What were the Iplayer figures last year - don't they usually make up for any seemingly low figures?
Already talking about the final figures here, not the overnights. This is who watched it in the week:
The Magician’s Apprentice 6.54m (final)
The Witch’s Familiar 5.71m (final)
Under the Lake 5.63m (final)
Before the Flood 6.05m (final) 6.77m
The Girl Who Died 6.56m (final)
The Woman Who Lived 6.11m (final)
The Zygon Invasion 5.76m (final)
The Zygon Inversion 6.03m (final)
Sleep No More 5.61m (final)
Face the Raven 6.05m (final)
Heaven Sent 6.19m (final)
Hell Bent 6.17m (final)
Series 8 to compare:
Deep Breath 9.17m (final)
Into the Dalek 7.29m (final)
Robot of Sherwood 7.28m (final)
Listen 7.01m (final)
Time Heist 6.99m (final)
The Caretaker 6.82m (final)
Kill the Moon 6.91m (final)
Mummy o/t Orient Express 7.11m (final)
Flatline 6.71m (final)
In the Forest of the Night 6.92m (final)
Dark Water 7.34m (final)
Death in Heaven 7.60m (final)
As Doctor Who Magazine noted, the highest finals this year aren't even as good as the lowest last year. There are well over a million "missing" viewers from 2014 whichever way you slice it. The late timeslot and poor publicity are the most oft-quote reasons for this but if the show does come back in Spring '17 to its 7pm slot, we can assess whether that's true.