Doctor Who ends the series with 4.5 million viewers

Doctor Who ended the series with nearly 4.5 million viewers last night (December 5), according to overnight figures.



The episode 'Hell Bent' - which saw the Doctor and Clara say their final farewell - averaged 4.47 million (20%) on BBC One.

Strictly Come Dancing continued to dominate The X Factor, appealing to 10.4 million (45.1%) compared to 6.53 million (29.3%) for the ITV show. The X Factor added another 245k (1.1%) on +1.

Elsewhere on BBC One, Casualty drew 3.81 million (17.2%) and Match of the Day entertained 3.21 million (22.6%).

ITV's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! earned 7.34 million (32.8%) for its double elimination.

Meanwhile, BBC Two's snooker coverage of the UK Championship managed 1 million (4.6%) across the night.

On the multichannels, 9pm's The Bridge attracted 774k (3.5%) on BBC Four.