The BARB overnight ratings for Death in Heaven have been released and show an increase on Dark Water, pulling in 5.45m viewers or 23.3% of the viewing audience, ending the series on a high note.
Dark Water received 5.27m viewers (22.4% share), meaning Death in Heaven is the highest overnight rating since Deep Breath which hit 6.8m viewers.
Doctor Who was the third highest rated programme of the evening behind Strictly Come Dancing with 9.37m viewers and a 42.8% share and The X-Factor which drew 8.00m with a 34.4% share.
A final consolidated figure for Death in Heaven including all iPlayer viewings will be released in a weeks time.




























