Doctor Who “Asylum Of The Daleks” Breaks Viewing Figure Record In The States

Doctor Who “Asylum Of The Daleks”has become the most-watched episode of the show ever on BBC America.

The series seven premier was watched by 1.555 million viewers (live plus recorded views watched the same day), comfortably beating the previous champ, “The Impossible Astronaut” (1.268m). It was, simply, the most watched drama on BBC America ever.

The episode, in conjunction with the third episode of Copper on the same night, helped BBC America achieve its highest-rated weekend ever. Doctor Who was also the most-watched cable show in its timeslot, excluding sports.

[via Doctor Who News]