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

Season 9 Ratings Summary

"The Magician's Apprentice (1)" is the best rated episode of "Doctor Who" season 9. It scored 8.3/10 based on 7174 votes. Directed by Hettie McDonald and written by Steven Moffat, it aired on 9/19/2015. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Witch's Familiar (2)".

  • The Magician's Apprentice (1)
    8.3/107,174 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

  • The Witch's Familiar (2)
    8.4/106,506 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

  • Under the Lake (1)
    8.1/106,254 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

  • Before the Flood (2)
    8.0/105,933 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

  • The Girl Who Died (1)
    7.4/105,941 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

  • The Woman Who Lived (2)
    7.3/105,796 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

  • The Zygon Invasion (1)
    7.7/105,700 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

  • The Zygon Inversion (2)
    8.4/106,162 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

  • Sleep No More
    5.8/106,136 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

  • Face the Raven
    8.5/106,777 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

  • Heaven Sent (1)
    9.6/1013,501 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

  • Hell Bent (2)
    8.6/107,600 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