer, where it debuted at 8am on Saturday prior to its
   BBC One broadcast.
   The consolidated ratings, which include iPlayer, devices and catch-up,
   will be released at a later date.
   In total, the episode was only the fourth most watched programme on
   BBC One on Saturday, behind News at Ten, Casualty and Blankety Blank.
   Meanwhile, Britain's Got Talent - its direct competition on ITV1 - also
   received more viewers.
   However, it's not all bad news, given that those who did watch the show
   appear to have been largely impressed by the episode - and its unique
   animated villain Mr Ring-a-Ding (who was voiced by Alan Cumming).
   "The artists did such a great job with Mr Ring-a-Ding, he has so many
   amazing images," one fan wrote on X (formerly Twitter), adding: "Each
   frame is perfect."
   Another Whovian wrote: "Have to say, this was one of the most
   satisfying resolutions to an episode for a very long time. I can't
   praise Lux enough."
   And a third fan went ever further, calling it "hands down the best
   episode of the new era" and giving it a rating of 9.5 out of 10.
   They continued: "Bonkers concept, stunning visuals, and the Doctor and
   Belinda's chemistry continues to be brilliant. This is Doctor Who firing
   on all cylinders: wild, clever, and totally unique."
   The episode saw the Doctor and Belinda arrive in Miami in 1952, where
   they soon find a terrifying secret hiding in an abandoned cinema in the
   shape of the aforementioned Mr Ring-a-Ding.
   As well as Cumming, there were a few more guest appearances in the
   episode, with Linus Roache, Lewis Cornay and another mysterious
   appearance for Anita Dobson as Mrs Flood.
   It will be followed next week by episode 3, The Well, which takes the
   TARDIS to a devastated mining colony on a tough, brutal planet in the
   distant future - where these is only one survivor.
   <https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-confirms-overnight-ratings-lux-newsupdate/>