Doctor Who sets BBC America viewing record

The US premiere of Matt Smith's first outing as the new lead in Doctor Who set a viewing record for BBC America. The show, which aired on Saturday evening, averaged 1.2 million viewers making it BBC America's most-watched broadcast ever, according to the Hollywood Reporter . BBC America's previous ratings record was held by the US premiere of Doctor Who: The End of Time, David Tennant's final outing as the Time Lord, which aired on 2 January, attracting an average of 1 million viewers. In the UK Smith's first outing as the Doctor, which aired on 3 April, attracted just over 7.6 million viewers to BBC1 .