The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 9
Every episode of Doctor Who Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 9!
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.
Season 9 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Doctor Who" season 9 is "The Magician's Apprentice (1)", rated 8.3/10 from 7117 user votes. It was directed by Hettie McDonald and written by Steven Moffat. "The Magician's Apprentice (1)" aired on 9/19/2015 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Witch's Familiar (2)".
8.3/10 7,117 votes#1 - The Magician's Apprentice (1)
Season 9 Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/2015
Where is the Doctor? When the skies of Earth are frozen by a mysterious alien force, Clara needs her friend. But where is the Doctor, and what is he hiding from? As past deeds come back to haunt him, old enemies will come face-to-face, and for the Doctor and Clara survival seems impossible.
Director: Hettie McDonald
Writer: Steven Moffat
8.4/10 6,447 votes#2 - The Witch's Familiar (2)
Season 9 Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2015
Trapped and alone in a terrifying Dalek city, the Doctor is at the heart of an evil Empire; no sonic, no TARDIS, nobody to help. With his greatest temptation before him, can the Doctor resist? And will there be mercy?
Director: Hettie Macdonald
Writer: Steven Moffat
8.1/10 6,200 votes#3 - Under the Lake (1)
Season 9 Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/2015
The Doctor and Clara save the frightened crew from a threat in an underwater base, but the Doctor questions the haunting.
Director: Daniel O'Hara
Writer: Toby Whithouse
8.0/10 5,882 votes#4 - Before the Flood (2)
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/2015
An alien warlord sets a twisted plan in motion in order to ensure his survival on a remote Army outpost, and the Doctor may have to do something unthinkable.
Director: Daniel O'Hara
Writer: Toby Whithouse
7.4/10 5,889 votes#5 - The Girl Who Died (1)
Season 9 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/2015
In a Viking village, a girl named Ashildr is about to make a desperate mistake. The Mire are the deadliest mercenaries in the galaxy, famed for showing no mercy and Ashildr has just declared war on them. The Doctor and Clara have 12 hours to turn a peaceful village into strong fighters, ready for the deadly Mire.
Director: Edward Bazalgette
Writer: Steven Moffat, Jamie Mathieson
7.3/10 5,742 votes#6 - The Woman Who Lived (2)
Season 9 Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/2015
England, 1651. The deadly Highwayman 'The Knightmare' and his sidekick stalk the dark streets of London. But when they find loot that's not of this world, they come face to face with The Doctor. Who is the Nightmare in league with? And can the Doctor avoid the hangman's noose and protect Earth from a devilish betrayal?
Director: Edward Bazalgette
Writer: Catherine Tregenna
7.7/10 5,643 votes#7 - The Zygon Invasion (1)
Season 9 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/2015
When Osgood is kidnapped by a rogue gang of Zygons, the Doctor, Clara and Unit must scatter across the world in a bid to set her free. But will they reach her in time, and can they stop an uprising before it is too late?
Director: Daniel Nettheim
Writer: Peter Harness
8.4/10 6,103 votes#8 - The Zygon Inversion (2)
Season 9 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/2015
With UNIT neutralised, only the Doctor stands in the way of the Zygons.
Director: Daniel Nettheim
Writer: Steven Moffat, Peter Harness
5.8/10 6,076 votes#9 - Sleep No More
Season 9 Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/2015
This terrifying story is assembled from footage discovered in the wreckage of Le Verrier Space Station.
Director: Justin Molotnikov
Writer: Mark Gatiss
8.5/10 6,710 votes#10 - Face the Raven
Season 9 Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/2015
The Doctor and Clara, with their old friend Rigsy, find themselves in a magical alien world, hidden on a street in the heart of London.
Director: Justin Molotnikov
Writer: Sarah Dollard
9.6/10 13,380 votes#11 - Heaven Sent (1)
Season 9 Episode 11 - Aired 11/28/2015
Trapped in a world unlike any other he has seen, the Doctor faces the greatest challenge of his many lives. One final test. And he must face it alone.
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Steven Moffat
8.6/10 7,535 votes#12 - Hell Bent (2)
Season 9 Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/2015
If you took everything from him, betrayed him, trapped him, and broke both his hearts...how far might the Doctor go?
Director: Rachel Talalay
Writer: Steven Moffat