10 Times Doctor Who Made Obvious Mistakes

10. The Twelfth Doctor's Time Slot

The Capaldi era would've likely done far better in the Sunday evening slot occupied by Jodie Whittaker's Thirteenth Doctor.

The issue with the 8pm, sometimes 8:30pm Saturday evening time slot for Peter Capaldi's episodes was that it was too late, designed to sit between Strictly Come Dancing and the subsequent results show. However, younger kids were being put to bed by the time the theme tune kicked in, while the older kids who grew up with Matt Smith's Doctor were out drinking cider on park benches.

Worse still, the constant shuffling of start times only served to confuse those who stayed at home. If the Capaldi era had aired on a Sunday evening after Countryfile, however, it would've had a far more captive audience.

In an era where pop-culture juggernaut shows no longer air on Saturday teatime, instead preferring slots like Sunday (House of the Dragon, The Last of Us) or Friday (Star Trek: Picard), maybe Doctor Who doesn't sit comfortably on a Saturday night anymore. It's not a hospital soap like Casualty, nor is it a glitzy light-entertainment show. It's a prestige family sci-fi drama that might be better placed elsewhere in the week.

Granted, this could change with the new RTD era, but the constant shuffling of the Twelfth Doctor around the Saturday night schedules does prove that Davies may have a hard time relaunching the show between Michael McIntyre and the National Lottery results.