On November 23, everyone will be able to watch the Doctor’s newest adventure at the same time.
The upcoming “Doctor Who” 50th Anniversary Special is already highly
anticipated thanks to the return of David Tennant’s Tenth Doctor and
Billie Piper as Rose Tyler alongside the current Doctor, Matt Smith and
Jenna-Louise Coleman’s Clara Oswald. BBC still hasn’t released the
trailer for the special that was previewed at Comic-Con International,
but there is some good news for Whovians.
BBC has announced that the “Doctor Who” 50th Anniversary Special will
be simulcast around the world on November 23. That means that while
“Doctor Who” airs on its traditional 8pm Saturday night timeslot on BBC
One, fans on the East Coast of the United States can watch it on BBC
America at 3pm, while the West Coast fans can catch it at Noon Pacific
Time. In Australia, the special will air at 7am.
In a brief statement, BBC said "It's always been our ambition to work
with our broadcast partners so that international Doctor Who fans can
enjoy the 50th Anniversary special at the same time as the UK."
Presumably the simulcast was done in part to prevent piracy from
cutting into the viewing numbers. It also seems likely that BBC America
will run the Anniversary Special again later in the day or at night as
part of its Supernatural Saturdays.
If the simulcast experiment is a success, BBC could potentially try it
again for this year’s Christmas special, which will be Smith’s final
adventure as the Doctor.
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