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Everybody knew it was coming, and when the end came, it was sudden even as it was inevitable. Disney walked away from its deal with the BBC for Doctor Who after two seasons. Many have speculated why, even as we thought we knew, deep down.
Now, a new report from Deadline has laid out the reasons why the deal was not extended and… surprise, it is almost exactly as any Outposter has been saying in the Disqus for months, with a few flourishes.
Firstly, the numbers simply weren’t there. The ratings fall that had started in Jodie Whittaker’s run was not arrested by the new seasons. In fact, it accelerated, and the show failed to appear on either the Nielsen or Luminate’s streaming charts.
Then there was the cost. Even the most expensive episode under the BBC barely broke $2.5 million. Disney pumped some cash into the show, meaning it was frequently over $8 million. The report quotes one executive from the show who said:
“Budget limitations used to help the idiosyncrasies of the show. Big budgets can cause a problem.”
Another source is quoted as saying the show was considered “too woke for Trump’s USA” and the continual messaging the producers were putting into the show was a “factor in Disney’s minds” when the time came to extend the deal.
The final reason the report cites is that the new Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa, never “fully embraced” being The Doctor. Doctor Who is officially the most-watched sci-fi series in the world, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, and its 50th-anniversary special, The Day of the Doctor, also holds the record for the largest ever global simulcast of a TV drama.
David Tennant, Matt Smith, Peter Capaldi, and Jodie Whittaker embraced this and understood what was required from the role in terms of engagement.
The War Between the Land and the Sea will broadcast soon, before the show takes a year-long break before a new Christmas Special in 2026.
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