David Tennant’s ‘Doctor Who’ Finale Gets 10.4 Million Viewers

The last ever “Doctor Who” to have starred David Tennant, aired on BBC America in the US last night. But over in the UK, “Doctor Who” fans had already had the chance to watch Tennant’s final episode on New Year’s Day.

And according to recent reports from airlockalpha.com, the BBC says that 10.4 million viewers tuned in on New Year’s Day, to watch Tennant’s Doctor Who morph into the new Doctor, who is now going to be played by Matt Smith.

That episode was by far the highest-rated program on BBC, in that time slot. It even beat out the likes of “Coronation Street” on ITV1, which brought in 8.6 million viewers. But it didn’t quite beat “Eastenders” with 11.6 million.