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 Doctor and his companion travel across time and space encountering incredible friends and foes.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Doctor Who" is "73 Yards", rated 8.2/10 from 7135 user votes. It was directed by Dylan Holmes Williams and written by Russell T Davies. "73 Yards" aired on 5/25/2024 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Legend of Ruby Sunday (1)".
8.2/10 7,135 votes#1 - 73 Yards
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/25/2024
Landing on the Welsh coast, the Doctor and Ruby embark on the strangest journey of their lives. In a rain-lashed pub, the locals sit in fear of ancient legends coming to life.
Director: Dylan Holmes Williams
Writer: Russell T Davies
8.1/10 4,609 votes#2 - The Legend of Ruby Sunday (1)
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/15/2024
The Doctor and UNIT investigate Ruby's past. But as the Time Window reveals horrifying secrets from Christmas Eve, the mysterious Triad Technology unleash the greatest evil of all.
Director: Jamie Donoughue
Writer: Russell T Davies
7.8/10 7,334 votes#3 - Boom
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/18/2024
Caught in the middle of a devastating war on Kastarion 3, the Doctor is trapped when he steps on a landmine. Can he save himself and Ruby, plus the entire planet... without moving?
Director: Julie Anne Robinson
Writer: Steven Moffat
7.2/10 6,102 votes#4 - Dot and Bubble
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/1/2024
The world of Finetime seems happy and harmonious. But an awful terror is preying on the citizens. Can the Doctor and Ruby make them see the truth before it’s too late?
Director: Dylan Holmes Williams
Writer: Russell T Davies
7.1/10 5,911 votes#5 - Rogue
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 6/8/2024
The Doctor and Ruby land in 1813, where guests at a duchess's party are being murdered and a mysterious bounty hunter called Rogue is about to change the Doctor's life forever.
Director: Ben Chessell
Writer: Kate Herron, Briony Redman
6.5/10 3,964 votes#6 - Empire of Death (2)
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/22/2024
The Doctor has lost, his ageless enemy reigns supreme, and a shadow is falling over creation. Nothing can stop the devastation... except, perhaps, one woman.
Director: Jamie Donoughue
Writer: Russell T Davies
6.2/10 8,287 votes#7 - The Devil's Chord
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/11/2024
The Doctor and Ruby meet The Beatles but discover that the all-powerful Maestro is changing history. London becomes a battleground with the future of humanity at stake.
Director: Ben Chessell
Writer: Russell T Davies
5.2/10 8,155 votes#8 - Space Babies
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/11/2024
Ruby learns the Doctor's amazing secrets when he takes her to the far future. There, they find a baby farm run by babies. But can they be saved from the terrifying bogeyman?
Director: Julie Anne Robinson
Writer: Russell T Davies