In fact, for the week ending September 20, 'The Magician's Apprentice' was the 7th most-watched television episode on-demand, on all platforms. It was bested only by an episode of drama Doctor Foster (no relation), several editions of EastEnders and - of course - the behemoth Bake Off.
Perhaps the secrecy surrounding the show has reached such levels that people don't even know when it's on. Maybe a complete crackdown on spoilers is backfiring. Because the hard truth is that Doctor Who's overall ratings have dipped a little.
事实上,在截止到9月20号的这一周里,《魔术师的学徒》是所有播放平台上第七大收视率最高的连载电视剧。超过它的只有话剧《福斯特医生》(与之毫不不相干)、《东区居民》的几个版本,当然还有那重磅戏《烘焙大赛》。
也许围绕着该剧的秘密已经达到了这样的层次——人们甚至不知道它何时上映。也许对剧透的完全压制正适得其反。因为铁的事实是,《神秘博士》的整体收视率只出现了稍微的下降。
But catch-up services are its saviour - and with everything taken into account, the overall decrease really is pretty minimal.
然而,是追看服务把它给拯救了——并且全面来看,收视率的整体下降真的是非常的小。