Interested to see how you'd rank these - vastly different to ours? Let us know!

You will rip series 2 from my cold, dead hands. I love series 2.

Once I heard Ellie’s voice, I knew that S5 and S6 would be ranked high for one reason and one reason alone: River Song. 😉

For series 9, I would deem Under the Lake/Before the Flat as a great two-parter! I personally love it and I always watch it every now and then.

I can't believe series 5 is 14 years old. I love the series as its what I grew up on...

series 9 was amazing. the two-part episodes were a treat.

Putting series 2 at 12 is criminal

2:59 Ellie! No, never! I love that two-parter! It's one of the few times where we visit a parallel world in Doctor Who! I wish we had more episodes with that topic. Like Doctor Who's equivalent to His Dark Materials where we find ourselves in a world slightly similar yet slightly different to our own!

I refuse to call series 14, season 1

I always wish that The Ponds arc ended with The God Complex when The Doctor leaves them with a happy ending to save them. Having said that, I do enjoy the stories in s7a even if they overstayed their welcome. Sometimes I think The Doctor went back to visit them like at the end of The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe and or even the episodes in s7a (just out of order) after the events in The Angels Take Manhattan.

I decided to gather the average rating for every episode of each series from IMDB and their ranking is as follows 14: series 12 (6.1) 13: series 11 (6.3) 12: flux (6.5) 11: season 1 (7.1) 10: series 8 (7.7) 9: series 10 (7.7) 8: series 7 (7.7) 7: series 2 (7.8) 6: series 1 (7.9) 5: series 9 (8) 4: series 3 (8) 3: series 6 (8) 2: series 5 (8.1) 1: series 4 (8.3)

Series 1 was campy not childish and the camp worked thank you very much

Should give an honorable mention to the 2009 "Specials" season that closed out David Tennant's run. The Next Doctor and Planet of the Dead are a little forgettable, but the Waters of Mars and the End of Time 2-part finale was the perfect send off to arguably the best actor to play the Doctor. Nothing will ever top the emotion of "I don't want to go!"

Series 5 was simply magical. It’s the best introduction for people to get into DW. Matt Smith was electrifying and brought so much charisma to the character. I’d give anything to go back to is Golden Era of DW.

Gotta love how you don't mention a single bad point about series 5. Not the oversexualization of Amy in the Eleventh Hour, not the constant punching down at Rory being less cool and less handsome than the Doctor. If you like series 5, 6 and 7 good on you, there are good parts of those series, but the flaws in how the characters are written for a show primarily aimed at the entire family can't put them above series 4, 10 and 1.

Brooooo series nine is CRIMINALLY UNDERRATED

12:35 = The Eaters of Light has the novelty of being the only episode of modern Who written by someone who wrote an episode of Classic Who (Rona Munro, Survival).

Series 2 at the bottom? The 10/Rose dynamic was one of the best things about it, and it has RTDs best episodes, what's wrong with you? The only stinker was Love and Monsters, and i honestly don't understand why Fear Her gets so much flack. And no, who forgets the Cybermen episodes, wtf You seriously put Series 14 above it, yikes Edit: The only thing this list got right was putting the 13th doctor at the bottom.

Nah there's no way you say series 2 and 7 is worse than series 12 and 14, series 2 three 2 parters and series 7 with the ponds alone are better than them Also doing this list proves how stupid it is calling series 14 season 1.

I agree with the Series 8 comments. Very underrated.

Series 9 has to be higher it’s one of the best

Having series 6, 8 and 10 above series 1 is a crime worth lifetime imprisonment!!!!

For me, I honestly think series 9 and 10 are the best. Peter Capaldi was just amazing as was the final series with Clara and World Enough and Time/The Doctor Falls is for me the best Two-Parter of the entire show. Please let us have Michelle Gomez back. And I think The Husbands of River Song was a true banger.

That series 9 placement is an actual crime

Ellie, Sean, would you take on the gargantuan task of ranking every individual episode of NuWho? (including the Ncuti season since it’s wrapped) You point out some episodes in the lower series that are better but outweighed by the other issues, and I’d love to see what you both, along with everyone else thinks of the individual spots! I figured it would be worth an ask haha, fantastic video as always! Thank you!

I would rank all of the David Tennant years as the best, followed by Eggleston and the Matt Smith years. Jodi Whitaker years could have been marvelous with her talents, if she had been given decent scripts. Capaldi years were so so. I really like Gatwa, but I am hoping for improved scripts and character development.

1, 2, 4, and then 3 is my order of favourite series.

1. Series 4 2. Series 5 3. Series 1 4. Series 9 5. Series 6 6. Series 3 7. Series 2 8. Series 10 9. Series 8 10. Series 7 11. Series 14 12. Series 13 13. Series 11 14. Series 12

The Rise of the Cybermen and Age of Steel are a solid two parter up there with The Impossible Planet and the Satan Pit. How can you possible rate series 2 that poorly when series 3 is right there trying to eat it's own shoes?

14 - Series 14 - Could've been way better, Love Ncuti Gatwa though. 13 - Series 11 12 - Series 10 11 - Series 13 10 - Series 12 9 - Series 5 8 - Series 7 7 - Series 6 6 - Series 3 5 - Series 2 4 - Series 1 3 - Series 4 (counting specials) 2 - Series 8 1 - Series 9 If I had to rank them..... Then the Writers: 1 Steven Moffat 2 Russell T. Davies 3 Chris Chibnall (I mean, why does everybody hate his writing, he's actually quite good)

No matter what anyone says, series 4 will always remain my favourite. You just can’t compete with Donna and the doctor.

Series 5 is a good Series but definitely not as good as Series 4. The first half of 5 is very middling until Amy's Choice which is really good. Series 4 might not have the better overall ark like the Crack but i think Series 4 has the better conclusion to a series.

Maybe get someone less biased than Ellie to this type of thing in future. The River Song thing with Matt Smith’s doctor always felt a little wrong, almost creepy because of the age difference

My ranking for the modern era series of doctor who would be: 1) Series 4 2) Series 3 3) Series 1 4) Series 2 5) Series 5 6) Season 1 7) Series 10 8) Series 7 9) Series 6 10) Series 8 11) Series 9 12) Series 12 13) Series 11 14) Series 13 My ranking is series 4 being my favourite and series 13 my least. I love all these series, but the bottom few have a few episodes that I didn't love. 😊😊

14. Series 12 13. Series 11 12. Series 13 11. Season 1 / Series 14 10. Series 6 9. Series 7 8. Series 9 7. Series 8 6. Series 2 5. Series 5 4. Series 10 3. Series 3 2. Series 1 1. Series 4

Imma be honest. It took me a LONG time to actually get to like the 11th Doctor and Amy. I'm sure I'll probably catch some flak for it, but I genuinely got pissed about the way they treated Rory in the beginning. Poor guy was just trying his best, and they both immediately treated him like a total chump. It wasn't until midway through series 6 that I started to soften on it a little. Because I kinda wanted to smack the fire out of both of them at first. But, maybe that's just because I really know how it feels to be treated like Rory was. Just for that and that alone Rory was low-key my favorite character, and I was rooting for him the whole way through.

Series 4 should be number 1 - buddy cop comedy through time and space is unmatched. Also, forever Justice for Martha.

I always loved Idiot's Lantern 😢 Feels like I'm the only one

Your River Song bias is blinding you. Season 2 is a masterpiece compared to anything in the last decade.

Series 3 deserves to at least be in the top 3! It has the strongest series opener ever (Smith and Jones), the strongest run of 6 episodes ever (Human Nature, The Family of Blood, Blink, Utopia, The Sound of Drums and Last of the Time Lords) including the best series finale ever (The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords) and best of all, it has Martha! A companion who was down to Earth, special because she was clever and had skills not because of any cosmic reason, and had the agency to leave the Tardis under her own accord. My ranking looks something like this: 1. Series 10 2. Series 3 3. Series 1 4. Series 8 5. Series 4 6. Series 6 7. Season 1 8. Series 5 9. Series 2 10. Series 9 11. Series 7 12. Series 12 13. Series 11 14. Flux

I loved how dark Season 8 was. In fact i loved how dark all of Capaldis era was. Dark Water and Death in Heavens 2 parter was and still is my favourite 2 parter ever (not favourite episode, that belongs to Turn Left) even if it is a difficult watch. Actually, come to think of it, so was Turn Left. Huh...

I think rating series 14 above any of davies' old series is pure recency bias, all of the negative things you pointed out about series 2 such as the childishness are exacerbated in series 14 but we don't even have a solid doctor companion dynamic to ground it unlike in series 2

putting season 2 before season 12 should be a war crime and send to prison 💀

Series 2 is easily in the top 3 series of all time. Our opinions differ on quality of the “meh” episodes. Putting it this low is crazy to me but each to their own.

Not mentioning season 1’s abysmally written final ending as a primary downside seems wrong

"The Unquiet Dead" was a FANTASTIC story. It was the first one of the series where I said to myself, "Yes, *this* is Doctor Who."

TBH I have a strong suspicion that Jodie's era is going to have a late resurgence much like Capaldi's did. I absolutely loved Capaldi's series from the start even when everyone around me did not like it. I can find text on my phone from me talking with someone half way through his first series saying how I loved it and now I feel the same way about Jodie. I loved her era. I loved how busy the Tardis was and how chaotic it felt. I strongly suspect that it will be looked on fondly in hindsight.

Whoever wrote this list is insane. Every season of 9, 10, 11, and 12 puts every season of 15 and especially 13 in the shade. The tiresome backlash against romance, the Ponds, and especially against Clara - by FAR the best companion - is just ridiculous. Did Hutson or perhaps Wet Blanket Will contribute to the list?

For me, 4 and 6 are definitely better than 5. This could be down to remembering how Matt Smith felt like David Tennant Lite to me, and also the weeping angels two-parter still just irritates me with how it breaks and changes the way they work. But, everyone’s got their own rankings, and if you love series 5, I’m happy for you!

1:07 - Rosa is better than Punjab, but Punjab is right there. They're the two best of the series.

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My ranking would be: 1. Series 8 - Easily my favourite & the strongest set of episodes. It was the series which introduced my favourite Doctor and brought Moffat back to his most interesting season finale. 2. Series 10 - While I prefer his first season, this is Capaldi's swansong with some of the all time greats. Although just the definative Doctor speech on kindness puts this season this high. This is the only season, which doesn't have a 'bad' episode in my opinion. I love 'em all 3. Series 1 - The one which started it all... and I wish we got more of Eccelstone. Don't forget, its RTD's best finale, it set a high standard for the rest to follow. 4. Series 9 - While the individual stories range from great to meh, its the character work between Capalidi & Clara that makes this series. Its a master piece in showing the dangers of addiction & toxic relationships. Plus, it has the best episode in Heaven sent. 5. Series 4 (+specials) - Of course, this one was going to be high up... but I'm probably going to get people angry that its only number five. In short, while it has great episodes, its a very hit or miss series but saved by the combination of Tennant & Tate. If it didn't have them, I'd skip probably half the episodes, which is what drags it down 6. Series 5 - Moffat's first season as show runner & he did not disappoint. Smith was at his best & the crack in time storyline had me hooked. Problem is, I'm not a big fan of Amy & her storyline so it felt like something was missing. Maybe its because they were following on from the dynamic duo but I can't put it up any higher 7. Series 6 - This was basically a continuation on from S5 with some higher highs but also lower lows. In short, it was the lack luster finale which pulled this one down slightly. 8. Series 14 / Season 1 - A good strong start to the new era. The episode were very hit or miss but I loved the combo of Ruby & Doctor. I didn't like the numerous Doctor-lite episodes & it was very short on the numbers of episodes 9. Series 3 - This one has very good episodes.... but the majority of them were lack luster. I liked Martha as a character but her storyline was just a waste. 10. Series 13 - I'm nicer on this season then most due to the challenge of the lockdown. It has easily some of Jodie's best episodes, including the Sontaron's best modern episode & the best Weeping Angel's episode since their introduction 11. Series 12 - This has very hit or miss episodes but since it has the worst episode of the series, I had to pull it further down further then others might. 12. Series 11 - This is the bland series. No episode really offends me from this series but none excite me either. 13. Series 7 - This season had so much potential but it was a big let down. I can forgive it because of the amazing 50th special but the season is still lack luster. 14. Series 2 - I can't defend this series. The annoying Rose-romance and a majority of skip-able episodes. I just don't like it

WHAT NO Series 2 is among the best the entire RTD1 era is the golden age of nu who I enjoy all of the others but it never got that good again

Putting series 4 below series 5 is criminal.

Season 3 at 5 feels low for some of the greatest episodes in doctor who history and One of my personal favourite 2 part finale

I was rewatching series 2, and I feel like I need to find someone like rose for me, as 10 and me are incredible similar

Not at all surprised that the top 3 series feature River Song

We want an episode about the deposits for next season.

Rose and ten work better than any other companion

Series 2 showing how happy ten and rose were this is awful I mean come on the coldness from ten afterwards was awful

My personal top 3: 1) Series 1 2) Series 4 3) Series 8 My personal bottom 3: 1) Series 12 2) Series 11 3) Series 9

I keep seeing people rank Flux quite highly and I just cant figure out why.

9 should be higher. under the lake and before the flood were AWESOME.

14. 11 13, 14 12. 13 11. 12 10. 2 9. 7 8. 10 7. 3 6. 8 5. 1 4. 9 3. 5 2. 6 1. 4

Series 2 as third from worst to best!!! It’s before series 12?! The only thing I loved about that series was The Master. You’re breaking my heart Ellie. 😂❤

Lol theres so many episodes from season 2 i loved when it aired.. girl in the fireplace, army of ghosts/doomsday, school reunion and i LOVE impossible planet/satan pit. I can definitely recognise theres a lot of bad though. I really feel that seen 10 so happy and sickly really contributes to contrast how far he falls by water of mars

15:09 RTD definitely had some standout episodes before this point! I mean Gridlock is such an underated gem no one talks about. So is Boom Town and Utopia! He had other brilliant episodes that I think people like to hate on for a couple of bits of poor execution like Love and Monsters and The Slitheen 2 parter as well. I think they're all standouts. (Plus most of his OG finales are great!)

16: Series 12 15: Series 11 14: Series 13 13: Series 7 12: 2008-09 Specials 11: Series 14 10: Series 6 9: Series 9 8: Series 8 7: 2023 Specials 6: Series 3 5: Series 5 4: Series 10 3: Series 2 2: Series 1 1: Series 4

Have you guys dove a ranking of all the specials yet? I think that would be a fun one to watch.

You’re being generous, Orphan 55 is the worst episode in all of television history not just Doctor Who but everything else ever broadcasted.

14. Series 9 (3/10) 13. Series 8 (4/10) 12. Series 11 (6/10) 11. Season 1 (7/10) 10. Series 12 (7/10) 9. Series 7 (7/10) 8. Series 3 (8/10) 7. Series 2 (9/10) 6. Series 13 (9/10) 5. Series 10 (9/10) 4. Series 1 (9/10) 3. Series 6 (10/10) 2. Series 4 (10/10) 1. Series 5 (10/10)

I'll defend the Caretaker (series 8) like hell. It's a really great episode. And I personally rank series 11 higher than 12 or Flux : Demons of the Punjab and It Takes You Away are amazing but dont forget the overlooked Witchfinders as well.

If Capadli's first two series were on the same level as his third, he could easily have been one of the best doctors, but alas his first two were lackluster.

Would have liked to see both series of Specials ranked in there too, as both broke a lot of new ground, and the Waters of Mars is fantastic. Also we mustn't forget the 14th Doctor in all his brief glory.

Series 3-7 are the ones that I regularly go back and watch my personal favourite being series 4 and Martha is by far the most underrated companion. And I disagree that her arc being that she realises the doctor loved rose more was bad. To me in the end she realised just what was important to her and how she didn’t need to rely on anyone and she was a strong brilliant woman who could (and did) save the world. Her self growth in that series was unmatched!

For me: 1). Series 1 (2005) 2). Series 4 (2007 - 2010) 3). Series 3 (2006 - 2007) 4). Series 5 (2010) 5). Series 2 (2005 - 2006) 6). Series 10 (2016 - 2017) 7). Series 6 (2010 - 2011) 8). Series 9 (2015) 9). Series 8 (2014) 10). Series 13 (2021 - 2022) 11). Series 14/Season 1 (2023 - 2024) 12). Series 7 (2012 - 2013) 13). Series 12 (2020 - 2021) 14). Series 11 (2018 - 2019)

Who the heck thinks dot and bubble is smart jfc 😂

Re: Series 3, I find Hybrid Dalek Sec to be an interesting character and wish they did more with him, or explored how his Dalek roots might affect his quest for redemption of his people.

How dare you call The Idiot's Lantern and 42 mediocre. I know they're hardly series savers, but they're a lot better than people remember

I'd rank Season 1 as rank as possible... I'll fight infinately for every new season of Doctor who since Rose

There have been many lists on KZfaq. About many things. Indeed, if there were a countdown video on youtube of every countdown ever posted on youtube, ranked worst to best, such a video would likely run for days. And it would be impossible to predict anything about it. Except for one thing. This list would be at the bottom.

It shows how good this show is as most fans will have a completely different list yet no one is wrong.

Season 1 is the first season of anything I have wanted to rewatch in years. Dot and Bubble is my new favorite episode of Doctor Who. Full stop.

I’m convinced that the new series is only called Season 1 just because Disney+ is running it, so it’s been slightly Americanised and relabelled as a ‘new age’, which we can only hope it will be

Show pitch: Mark Sheppard's CIA character and River Song have to work together & go from enemies/rivals to frenemies. Like 2/3 & The Brigadier but with the edge of Odo/Quark going on adventures/heists?

Finally the putting the respect on season 10 it deserves

Ellie please do a ranking video of doctor who villains/monsters

Having Season 6 over Season 9 is something criminal, my god.

Don't know if you done something like this already, but if not, i got a suggestion for a top 10 list. "Doctor Who characters we feel bad for" or something to that effect. Just rewatching from Eccleston and i always feel really bad for Clive in episode 1 Dude finally got confirmation that all his research was legit, and he gets immediately shot in the face in front of his wife and kid. And the face Clive pulls right before the shot gets me every time 😢 It was almost a look of disappointment, kind of like "really?.. after all this, this is how it ends?" Feels bad.

Series 9 underrated asf

all hail the raggedy man he's done it again

I love a parallel universe arc! That cyberman two-parter was so much fun

I was about to complain about daring to rank Series 4 as anything less than #1, but the greatness of Series 5 cannot be dinied. There’s a reason why I say my favorite Doctors are 10 or 11, depending on which one I’m watching at the moment.

I feel bad Capaldi's are so low because it took a minute to find his footing, and Moffat couldn't figure out who he wanted Clara to be. After a recent rewatch, S10 is now one of my top faves. Series 4 and 5 are also my top 2. Pure magic

Can't say there was much I disagreed with here, which is rare for a DW series ranking. I probably would have swapped S5 and S9 (yes, even without Heaven Sent) but yeah this was really good!

In my opinion, S9 should have been higher, S5 should have been lower, and S4 should have been top.

I like your list but here’s mine: 14.series 11 bad 13.series 13 bad 12.series 12 okay 11.Season 1 good 10.Series 7 good 9.Series 2 good 8.Series 1 good 7.Series 3 great 6.Series 6 great 5.Series 9 amazing 4.Series 10 amazing 3.Series 4 amazing 2.Series 8 amazing 1.Series 5 amazing

The caretaker being called worse than kill the moon hurt me. That episode is one of comfort episodes and like. its kill the moon xd

Series 5 is the best single season arch.

Funny, I don't think Heaven Sent carried series 9 at all. I think the whole season was on or near that level. Sleep No More and Face the Raven (ending aside) are probably the only two that year that I wouldn't rate as high as "stellar", and even then they're both good. I must just be weird or something.