The fastest growing drama on television right now is a series that first aired 55 years ago. Jodie Whittaker‘s debut as the Thirteenth Doctor in the series 11 premiere of Doctor Who broke the glass ceiling in more than one way. “The Woman Who Fell to Earth” ( read our review) garnered viewers far and wide for 48% growth over the series ten premiere with 2.6 million total viewers (including the primetime special and same day encores) on BBC America. To put that into perspective: those numbers more than double those of Peter Capaldi’s final episode and top the debuts of both David Tennant and Matt Smith, the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors respectively.And on BBC One? Whittaker’s debut claimed 8.2 million viewers.
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Amy Ratcliffe is the Managing Editor for Nerdist and the author of Star Wars: Women of the Galaxy (pre-order it on Amazon). She’d kill for a closet that’s like a TARDIS. Follow her on Twitter.