The Day of the Doctor overnight ratings
The Day of the Doctor was watched by 10.2 million viewers according to unofficial overnight figures.
The long-awaited 50th anniversary episode brought in a 37.4% share of the audience at 7.50pm, when viewers tuned in to see returns from David Tennant, Billie Piper, Tom Baker and a brief cameo from new Doctor Peter Capaldi.
The celebrations continued over on BBC Three after the main episode, with Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty at 9.05pm.
1.36m (5.48%) joined presenters Zoe Ball and Rick Edwards for the show, which featured interviews with showrunner Steven Moffat and Tom Baker.
The evening was rounded off with a repeat of Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide, which attracted 720k (4.47%) at 10.05pm on BBC Three