Doctor Who Series ranking 2025

Before we have a look at how series 15 or season 2 has done, let us first have a look at how I ranked each series after each of those ended. 

Series 8

1. Series 4
2. Series 8
3. Series 7
4. Series 2
5. Series 1
6. Series 3
7. Series 5
8. Series 6

Series 9

1. Series 4 = 7.94
2. Series 2 = 7.45
3. Series 1 = 7.40
4. Series 9 = 7.13
5. Series 8 = 7.00
6. Series 7 = 6.94
7. Series 3 = 6.90
8. Series 5 = 6.90
9. Series 6 = 6.58

Series 10

1. Series 4 = 7.87 (down 0.07)
2. Series 2 = 7.55 (up 0.10)
3. Series 1 = 7.50 (up 0.10)
4. Series 3 = 7.20 (up 0.30)
5. Series 10 = 7.18 (NEW) 
6. Series 5 = 7.10 (up 0.20) 
7. Series 9 = 7.00 (down 0.13)
8. Series 7 = 6.76 (down 0.18)
9. Series 6 = 6.75 (up 0.18)
10. Series 8 = 6.73 (down 0.27)

Series 11

1. Series 4 = 7.87 (-)
2. Series 2 = 7.64 (up 0.09)
3. Series 1 = 7.40 (down 0.10)
4. Series 3 = 7.20 (-)
5. Series 10 = 7.00 (down 0.18)
6. Series 5 = 7.00 (down 0.10)
7. Series 8 = 6.81 (up 0.08)
8. Series 9 = 6.80 (down 0.20)
9. Series 7 = 6.76 (-)
10. Series 6 = 6.75 (-)
11. Series 11 = 6.27 (NEW)

Series 12

1. Series 4 = 7.87 (-)
2. Series 2 = 7.64 (-)
3. Series 1 = 7.40 (-)
4. Series 3 = 7.20 (-)
5. Series 5 = 7.10 (up 0.10)
6. Series 10 = 7.00 (-)
7. Series 8 = 6.82 (up 0.01)
8. Series 9 = 6.80 (-)
9. Series 7 = 6.65 (down 0.11)
10. Series 6 = 6.58 (down 0.17)
11. Series 12 = 6.25 (NEW)
12. Series 11 = 5.73 (down 0.56)

Series 13

1. Series 4 = 7.93 (+0.06)

2. Series 2 = 7.64 (-)

3. Series 1 = 7.50 (+0.1)

4. Series 3 = 7.20 (-)

5. Series 5 = 7.10 (-)

6. Series 10 = 6.92 (-0.08)

7. Series 9 = 6.90 (+0.1)

8. Series 8 = 6.82 (-)

9. Series 6 = 6.67 (+0.09)

10. Series 7 = 6.65 (-)

11. Series 13 = 6.25 (NEW)

12. Series 12 = 5.67 (-0.58)

13. Series 11 = 5.64 (-0.09)

Series 14/Season 1 

1. Series 4 = 8.13 (+0.2)

2. Series 2 = 7.64 (-)

3. Series 1 = 7.50 (-)

4. Series 3 = 7.40 (+0.2)

5. Series 14 = 7.27 (NEW)

6. Series 5 = 7.10 (-)

7. Series 9 = 7.00 (+0.1)

8. Series 10 = 6.92 (-)

9. Series 8 = 6.82 (-)

10. Series 6 = 6.67 (-)

11. Series 7 = 6.59 (-0.06)

12. Series 13 = 5.75 (-0.5)

13. Series 12 = 5.67 (-)

14. Series 11 = 5.45 (-0.19)

So at this point last year RTD's new era was second only to his first. I am actually surprised to see one year on how high I regarded this series on first viewing. This is potentially spoilerific about seeing where series 14 moves to.

NEW Series ranking 2025 after Series 15/Season 2

1. Series 4 = 8.13 (=)

2. Series 2 = 7.55 (-0.09)

3. Series 1 = 7.50 (=)

4. Series 3 = 7.40 (=)

5. Series 5 = 7.10 (=)

6. Series 9 = 7.09 (+0.09)

7. Series 10 = 6.92 (=)

8. Series 8 = 6.82 (=)

9. Series 6 = 6.75 (+0.08)

10. Series 7 = 6.59 (=)

11. Series 14/Season 1 = 6.45 (-0.82)

12. Series 15/Season 2 = 6.25

13. Series 13 = 5.75 (=)

14. Series 12 = 5.67 (=)

15. Series 11 = 5.36 (-0.09)

Okay, quite a grim reading. Before talking about series 15, there has been some movement of other series. Series 11, 6, 9 and 2 have had minor movements. Series 11 and Series 2 have gone slightly down, series 6 and 9, slightly up. Last year's series, series 14 has had a dramatic decline. This is the largest decline after a year of the series that I have recorded. Series 14 was my fifth favourite, it has now gone down to 11th. This is not good. Empire of Death really laid a bad taste in my mouth.

Series 15 has come in at 6.25 which is above the Whitaker three but that is all. Not a good position. Series 14 was I think saved by the 60th specials which I did like overall. Series 15 did not have that. A position of 6.25 shows that I thought the series was simply alright, not good, but overall not bad either. A long way off the RTD original era.

Speaking of eras, series 14 continued my trend of having all the series of an era altogether (i.e it didn't break up another era). I had RTD1, RTD2, Moffat, Chibnall. With series 15 being added to the mix, that trend has continued but the era has now dropped below Moffat. So Series 14 has dropped 6 series. 

Overall 3 series round to an 8, 7 series round to a 7, four series round to a 6, and one series rounds to a 5. 

Will there be another Doctor Who series to rank, that we will have to wait and see...