Davros: finally conquered the world, or at least the ratings. Photograph: BBC
Saturday night's Doctor Who finale, Journey's End, which was watched by an average of 9.4 million viewers, may or may not have been the best ever episode ever (you can air your views on that here). But it certainly was the ruler of the universe in the ratings stakes. Because, much to the delight of the outgoing showrunner and lead writer Russell T Davies, it was British television's most watched television programme of the week for the first time in the drama's entire 45-year history. The Kylie Minogue Christmas special, The Voyage of the Damned, watched by 13.3 million was close, but no cigar - it came second to EastEnders in that week's Barb's weekly listings which run from Monday to Sunday. Similarly, Saturday's episode was nearly dislodged by the Federer versus Nadal Wimbledon men's final which peaked at more than 12 million. "But no, hooray for averages, its final score comes in at 7.4," says a delighted Davies. "Phew, that was close!" So there we have it, Doctor Who. Top of the league at last. As Bill McClaren might have said about it: They'll be singing in the space time continuum tonight, I can tell ye.
