SCI FI Renews Doctor Who

NEW YORK, August 10: SCI
FI Channel in the U.S. has secured a deal with BBC Worldwide Americas for the
second season of Doctor Who,
slated to return to the NBC Universal-owned network this September.

The second season kicks
off with a two-hour episode that will include the “Christmas Invasion” special
in which David Tennant (Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire) was introduced as the tenth Time Lord. Billie
Piper returns as the Doctor’s young companion, Rose Tyler.

“Our audience has clearly
embraced Doctor Who and it has
delivered a significant increase in viewers in the time period,” said Chris
Regina, the VP of programming at SCI FI Channel. The first season delivered an
average of 1.5 million viewers per week.

Doctor Who has been sold to over 25 territories
internationally, including Japan (NHK), Thailand (Channel 7), South Korea
(KBS2), Australia (ABC), New Zealand (Prime), France (France 4), Spain and
Portugal (People&Arts), Denmark (Danmarks Radio), Sweden (SVT), the
Netherlands (NOS, Channel 3), Italy (Canal Jimmy), Finland (YLE) and Norway
(NRK).