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| + | "Doctor Who" marked its 50th anniversary last weekend by setting a few ratings records. | ||
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| + | "Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor" — the official semicentennial special of the cult British sci-fi series — rounded up 3.6 million Whovians on Saturday, according to Nielsen. | ||
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| + | That included 2.4 million viewers for the daytime airing of the program, which was beamed simultaneously to 94 countries around the world to avoid spoilers. That was the all-time best rating for BBC America, which carries "Doctor Who" in the United States. | ||
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| + | The rest of the U.S. audience came from a repeat on BBC America during Saturday prime time. | ||
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| + | As befitting its status as a cult favorite, "Doctor Who" also burned up social media over the weekend. | ||
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| + | There were 14.5 million views of "Doctor Who's" Tumblr on Saturday, more than for any other televised event, including the Super Bowl and the MTV Video Music Awards. | ||
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| + | But the American ratings paled beside those in Britain, where "Doctor Who" is an institution. The BBC said that 10.6 million Britons watched the program. | ||
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