Doctor Who series 15
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The fifteenth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who premiered on 12 April 2025. This series is also known as "Season Two" following the production changes and the acquisition of Doctor Who's international broadcasting rights by Disney+ prior to the previous series. It is the sixth series led by Russell T Davies as head writer and executive producer and the second since his return to the show in 2023, having previously worked on it from 2005 to 2010. This series is the fifteenth to air following the programme's revival in 2005, and is the forty-first season overall. This is the second and final series to star Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor, an incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in the TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box from the outside. Varada Sethu joins the series as new companion Belinda Chandra, with Millie Gibson also featuring as Ruby Sunday, the previous series' companion, for her second and final series in the role. The series was preceded by a Christmas episode in December 2024, written by former showrunner and head writer Steven Moffat, where Nicola Coughlan appears as a one-off companion. The series consists of eight episodes, directed by Alex Sanjiv Pillai, Peter Hoar, Amanda Brotchie, Ben A. Williams, and Makalla McPherson. Alongside Davies, who wrote four episodes and co-wrote a further one, the writers include Juno Dawson, Inua Ellams, Pete McTighe, and Sharma Angel-Walfall. Filming began in October 2023 and concluded in May 2024.
Infobox
Showrunner
Russell T Davies
Starring
mw- Ncuti Gatwa Varada Sethu Millie Gibson
No. of stories
7
No. of episodes
8 ( 1 special)
Original network
BBC One Disney
Original release
12 April (2025-04-12) –31 May 2025 (2025-05-31)
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Special
Special
No.story
Special
312
312
No.story
312
No. inseries
–
Title
"Joy to the World"
Directed by
Alex Sanjiv Pillai
Written by
Steven Moffat
Original release date
25 December 2024 (2024-12-25)
UK viewers(millions)
6.33
AI
76
The Doctor arrives at the Time Hotel, an establishment that allows visits to historical points. The Doctor enlists the aid of Trev, a hotel employee, as he investigates a mysterious briefcase. Trev's Silurian manager arrives in Joy Almondo's hotel room with the briefcase and the Doctor following him. The briefcase takes control of Joy, and the Doctor finds a strange device inside about to disintegrate Joy; suddenly a Doctor from the future arrives from the Time Hotel with the required code. The future Doctor returns to the Time Hotel with Joy, stranding the current Doctor. He takes a job working at the hotel, befriending the manager Anita, awaiting an opportunity to get back to the Time Hotel, which he does a year later. He opens a door to the distant past, where he frees Joy by provoking her anger. The briefcase, of Villengard origin, is to be used to create an energy source. Trev, who connected psychically to Villengard's system before he died, reveals the briefcase's location. The Doctor opens it, but Joy lets the star seed enter her. Joy pilots it into space, where it detonates safely as the Star of Bethlehem, and the star gives hope and comfort to those who see it.
The Doctor arrives at the Time Hotel, an establishment that allows visits to historical points. The Doctor enlists the aid of Trev, a hotel employee, as he investigates a mysterious briefcase. Trev's Silurian manager arrives in Joy Almondo's hotel room with the briefcase and the Doctor following him. The briefcase takes control of Joy, and the Doctor finds a strange device inside about to disintegrate Joy; suddenly a Doctor from the future arrives from the Time Hotel with the required code. The future Doctor returns to the Time Hotel with Joy, stranding the current Doctor. He takes a job working at the hotel, befriending the manager Anita, awaiting an opportunity to get back to the Time Hotel, which he does a year later. He opens a door to the distant past, where he frees Joy by provoking her anger. The briefcase, of Villengard origin, is to be used to create an energy source. Trev, who connected psychically to Villengard's system before he died, reveals the briefcase's location. The Doctor opens it, but Joy lets the star seed enter her. Joy pilots it into space, where it detonates safely as the Star of Bethlehem, and the star gives hope and comfort to those who see it.
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The Doctor arrives at the Time Hotel, an establishment that allows visits to historical points. The Doctor enlists the aid of Trev, a hotel employee, as he investigates a mysterious briefcase. Trev's Silurian manager arrives in Joy Almondo's hotel room with the briefcase and the Doctor following him. The briefcase takes control of Joy, and the Doctor finds a strange device inside about to disintegrate Joy; suddenly a Doctor from the future arrives from the Time Hotel with the required code. The future Doctor returns to the Time Hotel with Joy, stranding the current Doctor. He takes a job working at the hotel, befriending the manager Anita, awaiting an opportunity to get back to the Time Hotel, which he does a year later. He opens a door to the distant past, where he frees Joy by provoking her anger. The briefcase, of Villengard origin, is to be used to create an energy source. Trev, who connected psychically to Villengard's system before he died, reveals the briefcase's location. The Doctor opens it, but Joy lets the star seed enter her. Joy pilots it into space, where it detonates safely as the Star of Bethlehem, and the star gives hope and comfort to those who see it.
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No.story
313
No. inseries
1
Title
"The Robot Revolution"
Directed by
Peter Hoar
Written by
Russell T Davies
Original release date
12 April 2025 (2025-04-12)
UK viewers(millions)
3.56
AI
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Robots abduct nurse Belinda Chandra, whose ex-boyfriend Alan Budd named their system's star after her. Caught in a time fracture as he pursues them, the Doctor arrives six months earlier, finding the robots have enslaved the natives, and joins a rebel group, rescuing Belinda before the robots can augment her into their cyborg queen. Belinda surrenders to protect the rebels and discovers the robots are being controlled by Alan, who was also abducted, although the time fracture caused the robots to bring him to Missbelindachandra I in 2015, causing the revolution in the first place. Alan has a future copy of Belinda's star certificate, which was inexplicably sent back five thousand years and formed the basis of the planet's society. Belinda touches the present copy with the future copy, triggering a reaction that kills Alan and restores the robots to normal, thus liberating the natives. The Doctor agrees to return Belinda home to Earth, but the TARDIS is repelled from landing in 2025.
Robots abduct nurse Belinda Chandra, whose ex-boyfriend Alan Budd named their system's star after her. Caught in a time fracture as he pursues them, the Doctor arrives six months earlier, finding the robots have enslaved the natives, and joins a rebel group, rescuing Belinda before the robots can augment her into their cyborg queen. Belinda surrenders to protect the rebels and discovers the robots are being controlled by Alan, who was also abducted, although the time fracture caused the robots to bring him to Missbelindachandra I in 2015, causing the revolution in the first place. Alan has a future copy of Belinda's star certificate, which was inexplicably sent back five thousand years and formed the basis of the planet's society. Belinda touches the present copy with the future copy, triggering a reaction that kills Alan and restores the robots to normal, thus liberating the natives. The Doctor agrees to return Belinda home to Earth, but the TARDIS is repelled from landing in 2025.
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Robots abduct nurse Belinda Chandra, whose ex-boyfriend Alan Budd named their system's star after her. Caught in a time fracture as he pursues them, the Doctor arrives six months earlier, finding the robots have enslaved the natives, and joins a rebel group, rescuing Belinda before the robots can augment her into their cyborg queen. Belinda surrenders to protect the rebels and discovers the robots are being controlled by Alan, who was also abducted, although the time fracture caused the robots to bring him to Missbelindachandra I in 2015, causing the revolution in the first place. Alan has a future copy of Belinda's star certificate, which was inexplicably sent back five thousand years and formed the basis of the planet's society. Belinda touches the present copy with the future copy, triggering a reaction that kills Alan and restores the robots to normal, thus liberating the natives. The Doctor agrees to return Belinda home to Earth, but the TARDIS is repelled from landing in 2025.
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No. inseries
2
Title
"Lux"
Directed by
Amanda Brotchie
Written by
Russell T Davies
Original release date
19 April 2025 (2025-04-19)
UK viewers(millions)
3.04
AI
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The Doctor attempts to take Belinda home via an indirect route, causing them to land in Miami in 1952, where they investigate the disappearance of fifteen people at an abandoned cinema. Inside, they encounter Mr Ring-a-Ding, a cartoon character who has been possessed by Lux Imperator, the God of Light and a member of the Pantheon of Discord. Lux traps the pair inside a film reel, subjecting them to false cinematic realities as they try to escape, including one where they meet Doctor Who fans. Upon finally escaping, Lux imprisons the Doctor, hoping to steal his regeneration energy to create a body that can survive the world outside the cinema, but is defeated when Belinda convinces the theatre's owner to set the film reels alight, causing an explosion that lets sunlight pour into the cinema. Exposed in his light form, Lux expands infinitely until he becomes one with the universe and his fifteen victims return unharmed.
The Doctor attempts to take Belinda home via an indirect route, causing them to land in Miami in 1952, where they investigate the disappearance of fifteen people at an abandoned cinema. Inside, they encounter Mr Ring-a-Ding, a cartoon character who has been possessed by Lux Imperator, the God of Light and a member of the Pantheon of Discord. Lux traps the pair inside a film reel, subjecting them to false cinematic realities as they try to escape, including one where they meet Doctor Who fans. Upon finally escaping, Lux imprisons the Doctor, hoping to steal his regeneration energy to create a body that can survive the world outside the cinema, but is defeated when Belinda convinces the theatre's owner to set the film reels alight, causing an explosion that lets sunlight pour into the cinema. Exposed in his light form, Lux expands infinitely until he becomes one with the universe and his fifteen victims return unharmed.
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The Doctor attempts to take Belinda home via an indirect route, causing them to land in Miami in 1952, where they investigate the disappearance of fifteen people at an abandoned cinema. Inside, they encounter Mr Ring-a-Ding, a cartoon character who has been possessed by Lux Imperator, the God of Light and a member of the Pantheon of Discord. Lux traps the pair inside a film reel, subjecting them to false cinematic realities as they try to escape, including one where they meet Doctor Who fans. Upon finally escaping, Lux imprisons the Doctor, hoping to steal his regeneration energy to create a body that can survive the world outside the cinema, but is defeated when Belinda convinces the theatre's owner to set the film reels alight, causing an explosion that lets sunlight pour into the cinema. Exposed in his light form, Lux expands infinitely until he becomes one with the universe and his fifteen victims return unharmed.
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No.story
315
No. inseries
3
Title
"The Well"
Directed by
Amanda Brotchie
Written by
Russell T Davies & Sharma Angel-Walfall
Original release date
26 April 2025 (2025-04-26)
UK viewers(millions)
3.24
AI
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The Doctor and Belinda arrive on a planet 500,000 years in the future, where an expedition is investigating a mining colony that has gone silent. A deaf cook named Aliss is the only person left alive, after a mysterious entity emerged from the mining well and killed the crew. The entity is concealing itself behind Aliss, and anyone who moves directly behind her is killed. The Doctor realizes that this is the planet formerly known as Midnight and the entity is one that he previously encountered. Aliss explains that the entity causes the person it is hiding behind to attack others, but her deafness appears to protect her from its influence. But anyone who kills the entity's host becomes the new host. Several troopers rebel against the captain, Shaya, but many are killed by the entity. Aliss is freed when the Doctor forces the monster to see its reflection, but the entity moves behind Belinda before she can escape. Shaya non-fatally shoots Belinda to force the entity to transfer to her and then dives into the well, allowing the others to escape. Back onboard the TARDIS, Belinda tells the Doctor that none of the troopers had ever heard of Earth, leaving troubling implications. Meanwhile, one of the troopers believes she sees something behind another's back.
The Doctor and Belinda arrive on a planet 500,000 years in the future, where an expedition is investigating a mining colony that has gone silent. A deaf cook named Aliss is the only person left alive, after a mysterious entity emerged from the mining well and killed the crew. The entity is concealing itself behind Aliss, and anyone who moves directly behind her is killed. The Doctor realizes that this is the planet formerly known as Midnight and the entity is one that he previously encountered. Aliss explains that the entity causes the person it is hiding behind to attack others, but her deafness appears to protect her from its influence. But anyone who kills the entity's host becomes the new host. Several troopers rebel against the captain, Shaya, but many are killed by the entity. Aliss is freed when the Doctor forces the monster to see its reflection, but the entity moves behind Belinda before she can escape. Shaya non-fatally shoots Belinda to force the entity to transfer to her and then dives into the well, allowing the others to escape. Back onboard the TARDIS, Belinda tells the Doctor that none of the troopers had ever heard of Earth, leaving troubling implications. Meanwhile, one of the troopers believes she sees something behind another's back.
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The Doctor and Belinda arrive on a planet 500,000 years in the future, where an expedition is investigating a mining colony that has gone silent. A deaf cook named Aliss is the only person left alive, after a mysterious entity emerged from the mining well and killed the crew. The entity is concealing itself behind Aliss, and anyone who moves directly behind her is killed. The Doctor realizes that this is the planet formerly known as Midnight and the entity is one that he previously encountered. Aliss explains that the entity causes the person it is hiding behind to attack others, but her deafness appears to protect her from its influence. But anyone who kills the entity's host becomes the new host. Several troopers rebel against the captain, Shaya, but many are killed by the entity. Aliss is freed when the Doctor forces the monster to see its reflection, but the entity moves behind Belinda before she can escape. Shaya non-fatally shoots Belinda to force the entity to transfer to her and then dives into the well, allowing the others to escape. Back onboard the TARDIS, Belinda tells the Doctor that none of the troopers had ever heard of Earth, leaving troubling implications. Meanwhile, one of the troopers believes she sees something behind another's back.
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No.story
316
No. inseries
4
Title
"Lucky Day"
Directed by
Peter Hoar
Written by
Pete McTighe
Original release date
3 May 2025 (2025-05-03)
UK viewers(millions)
2.83
AI
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On New Year's Day, 2007, 8-year-old Conrad Clark encounters the Doctor setting up a homing device, the Vindicator, alongside Belinda, leading to his obsession with aliens. In 2024, Conrad again sees the TARDIS and is saved by the Doctor and Ruby Sunday from a creature called the Shreek. A year later, Conrad seeks out Ruby, who is still adjusting to normal life, and invites her to talk on his podcast about her experiences with the Doctor. The two begin dating. Ruby believes the Shreek, which uses bodily secretions to mark its prey, is after Conrad and gives him an antidote that blocks the secretions. In addition, UNIT has captured the creature. It turns out that Conrad is leader of a group of conspiracy theorists who want to publicly discredit UNIT. His livestream of UNIT's confrontation with two phony Shreek leads to public backlash against UNIT. When Conrad breaks into UNIT Tower, Kate releases the Shreek, and the terrified Conrad admits that he was wrong. His confession is seen by millions on the livestream he was broadcasting. Devastated by his betrayal, Ruby tells Kate she needs to take time to herself to recover. An earlier version of the Doctor pulls the imprisoned Conrad into the TARDIS to berate him for his actions. He tells an unrepentant Conrad about his own dismal future. After he is returned to prison, Conrad is sprung by Mrs Flood.
On New Year's Day, 2007, 8-year-old Conrad Clark encounters the Doctor setting up a homing device, the Vindicator, alongside Belinda, leading to his obsession with aliens. In 2024, Conrad again sees the TARDIS and is saved by the Doctor and Ruby Sunday from a creature called the Shreek. A year later, Conrad seeks out Ruby, who is still adjusting to normal life, and invites her to talk on his podcast about her experiences with the Doctor. The two begin dating. Ruby believes the Shreek, which uses bodily secretions to mark its prey, is after Conrad and gives him an antidote that blocks the secretions. In addition, UNIT has captured the creature. It turns out that Conrad is leader of a group of conspiracy theorists who want to publicly discredit UNIT. His livestream of UNIT's confrontation with two phony Shreek leads to public backlash against UNIT. When Conrad breaks into UNIT Tower, Kate releases the Shreek, and the terrified Conrad admits that he was wrong. His confession is seen by millions on the livestream he was broadcasting. Devastated by his betrayal, Ruby tells Kate she needs to take time to herself to recover. An earlier version of the Doctor pulls the imprisoned Conrad into the TARDIS to berate him for his actions. He tells an unrepentant Conrad about his own dismal future. After he is returned to prison, Conrad is sprung by Mrs Flood.
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On New Year's Day, 2007, 8-year-old Conrad Clark encounters the Doctor setting up a homing device, the Vindicator, alongside Belinda, leading to his obsession with aliens. In 2024, Conrad again sees the TARDIS and is saved by the Doctor and Ruby Sunday from a creature called the Shreek. A year later, Conrad seeks out Ruby, who is still adjusting to normal life, and invites her to talk on his podcast about her experiences with the Doctor. The two begin dating. Ruby believes the Shreek, which uses bodily secretions to mark its prey, is after Conrad and gives him an antidote that blocks the secretions. In addition, UNIT has captured the creature. It turns out that Conrad is leader of a group of conspiracy theorists who want to publicly discredit UNIT. His livestream of UNIT's confrontation with two phony Shreek leads to public backlash against UNIT. When Conrad breaks into UNIT Tower, Kate releases the Shreek, and the terrified Conrad admits that he was wrong. His confession is seen by millions on the livestream he was broadcasting. Devastated by his betrayal, Ruby tells Kate she needs to take time to herself to recover. An earlier version of the Doctor pulls the imprisoned Conrad into the TARDIS to berate him for his actions. He tells an unrepentant Conrad about his own dismal future. After he is returned to prison, Conrad is sprung by Mrs Flood.
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No. inseries
5
Title
"The Story & the Engine"
Directed by
Makalla McPherson
Written by
Inua Ellams
Original release date
10 May 2025 (2025-05-10)
UK viewers(millions)
2.71
AI
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The Doctor and Belinda arrive in 2019 Lagos to boost the Vindicator's signal. When the Doctor stops by his friend, Omo the barbershop owner, for a haircut, two people named the Barber and Abena trap the Doctor inside and ask him for stories. The TARDIS alerts Belinda to trouble and directs her to the barbershop. The Barber tells the Doctor that he was the creator behind much of humankind's mythology. But when the web of stories expanded to the point where he was no longer needed, the gods banished him from their dimension. Out of revenge, the Barber built the Story Engine, a god-killing device which feeds on stories, and took over Omo's barbershop. Initially recognizing Abena, the Doctor remembers meeting her in his Fugitive incarnation and realises her anger is because she was left behind. Belinda persuades Abena to braid a route to the Engine's power source into the Doctor's hair, affording his escape. The Doctor overloads the Engine with his memories, defeating but then redeeming the Barber. Omo retires and convinces the Barber to remain as the shop's manager before the Doctor leaves.
The Doctor and Belinda arrive in 2019 Lagos to boost the Vindicator's signal. When the Doctor stops by his friend, Omo the barbershop owner, for a haircut, two people named the Barber and Abena trap the Doctor inside and ask him for stories. The TARDIS alerts Belinda to trouble and directs her to the barbershop. The Barber tells the Doctor that he was the creator behind much of humankind's mythology. But when the web of stories expanded to the point where he was no longer needed, the gods banished him from their dimension. Out of revenge, the Barber built the Story Engine, a god-killing device which feeds on stories, and took over Omo's barbershop. Initially recognizing Abena, the Doctor remembers meeting her in his Fugitive incarnation and realises her anger is because she was left behind. Belinda persuades Abena to braid a route to the Engine's power source into the Doctor's hair, affording his escape. The Doctor overloads the Engine with his memories, defeating but then redeeming the Barber. Omo retires and convinces the Barber to remain as the shop's manager before the Doctor leaves.
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The Doctor and Belinda arrive in 2019 Lagos to boost the Vindicator's signal. When the Doctor stops by his friend, Omo the barbershop owner, for a haircut, two people named the Barber and Abena trap the Doctor inside and ask him for stories. The TARDIS alerts Belinda to trouble and directs her to the barbershop. The Barber tells the Doctor that he was the creator behind much of humankind's mythology. But when the web of stories expanded to the point where he was no longer needed, the gods banished him from their dimension. Out of revenge, the Barber built the Story Engine, a god-killing device which feeds on stories, and took over Omo's barbershop. Initially recognizing Abena, the Doctor remembers meeting her in his Fugitive incarnation and realises her anger is because she was left behind. Belinda persuades Abena to braid a route to the Engine's power source into the Doctor's hair, affording his escape. The Doctor overloads the Engine with his memories, defeating but then redeeming the Barber. Omo retires and convinces the Barber to remain as the shop's manager before the Doctor leaves.
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318
No. inseries
6
Title
"The Interstellar Song Contest"
Directed by
Ben A. Williams
Written by
Juno Dawson
Original release date
17 May 2025 (2025-05-17)
UK viewers(millions)
3.79
AI
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In 2925, the Doctor and Belinda are attending the Interstellar Song Contest – evolved from Earth's Eurovision Song Contest – when two terrorists from the planet Hellia remove the station's oxygen shield, propelling the Doctor and 100,000 people in the audience into deep space, where they begin to freeze. However, before he can die, the Doctor is awoken by a psychic message from his granddaughter Susan Foreman, and returns to the station, where he vengefully shuts down the terror plot before the Hellians can broadcast a deadly wave to the programme's trillions of viewers across the universe. The live audience members are saved and revived by the Doctor and station staff using cryogenic technology. Just before leaving to take Belinda home, the Doctor and Belinda are informed by a hologram of Graham Norton that the Earth ended on 24 May 2025 – the day Belinda left. The TARDIS finally makes it to that date, only to have the doors explode inwards. After they depart, Mrs Flood is the last of the attendees to be revived. Her body has been fatally damaged in space, but she bi-generates, becoming two women who reveal themselves to be The Rani. The two Ranis prepare the next step in their plan.
In 2925, the Doctor and Belinda are attending the Interstellar Song Contest – evolved from Earth's Eurovision Song Contest – when two terrorists from the planet Hellia remove the station's oxygen shield, propelling the Doctor and 100,000 people in the audience into deep space, where they begin to freeze. However, before he can die, the Doctor is awoken by a psychic message from his granddaughter Susan Foreman, and returns to the station, where he vengefully shuts down the terror plot before the Hellians can broadcast a deadly wave to the programme's trillions of viewers across the universe. The live audience members are saved and revived by the Doctor and station staff using cryogenic technology. Just before leaving to take Belinda home, the Doctor and Belinda are informed by a hologram of Graham Norton that the Earth ended on 24 May 2025 – the day Belinda left. The TARDIS finally makes it to that date, only to have the doors explode inwards. After they depart, Mrs Flood is the last of the attendees to be revived. Her body has been fatally damaged in space, but she bi-generates, becoming two women who reveal themselves to be The Rani. The two Ranis prepare the next step in their plan.
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In 2925, the Doctor and Belinda are attending the Interstellar Song Contest – evolved from Earth's Eurovision Song Contest – when two terrorists from the planet Hellia remove the station's oxygen shield, propelling the Doctor and 100,000 people in the audience into deep space, where they begin to freeze. However, before he can die, the Doctor is awoken by a psychic message from his granddaughter Susan Foreman, and returns to the station, where he vengefully shuts down the terror plot before the Hellians can broadcast a deadly wave to the programme's trillions of viewers across the universe. The live audience members are saved and revived by the Doctor and station staff using cryogenic technology. Just before leaving to take Belinda home, the Doctor and Belinda are informed by a hologram of Graham Norton that the Earth ended on 24 May 2025 – the day Belinda left. The TARDIS finally makes it to that date, only to have the doors explode inwards. After they depart, Mrs Flood is the last of the attendees to be revived. Her body has been fatally damaged in space, but she bi-generates, becoming two women who reveal themselves to be The Rani. The two Ranis prepare the next step in their plan.
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7
Title
"Wish World"
Directed by
Alex Sanjiv Pillai
Written by
Russell T Davies
Original release date
24 May 2025 (2025-05-24)
UK viewers(millions)
3.16
AI
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In Bavaria, 1865, the Rani seizes a seventh son of a seventh son of a seventh son, an incarnation of the infant God of Wishes, Desiderium. On 23 May 2025, the Doctor and Belinda wake up in their home, believing themselves to be a married couple. After breakfast with their "daughter", Poppy, they are visited by Ruby Sunday, who expresses doubts in their seemingly perfect world. Both the Doctor and Belinda start having doubts about the reality around them following the visit. Later, the Doctor receives a message from Rogue, telling him he is caught in a trap. After the Doctor realizes reality is wrong, he and Belinda are brought to the Bone Palace by the Rani. Here, the Doctor learns the world was changed by Conrad Clark to be his perfect vision, using the power of Desiderium and the Vindicator. The Rani reveals that doubt from the Doctor and humanity is being used by her in order to break reality, thus releasing Omega, the founder of the Time Lords, from an alternate dimension, the Underverse. Remembering everything, the Doctor tries to stop her, but is locked out of the Bone Palace, with Belinda imprisoned. Mrs. Flood and the Rani prepare for the release of Omega, as the fake reality crumbles beneath them amid purple fire, while the clock hits midnight, and the start of 24 May: the day Earth dies.
In Bavaria, 1865, the Rani seizes a seventh son of a seventh son of a seventh son, an incarnation of the infant God of Wishes, Desiderium. On 23 May 2025, the Doctor and Belinda wake up in their home, believing themselves to be a married couple. After breakfast with their "daughter", Poppy, they are visited by Ruby Sunday, who expresses doubts in their seemingly perfect world. Both the Doctor and Belinda start having doubts about the reality around them following the visit. Later, the Doctor receives a message from Rogue, telling him he is caught in a trap. After the Doctor realizes reality is wrong, he and Belinda are brought to the Bone Palace by the Rani. Here, the Doctor learns the world was changed by Conrad Clark to be his perfect vision, using the power of Desiderium and the Vindicator. The Rani reveals that doubt from the Doctor and humanity is being used by her in order to break reality, thus releasing Omega, the founder of the Time Lords, from an alternate dimension, the Underverse. Remembering everything, the Doctor tries to stop her, but is locked out of the Bone Palace, with Belinda imprisoned. Mrs. Flood and the Rani prepare for the release of Omega, as the fake reality crumbles beneath them amid purple fire, while the clock hits midnight, and the start of 24 May: the day Earth dies.
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In Bavaria, 1865, the Rani seizes a seventh son of a seventh son of a seventh son, an incarnation of the infant God of Wishes, Desiderium. On 23 May 2025, the Doctor and Belinda wake up in their home, believing themselves to be a married couple. After breakfast with their "daughter", Poppy, they are visited by Ruby Sunday, who expresses doubts in their seemingly perfect world. Both the Doctor and Belinda start having doubts about the reality around them following the visit. Later, the Doctor receives a message from Rogue, telling him he is caught in a trap. After the Doctor realizes reality is wrong, he and Belinda are brought to the Bone Palace by the Rani. Here, the Doctor learns the world was changed by Conrad Clark to be his perfect vision, using the power of Desiderium and the Vindicator. The Rani reveals that doubt from the Doctor and humanity is being used by her in order to break reality, thus releasing Omega, the founder of the Time Lords, from an alternate dimension, the Underverse. Remembering everything, the Doctor tries to stop her, but is locked out of the Bone Palace, with Belinda imprisoned. Mrs. Flood and the Rani prepare for the release of Omega, as the fake reality crumbles beneath them amid purple fire, while the clock hits midnight, and the start of 24 May: the day Earth dies.
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No. inseries
8
Title
"The Reality War"
Directed by
Alex Sanjiv Pillai
Written by
Russell T Davies
Original release date
31 May 2025 (2025-05-31)
UK viewers(millions)
3.48
AI
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The Doctor is rescued by Anita who pulls him into the Time Hotel as time resets to 23 May 2025. With Anita's help, the Doctor is able to restore the memories of UNIT and Belinda before the Rani reveals that the surviving Time Lords are sterile; she intends to use Omega as a gene bank to rebirth their race. The Doctor confronts the Rani as Omega is released in the form of a massive beast who devours the bi-generated Rani; Mrs Flood escapes as the Doctor uses the Vindicator to force Omega back into the Underverse. Ruby uses Desiderium's power to give Conrad a new life and restore reality, but at the cost of Poppy being erased, while the baby god is adopted by Carla Sunday. Despite the Thirteenth Doctor, who was temporarily shifted out of her timeline, trying to talk him out of it, the Doctor deliberately triggers his next regeneration and uses its power to shift reality so that Poppy is recreated as Belinda's daughter. After saying goodbye to Belinda and Poppy, the Doctor regenerates into a body similar to his previous companion Rose Tyler.
The Doctor is rescued by Anita who pulls him into the Time Hotel as time resets to 23 May 2025. With Anita's help, the Doctor is able to restore the memories of UNIT and Belinda before the Rani reveals that the surviving Time Lords are sterile; she intends to use Omega as a gene bank to rebirth their race. The Doctor confronts the Rani as Omega is released in the form of a massive beast who devours the bi-generated Rani; Mrs Flood escapes as the Doctor uses the Vindicator to force Omega back into the Underverse. Ruby uses Desiderium's power to give Conrad a new life and restore reality, but at the cost of Poppy being erased, while the baby god is adopted by Carla Sunday. Despite the Thirteenth Doctor, who was temporarily shifted out of her timeline, trying to talk him out of it, the Doctor deliberately triggers his next regeneration and uses its power to shift reality so that Poppy is recreated as Belinda's daughter. After saying goodbye to Belinda and Poppy, the Doctor regenerates into a body similar to his previous companion Rose Tyler.
No.story
The Doctor is rescued by Anita who pulls him into the Time Hotel as time resets to 23 May 2025. With Anita's help, the Doctor is able to restore the memories of UNIT and Belinda before the Rani reveals that the surviving Time Lords are sterile; she intends to use Omega as a gene bank to rebirth their race. The Doctor confronts the Rani as Omega is released in the form of a massive beast who devours the bi-generated Rani; Mrs Flood escapes as the Doctor uses the Vindicator to force Omega back into the Underverse. Ruby uses Desiderium's power to give Conrad a new life and restore reality, but at the cost of Poppy being erased, while the baby god is adopted by Carla Sunday. Despite the Thirteenth Doctor, who was temporarily shifted out of her timeline, trying to talk him out of it, the Doctor deliberately triggers his next regeneration and uses its power to shift reality so that Poppy is recreated as Belinda's daughter. After saying goodbye to Belinda and Poppy, the Doctor regenerates into a body similar to his previous companion Rose Tyler.
| No.story | No. inseries | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | UK viewers(millions) | AI | |||||
| Special | ||||||||||||
| 312 | – | "Joy to the World" | Alex Sanjiv Pillai | Steven Moffat | 25 December 2024 (2024-12-25) | 6.33 | 76 | |||||
| The Doctor arrives at the Time Hotel, an establishment that allows visits to historical points. The Doctor enlists the aid of Trev, a hotel employee, as he investigates a mysterious briefcase. Trev's Silurian manager arrives in Joy Almondo's hotel room with the briefcase and the Doctor following him. The briefcase takes control of Joy, and the Doctor finds a strange device inside about to disintegrate Joy; suddenly a Doctor from the future arrives from the Time Hotel with the required code. The future Doctor returns to the Time Hotel with Joy, stranding the current Doctor. He takes a job working at the hotel, befriending the manager Anita, awaiting an opportunity to get back to the Time Hotel, which he does a year later. He opens a door to the distant past, where he frees Joy by provoking her anger. The briefcase, of Villengard origin, is to be used to create an energy source. Trev, who connected psychically to Villengard's system before he died, reveals the briefcase's location. The Doctor opens it, but Joy lets the star seed enter her. Joy pilots it into space, where it detonates safely as the Star of Bethlehem, and the star gives hope and comfort to those who see it. | ||||||||||||
| Series | ||||||||||||
| 313 | 1 | "The Robot Revolution" | Peter Hoar | Russell T Davies | 12 April 2025 (2025-04-12) | 3.56 | – | |||||
| Robots abduct nurse Belinda Chandra, whose ex-boyfriend Alan Budd named their system's star after her. Caught in a time fracture as he pursues them, the Doctor arrives six months earlier, finding the robots have enslaved the natives, and joins a rebel group, rescuing Belinda before the robots can augment her into their cyborg queen. Belinda surrenders to protect the rebels and discovers the robots are being controlled by Alan, who was also abducted, although the time fracture caused the robots to bring him to Missbelindachandra I in 2015, causing the revolution in the first place. Alan has a future copy of Belinda's star certificate, which was inexplicably sent back five thousand years and formed the basis of the planet's society. Belinda touches the present copy with the future copy, triggering a reaction that kills Alan and restores the robots to normal, thus liberating the natives. The Doctor agrees to return Belinda home to Earth, but the TARDIS is repelled from landing in 2025. | ||||||||||||
| 314 | 2 | "Lux" | Amanda Brotchie | Russell T Davies | 19 April 2025 (2025-04-19) | 3.04 | – | |||||
| The Doctor attempts to take Belinda home via an indirect route, causing them to land in Miami in 1952, where they investigate the disappearance of fifteen people at an abandoned cinema. Inside, they encounter Mr Ring-a-Ding, a cartoon character who has been possessed by Lux Imperator, the God of Light and a member of the Pantheon of Discord. Lux traps the pair inside a film reel, subjecting them to false cinematic realities as they try to escape, including one where they meet Doctor Who fans. Upon finally escaping, Lux imprisons the Doctor, hoping to steal his regeneration energy to create a body that can survive the world outside the cinema, but is defeated when Belinda convinces the theatre's owner to set the film reels alight, causing an explosion that lets sunlight pour into the cinema. Exposed in his light form, Lux expands infinitely until he becomes one with the universe and his fifteen victims return unharmed. | ||||||||||||
| 315 | 3 | "The Well" | Amanda Brotchie | Russell T Davies & Sharma Angel-Walfall | 26 April 2025 (2025-04-26) | 3.24 | – | |||||
| The Doctor and Belinda arrive on a planet 500,000 years in the future, where an expedition is investigating a mining colony that has gone silent. A deaf cook named Aliss is the only person left alive, after a mysterious entity emerged from the mining well and killed the crew. The entity is concealing itself behind Aliss, and anyone who moves directly behind her is killed. The Doctor realizes that this is the planet formerly known as Midnight and the entity is one that he previously encountered. Aliss explains that the entity causes the person it is hiding behind to attack others, but her deafness appears to protect her from its influence. But anyone who kills the entity's host becomes the new host. Several troopers rebel against the captain, Shaya, but many are killed by the entity. Aliss is freed when the Doctor forces the monster to see its reflection, but the entity moves behind Belinda before she can escape. Shaya non-fatally shoots Belinda to force the entity to transfer to her and then dives into the well, allowing the others to escape. Back onboard the TARDIS, Belinda tells the Doctor that none of the troopers had ever heard of Earth, leaving troubling implications. Meanwhile, one of the troopers believes she sees something behind another's back. | ||||||||||||
| 316 | 4 | "Lucky Day" | Peter Hoar | Pete McTighe | 3 May 2025 (2025-05-03) | 2.83 | – | |||||
| On New Year's Day, 2007, 8-year-old Conrad Clark encounters the Doctor setting up a homing device, the Vindicator, alongside Belinda, leading to his obsession with aliens. In 2024, Conrad again sees the TARDIS and is saved by the Doctor and Ruby Sunday from a creature called the Shreek. A year later, Conrad seeks out Ruby, who is still adjusting to normal life, and invites her to talk on his podcast about her experiences with the Doctor. The two begin dating. Ruby believes the Shreek, which uses bodily secretions to mark its prey, is after Conrad and gives him an antidote that blocks the secretions. In addition, UNIT has captured the creature. It turns out that Conrad is leader of a group of conspiracy theorists who want to publicly discredit UNIT. His livestream of UNIT's confrontation with two phony Shreek leads to public backlash against UNIT. When Conrad breaks into UNIT Tower, Kate releases the Shreek, and the terrified Conrad admits that he was wrong. His confession is seen by millions on the livestream he was broadcasting. Devastated by his betrayal, Ruby tells Kate she needs to take time to herself to recover. An earlier version of the Doctor pulls the imprisoned Conrad into the TARDIS to berate him for his actions. He tells an unrepentant Conrad about his own dismal future. After he is returned to prison, Conrad is sprung by Mrs Flood. | ||||||||||||
| 317 | 5 | "The Story & the Engine" | Makalla McPherson | Inua Ellams | 10 May 2025 (2025-05-10) | 2.71 | – | |||||
| The Doctor and Belinda arrive in 2019 Lagos to boost the Vindicator's signal. When the Doctor stops by his friend, Omo the barbershop owner, for a haircut, two people named the Barber and Abena trap the Doctor inside and ask him for stories. The TARDIS alerts Belinda to trouble and directs her to the barbershop. The Barber tells the Doctor that he was the creator behind much of humankind's mythology. But when the web of stories expanded to the point where he was no longer needed, the gods banished him from their dimension. Out of revenge, the Barber built the Story Engine, a god-killing device which feeds on stories, and took over Omo's barbershop. Initially recognizing Abena, the Doctor remembers meeting her in his Fugitive incarnation and realises her anger is because she was left behind. Belinda persuades Abena to braid a route to the Engine's power source into the Doctor's hair, affording his escape. The Doctor overloads the Engine with his memories, defeating but then redeeming the Barber. Omo retires and convinces the Barber to remain as the shop's manager before the Doctor leaves. | ||||||||||||
| 318 | 6 | "The Interstellar Song Contest" | Ben A. Williams | Juno Dawson | 17 May 2025 (2025-05-17) | 3.79 | – | |||||
| In 2925, the Doctor and Belinda are attending the Interstellar Song Contest – evolved from Earth's Eurovision Song Contest – when two terrorists from the planet Hellia remove the station's oxygen shield, propelling the Doctor and 100,000 people in the audience into deep space, where they begin to freeze. However, before he can die, the Doctor is awoken by a psychic message from his granddaughter Susan Foreman, and returns to the station, where he vengefully shuts down the terror plot before the Hellians can broadcast a deadly wave to the programme's trillions of viewers across the universe. The live audience members are saved and revived by the Doctor and station staff using cryogenic technology. Just before leaving to take Belinda home, the Doctor and Belinda are informed by a hologram of Graham Norton that the Earth ended on 24 May 2025 – the day Belinda left. The TARDIS finally makes it to that date, only to have the doors explode inwards. After they depart, Mrs Flood is the last of the attendees to be revived. Her body has been fatally damaged in space, but she bi-generates, becoming two women who reveal themselves to be The Rani. The two Ranis prepare the next step in their plan. | ||||||||||||
| 319a | 7 | "Wish World" | Alex Sanjiv Pillai | Russell T Davies | 24 May 2025 (2025-05-24) | 3.16 | – | |||||
| In Bavaria, 1865, the Rani seizes a seventh son of a seventh son of a seventh son, an incarnation of the infant God of Wishes, Desiderium. On 23 May 2025, the Doctor and Belinda wake up in their home, believing themselves to be a married couple. After breakfast with their "daughter", Poppy, they are visited by Ruby Sunday, who expresses doubts in their seemingly perfect world. Both the Doctor and Belinda start having doubts about the reality around them following the visit. Later, the Doctor receives a message from Rogue, telling him he is caught in a trap. After the Doctor realizes reality is wrong, he and Belinda are brought to the Bone Palace by the Rani. Here, the Doctor learns the world was changed by Conrad Clark to be his perfect vision, using the power of Desiderium and the Vindicator. The Rani reveals that doubt from the Doctor and humanity is being used by her in order to break reality, thus releasing Omega, the founder of the Time Lords, from an alternate dimension, the Underverse. Remembering everything, the Doctor tries to stop her, but is locked out of the Bone Palace, with Belinda imprisoned. Mrs. Flood and the Rani prepare for the release of Omega, as the fake reality crumbles beneath them amid purple fire, while the clock hits midnight, and the start of 24 May: the day Earth dies. | ||||||||||||
| 319b | 8 | "The Reality War" | Alex Sanjiv Pillai | Russell T Davies | 31 May 2025 (2025-05-31) | 3.48 | – | |||||
| The Doctor is rescued by Anita who pulls him into the Time Hotel as time resets to 23 May 2025. With Anita's help, the Doctor is able to restore the memories of UNIT and Belinda before the Rani reveals that the surviving Time Lords are sterile; she intends to use Omega as a gene bank to rebirth their race. The Doctor confronts the Rani as Omega is released in the form of a massive beast who devours the bi-generated Rani; Mrs Flood escapes as the Doctor uses the Vindicator to force Omega back into the Underverse. Ruby uses Desiderium's power to give Conrad a new life and restore reality, but at the cost of Poppy being erased, while the baby god is adopted by Carla Sunday. Despite the Thirteenth Doctor, who was temporarily shifted out of her timeline, trying to talk him out of it, the Doctor deliberately triggers his next regeneration and uses its power to shift reality so that Poppy is recreated as Belinda's daughter. After saying goodbye to Belinda and Poppy, the Doctor regenerates into a body similar to his previous companion Rose Tyler. | ||||||||||||
· Production › Filming
1
1
Block
1
Episode(s)
Christmas special: "Joy to the World"
Director
Alex Sanjiv Pillai
Writer(s)
Steven Moffat
Producer
Alison Sterling
2
2
Block
2
Episode(s)
Episode 4: "Lucky Day"
Director
Peter Hoar
Writer(s)
Pete McTighe
Producer
Vicki Delow
Episode 1: "The Robot Revolution"
Episode 1: "The Robot Revolution"
Block
Episode 1: "The Robot Revolution"
Episode(s)
Russell T Davies
3
3
Block
3
Episode(s)
Episode 2: "Lux"
Director
Amanda Brotchie
Writer(s)
Russell T Davies
Producer
Chris May
Episode 3: "The Well"
Episode 3: "The Well"
Block
Episode 3: "The Well"
Episode(s)
Russell T Davies & Sharma Angel-Walfall
4
4
Block
4
Episode(s)
Episode 5: "The Story & the Engine"
Director
Makalla McPherson
Writer(s)
Inua Ellams
Producer
Vicki Delow
Episode 6: "The Interstellar Song Contest"
Episode 6: "The Interstellar Song Contest"
Block
Episode 6: "The Interstellar Song Contest"
Episode(s)
Ben A. Williams
Director
Juno Dawson
TBA
TBA
Block
TBA
Episode(s)
Episode 7: "Wish World"
Director
Alex Sanjiv Pillai
Writer(s)
Russell T Davies
Producer
Chris May
Episode 8: "The Reality War"
Episode 8: "The Reality War"
Block
Episode 8: "The Reality War"
| Block | Episode(s) | Director | Writer(s) | Producer |
| 1 | Christmas special: "Joy to the World" | Alex Sanjiv Pillai | Steven Moffat | Alison Sterling |
| 2 | Episode 4: "Lucky Day" | Peter Hoar | Pete McTighe | Vicki Delow |
| Episode 1: "The Robot Revolution" | Russell T Davies | |||
| 3 | Episode 2: "Lux" | Amanda Brotchie | Russell T Davies | Chris May |
| Episode 3: "The Well" | Russell T Davies & Sharma Angel-Walfall | |||
| 4 | Episode 5: "The Story & the Engine" | Makalla McPherson | Inua Ellams | Vicki Delow |
| Episode 6: "The Interstellar Song Contest" | Ben A. Williams | Juno Dawson | ||
| TBA | Episode 7: "Wish World" | Alex Sanjiv Pillai | Russell T Davies | Chris May |
| Episode 8: "The Reality War" |
· Release › Home media
1 × 55 min. 7 × 45 min. 1 × 65 min.
1 × 55 min. 7 × 45 min. 1 × 65 min.
Series → 15
312–319
Story no. → 312
Doctor Who : Season Two (includes "Joy to the World")
Episode name → Doctor Who : "Joy to the World"
1 × 55 min. 7 × 45 min. 1 × 65 min.
Number and durationof episodes → 1 × 55 min.
18 August 2025(D,B)
R2 release date → 27 January 2025(D,B)
—
R4 release date → —
—
| Series | Story no. | Episode name | Number and durationof episodes | R2 release date | R4 release date | R1 release date |
| 15 | 312 | Doctor Who : "Joy to the World" | 1 × 55 min. | 27 January 2025(D,B) | — | — |
| 312–319 | Doctor Who : Season Two (includes "Joy to the World") | 1 × 55 min. 7 × 45 min. 1 × 65 min. | 18 August 2025(D,B) | — | — |
· Release › In print
15
15
Series
15
Story no.
313
Novelisation title
The Robot Revolution
Author
Una McCormack
Paperback release date
10 July 2025
314
314
Series
314
Story no.
Lux
Novelisation title
James Goss
Author
10 July 2025
315
315
Series
315
Story no.
The Well
Novelisation title
Gareth L. Powell
Author
10 July 2025
| Series | Story no. | Novelisation title | Author | Paperback release date | Audiobook release date |
| 15 | 313 | The Robot Revolution | Una McCormack | 10 July 2025 | |
| 314 | Lux | James Goss | 10 July 2025 | ||
| 315 | The Well | Gareth L. Powell | 10 July 2025 | ||
· Reception › Ratings
Viewers(millions)
Viewers(millions)
No.
Viewers(millions)
Title
Rank
Air date
Viewers(millions)
Overnight ratings
Rank
–
–
No.
–
Title
"Joy to the World"
Air date
25 December 2024
Overnight ratings
4.11
Overnight ratings
6
Consolidated ratings
2.22
Consolidated ratings
6
Totalviewers(millions)
6.33
28-dayviewers(millions)
6.90
AI
76
1
1
No.
1
Title
"The Robot Revolution"
Air date
12 April 2025
Overnight ratings
2.00
Overnight ratings
4
Consolidated ratings
1.56
Consolidated ratings
21
Totalviewers(millions)
3.56
28-dayviewers(millions)
4.34
AI
–
2
2
No.
2
Title
"Lux"
Air date
19 April 2025
Overnight ratings
1.58
Overnight ratings
8
Consolidated ratings
1.46
Consolidated ratings
25
Totalviewers(millions)
3.04
28-dayviewers(millions)
3.72
AI
–
3
3
No.
3
Title
"The Well"
Air date
26 April 2025
Overnight ratings
1.86
Overnight ratings
4
Consolidated ratings
1.38
Consolidated ratings
23
Totalviewers(millions)
3.24
28-dayviewers(millions)
3.78
AI
–
4
4
No.
4
Title
"Lucky Day"
Air date
3 May 2025
Overnight ratings
1.50
Overnight ratings
5
Consolidated ratings
1.33
Consolidated ratings
29
Totalviewers(millions)
2.83
28-dayviewers(millions)
3.29
AI
–
5
5
No.
5
Title
"The Story & the Engine"
Air date
10 May 2025
Overnight ratings
1.59
Overnight ratings
4
Consolidated ratings
1.12
Consolidated ratings
35
Totalviewers(millions)
2.71
28-dayviewers(millions)
3.26
AI
–
6
6
No.
6
Title
"The Interstellar Song Contest"
Air date
17 May 2025
Overnight ratings
2.57
Overnight ratings
3
Consolidated ratings
1.23
Consolidated ratings
9
Totalviewers(millions)
3.80
28-dayviewers(millions)
4.27
AI
–
7
7
No.
7
Title
"Wish World"
Air date
24 May 2025
Overnight ratings
1.80
Overnight ratings
5
Consolidated ratings
1.36
Consolidated ratings
30
Totalviewers(millions)
3.16
28-dayviewers(millions)
3.80
AI
–
8
8
No.
8
Title
"The Reality War"
Air date
31 May 2025
Overnight ratings
2.17
Overnight ratings
2
Consolidated ratings
1.31
Consolidated ratings
18
Totalviewers(millions)
3.48
28-dayviewers(millions)
3.81
AI
–
| No. | Title | Air date | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Totalviewers(millions) | 28-dayviewers(millions) | AI | Ref(s) | ||
| Viewers(millions) | Rank | Viewers(millions) | Rank | |||||||
| – | "Joy to the World" | 25 December 2024 | 4.11 | 6 | 2.22 | 6 | 6.33 | 6.90 | 76 | |
| 1 | "The Robot Revolution" | 12 April 2025 | 2.00 | 4 | 1.56 | 21 | 3.56 | 4.34 | – | |
| 2 | "Lux" | 19 April 2025 | 1.58 | 8 | 1.46 | 25 | 3.04 | 3.72 | – | |
| 3 | "The Well" | 26 April 2025 | 1.86 | 4 | 1.38 | 23 | 3.24 | 3.78 | – | |
| 4 | "Lucky Day" | 3 May 2025 | 1.50 | 5 | 1.33 | 29 | 2.83 | 3.29 | – | |
| 5 | "The Story & the Engine" | 10 May 2025 | 1.59 | 4 | 1.12 | 35 | 2.71 | 3.26 | – | |
| 6 | "The Interstellar Song Contest" | 17 May 2025 | 2.57 | 3 | 1.23 | 9 | 3.80 | 4.27 | – | |
| 7 | "Wish World" | 24 May 2025 | 1.80 | 5 | 1.36 | 30 | 3.16 | 3.80 | – | |
| 8 | "The Reality War" | 31 May 2025 | 2.17 | 2 | 1.31 | 18 | 3.48 | 3.81 | – | |
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