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The Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 1

Every episode of Doctor Who Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Doctor Who Season 1!

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The Doctor and his companion travel across time and space encountering incredible friends and foes.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Doctor Who Season 1 Episode 1 - Space Babies
    5.0/10(9768 votes)

    #1 - Space Babies

    S1:E1

    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?

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  2. Doctor Who Season 1 Episode 2 - The Devil's Chord
    6.1/10(9949 votes)

    #2 - The Devil's Chord

    S1:E2

    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.

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  3. Doctor Who Season 1 Episode 3 - Boom
    7.6/10(8908 votes)

    #3 - Boom

    S1:E3

    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?

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  4. Doctor Who Season 1 Episode 4 - 73 Yards
    8.1/10(8918 votes)

    #4 - 73 Yards

    S1:E4

    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.

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  5. Doctor Who Season 1 Episode 5 - Dot and Bubble
    7.2/10(7790 votes)

    #5 - Dot and Bubble

    S1:E5

    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?

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  6. Doctor Who Season 1 Episode 6 - Rogue
    7.0/10(7664 votes)

    #6 - Rogue

    S1:E6

    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.

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  8. Doctor Who Season 1 Episode 7 - The Legend of Ruby Sunday (1)
    7.9/10(6292 votes)

    #7 - The Legend of Ruby Sunday (1)

    S1:E7

    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.

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  9. Doctor Who Season 1 Episode 8 - Empire of Death (2)
    6.3/10(5831 votes)

    #8 - Empire of Death (2)

    S1:E8

    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.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Space Babies" is the best rated episode of "Doctor Who" season 1. It scored 5/10 based on 9768 votes. Directed by Julie Anne Robinson and written by Russell T Davies, it aired on 5/11/2024. This episode is rated 1.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Devil's Chord".