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The Best Episodes of Doctor Who

Every episode of Doctor Who ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Doctor Who!

The Best Episodes of Doctor Who

The adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship....
  1. Background image for The War Games (10)
    9.1/10(788 votes)

    #1 - The War Games (10)

    S6:E44

    The TARDIS is drawn to the planet of the Time Lords where both the Doctor and the War Lord are placed on trial.

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    Director:David Maloney
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Genesis of the Daleks (6)
    9.1/10(1.1k votes)

    #2 - Genesis of the Daleks (6)

    S12:E16

    Gharman tries to convince the Kaleds to vote against the Dalek project but Davros has a trick up his sleeve, while the Doctor works to destroy the tape recording of Dalek victory and the Thals plan an intervention of their own.

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    8.9/10(1.3k votes)

    #3 - Genesis of the Daleks (1)

    S12:E11

    The planet Skaro, the distant past. The Time Lords divert the Doctor, Sarah Jane and Harry to this war-torn world, and give the Doctor a mission: the evil of the Daleks is about to be born here, and the Doctor is to try to ensure they evolve into less lethally aggressive beings - or, failing that, to avert their creation altogether. But has even the Doctor the right to commit genocide?

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    8.9/10(1.0k votes)

    #4 - Genesis of the Daleks (4)

    S12:E14

    The Doctor fails to prevent the Thals from destroying the Kaled city but they don't have long to enjoy their victory before the Daleks attack.

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    8.9/10(1.0k votes)

    #5 - Genesis of the Daleks (5)

    S12:E15

    The Doctor is forced to give Davros full details of future Dalek victories but opposition to Davros' plans is growing among the Kaleds and soon there is open rebellion.

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    8.8/10(1.0k votes)

    #6 - Genesis of the Daleks (2)

    S12:E12

    The Doctor and Harry are taken to the Kaled bunker where Davros is preparing to demonstrate the Daleks, while Sarah Jane is captured by the Thals and taken to their city as a slave worker.

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  8. Background image for City of Death (2)
    8.8/10(809 votes)

    #7 - City of Death (2)

    S17:E6

    Captured by the Count, the Doctor and Romana uncover an elaborate plan to steal the Mona Lisa. But there is more to Scarlioni's plans than a simple theft.

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    8.8/10(826 votes)

    #8 - City of Death (4)

    S17:E8

    Scaroth is determined to go back 400 million years in time to prevent a mistake. But the Doctor must stop him – because the consequences would be disastrous.

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  10. Background image for The Caves of Androzani (4)
    8.8/10(798 votes)

    #9 - The Caves of Androzani (4)

    S21:E20

    Events on Androzani reach a bloody climax. Will the Doctor and Peri survive the carnage? And at what cost?

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  11. Background image for The War Games (9)
    8.7/10(655 votes)

    #10 - The War Games (9)

    S6:E43

    To prove his loyalty to the Aliens, the Doctor is ordered to reprocess his friends while the Security Chief finally uncovers evidence of the War Chief's treachery.

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    Director:David Maloney
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for Genesis of the Daleks (3)
    8.7/10(1.0k votes)

    #11 - Genesis of the Daleks (3)

    S12:E13

    The Doctor and Harry head to the Kaled city to alert the authorities to Davros' plans while Sarah Jane and Sevrin are forced to work on the completion of the Thals' rocket.

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    8.7/10(934 votes)

    #12 - City of Death (1)

    S17:E5

    Paris, 1979. The Doctor and Romana are here on holiday, but something is disturbing the flow of time. Could the time travel experiments of Count Scarlioni be to blame?

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    8.7/10(788 votes)

    #13 - City of Death (3)

    S17:E7

    The Doctor and Romana unwrap an intricate plot involving aliens, time travel and the Mona Lisa. How is Count Scarlioni living in two times at once? And what does he want?

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  15. Background image for The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1)
    8.6/10(916 votes)

    #14 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang (1)

    S14:E21

    London, the 1890s. As magician Li H'Sen Chang captivates audiences, a spate of disappearances amongst young women goes largely unnoticed. But almost upon their arrival, the Doctor and Leela find themselves confronting the feared Tong of the Black Scorpion, and a menace from another time. And there's something fishy in the sewers, too...

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  16. Background image for The Caves of Androzani (3)
    8.6/10(713 votes)

    #15 - The Caves of Androzani (3)

    S21:E19

    The situation on Androzani Minor is building toward a violent confrontation, and the Doctor and Peri are slowly succumbing to spectrox toxemia.

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  17. Background image for The Seeds of Doom (1)
    8.5/10(758 votes)

    #16 - The Seeds of Doom (1)

    S13:E21

    The Antarctic, the near future. A strange seed-pod is unearthed from 20-thousand-year-old ice. The Doctor and Sarah go to investigate, but are too late to prevent the pod infecting a scientist and unleashing a threat to all animal life on Earth...

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  18. Background image for The Seeds of Doom (6)
    8.5/10(648 votes)

    #17 - The Seeds of Doom (6)

    S13:E26

    The Doctor, Sarah Jane, and Scorby are trapped in the manor as a possessed Chase stalks them from within, while the gigantic Krynoid prepares to crush them from without. Worse, the alien plant is ready to germinate, spreading its seeds across England.

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  19. Background image for The Talons of Weng-Chiang (4)
    8.5/10(719 votes)

    #18 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang (4)

    S14:E24

    The Doctor and Leela attend Li H'Sen Chang's performance, hoping to confront the magician. But his master Weng-Chiang has other plans…

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    8.5/10(735 votes)

    #19 - The Talons of Weng-Chiang (6)

    S14:E26

    The Doctor and Weng-Chiang have their final confrontation in the mysterious House of the Dragon -- watched by the evil duplicitous Mr. Sin.

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  21. Background image for Earthshock (4)
    8.5/10(729 votes)

    #20 - Earthshock (4)

    S19:E22

    The Doctor realises the freighter is now a huge bomb and sends it back through time where it can explode millions of years ago... but Adric is still aboard...

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  22. Background image for Remembrance of the Daleks (4)
    8.5/10(740 votes)

    #21 - Remembrance of the Daleks (4)

    S25:E4

    The Omega device is in jeopardy. A giant Dalek warship hangs above the Earth. London has become a battleground for ruthless alien intelligences.

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  23. Background image for Destruction of Time
    8.4/10(489 votes)

    #22 - Destruction of Time

    S3:E21

    With the Daleks poised to invade the solar system, the Doctor decides his only option is to activate the Time Destructor prematurely, threatening the entire planet.

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  24. Background image for The Evil of the Daleks (7)
    8.4/10(502 votes)

    #23 - The Evil of the Daleks (7)

    S4:E43

    The Daleks are poised to spread the Dalek Factor throughout the history of Earth and begin by implanting the Doctor.

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    Director:Unknown
  25. Background image for The War Games (1)
    8.4/10(745 votes)

    #24 - The War Games (1)

    S6:E35

    The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe realise they have arrived in the trenches of the First World War, where the sinister General Smythe accuses them of espionage.

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  26. Background image for Inferno (3)
    8.4/10(765 votes)

    #25 - Inferno (3)

    S7:E21

    The Doctor has vanished from the Inferno project… or has he? He finds himself in the same place, but everyone has changed… and the drilling is closer to its deadly conclusion.

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Best Episodes Summary

"The War Games (10)" is the best rated episode of "Doctor Who". It scored 9.1/10 based on 788 votes. Directed by David Maloney and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/21/1969. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Genesis of the Daleks (6)".