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The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 11

Every episode of Doctor Who Season 11 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 11!

The Doctor is a Time Lord: a 900 year old alien with 2 hearts, part of a gifted civilization who mastered time travel. The Doctor saves planets for a living—more of a hobby actually, and the Doctor's very, very good at it.

Genres:Action & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:BBC One

Season 11 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Doctor Who" season 11 is "The Woman Who Fell to Earth", rated 7/10 from 11695 user votes. It was directed by Jamie Childs and written by Chris Chibnall. "The Woman Who Fell to Earth" aired on 10/7/2018 and is rated 0.9 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Ghost Monument".

  • The Woman Who Fell to Earth
    7.0/10 11,695 votes

    #1 - The Woman Who Fell to Earth

    Season 11 Episode 1 - Aired 10/7/2018

    “We don't get aliens in Sheffield.” In a South Yorkshire city, Ryan Sinclair, Yasmin Khan and Graham O'Brien are about to have their lives changed forever, as a mysterious woman, unable to remember her own name, falls from the night sky. Can they believe a word she says? And can she help solve the strange events taking place across the city?

    Director: Jamie Childs

    Writer: Chris Chibnall

  • The Ghost Monument
    6.1/10 9,227 votes

    #2 - The Ghost Monument

    Season 11 Episode 2 - Aired 10/14/2018

    Still reeling from their first encounter, can the Doctor and her new friends stay alive long enough, in a hostile alien environment, to solve the mystery of Desolation? And just who are Angstrom and Epzo?

    Director: Mark Tonderai

    Writer: Chris Chibnall

  • Rosa
    7.1/10 10,807 votes

    #3 - Rosa

    Season 11 Episode 3 - Aired 10/21/2018

    Montgomery, Alabama. 1955. The Doctor and her friends find themselves in the Deep South of America. As they encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks, they begin to wonder whether someone is attempting to change history.

    Director: Mark Tonderai

    Writer: Chris Chibnall, Malorie Blackman

  • Arachnids in the UK
    5.1/10 8,577 votes

    #4 - Arachnids in the UK

    Season 11 Episode 4 - Aired 10/28/2018

    “Something's happening with the spiders in this city.” The Doctor, Yaz, Graham and Ryan find their way back to Yorkshire - and Yaz's family - only to find something is stirring amidst the eight-legged arachnid population of Sheffield.

    Director: Sallie Aprahamian

    Writer: Chris Chibnall

  • The Tsuranga Conundrum
    5.1/10 8,003 votes

    #5 - The Tsuranga Conundrum

    Season 11 Episode 5 - Aired 11/4/2018

    Injured and stranded in the wilds of a far-flung galaxy, the Doctor, Yaz, Graham and Ryan must band together with a group of strangers to survive against one of the universe's most deadly - and unusual - creatures.

    Director: Jennifer Perrott

    Writer: Chris Chibnall

  • Demons of the Punjab
    6.6/10 8,141 votes

    #6 - Demons of the Punjab

    Season 11 Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2018

    India, 1947. The Doctor and her friends arrive in the Punjab, as India is being torn apart. While Yaz attempts to discover her grandmother's hidden history, the Doctor discovers demons haunting the land. Who are they, and what do they want?

    Director: Jamie Childs

    Writer: Vinay Patel

  • Kerblam!
    6.3/10 7,282 votes

    #7 - Kerblam!

    Season 11 Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2018

    “Delivery for the Doctor!” A mysterious message arrives in a package addressed to the Doctor, leading her, Graham, Yaz and Ryan to investigate the warehouse moon orbiting Kandoka, and the home of the galaxy’s largest retailer: Kerblam!

    Director: Jennifer Perrott

    Writer: Pete McTighe

  • The Witchfinders
    5.8/10 6,869 votes

    #8 - The Witchfinders

    Season 11 Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2018

    The Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz arrive in 17th-century Lancashire and become embroiled in a witch trial run by the local landowner. As fear stalks the land, the arrival of King James I only serves to intensify the witch hunt. But is there something even more dangerous at work? Can the Doctor and friends keep the people of Bilehurst Cragg safe from all the forces that are massing in the land?

    Director: Sallie Aprahamian

    Writer: Joy Wilkinson

  • It Takes You Away
    6.3/10 6,644 votes

    #9 - It Takes You Away

    Season 11 Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/2018

    On the edge of a Norwegian fjord in the present day, the Doctor, Ryan, Graham and Yaz discover a boarded-up cottage and a girl named Hanne in need of their help. What has happened here? What monster lurks in the woods around the cottage - and beyond?

    Director: Jamie Childs

    Writer: Ed Hime

  • The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos
    5.3/10 6,122 votes

    #10 - The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos

    Season 11 Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/2018

    On the planet of Ranskoor Av Kolos, a battlefield, a conflict-scarred survivor, and a deadly reckoning await the Doctor, Ryan, Yaz and Graham.

    Director: Jamie Childs

    Writer: Chris Chibnall