This page shows how Doctor
Who started off with a huge volume of output per year which was cut back heavily
for the 'reinvention' at the start of the Jon Pertwee era. The 26-episode format
remained for fifteen years until the second, somewhat disasterous 'reinvention'
that saw the series cut to just 14 episodes a season. When the series came back
for its triumphant 'reinvention' in 2005, the volume was again back up to its
1970s heyday, albeit in 45 minute episodes.
Key to colours showing
number of episodes in each story. 1
2 3
4 5
6 7
8 9+
Season
Stories
Story
blocks making season bar graph
1
8
2
9
3
10
4
9
5
7
6
7
7
4
8
5
9
5
10
5
11
5
12
5
13
6
14
6
15
6
16
6
17
6
18
7
19
7
20
6
21
7+1
22
6
23
1
24
4
25
4
26
4
1996
1
1
13
2
13+1
3
13+1
Season
1 - 4,7,2,7,6,4,6,7
Season
2 - 3,6,2,4,6,4,4,6,4
Season
3 - 4,1,4,10,4,4,4,4,4,4
Season
4 - 4,4,6,4,4,4,4,6,7
Season
5 - 4,6,6,6,6,6,6
Season
6 - 4,5,8,4,6,4,10
Season
7 - 4,7,7,7
Season
8 - 4,6,4,6,5
Season
9 - 4,4,6,6,6
Season
10 - 4,4,6,6,6
Season
11 - 4,6,4,6,6
Season
12 - 4,4,2,6,4
Season
13 - 4,4,4,4,4,6
Season
14 - 4,4,4,4,4,6
Season
15 - 4,4,4,4,4,6
Season
16 - 4,4,4,4,4,6
Season
17 - 4,4,4,4,4,6
Season
18 - 4,4,4,4,4,4,4
Season
19 - 4,4,4,4,2,4,4
Season
20 - 4,4,4,4,4,2
Season
21 - 4,2,4,4,4,4,4
Five
Doctors - Feature length equivalent to 4 episodes
Season
22 - 2,2,2,3,2,2 - 45 min eps
Season
23 - 4,4,4,2
Season
24 - 4,4,3,3
Season
25 - 4,3,3,4
Season
26 - 4,3,4,3
1996
TV Movie - Feature length equivalent to 4 episodes
2005
Series - 13 x 45-min episodes
2006
Series - 13 x 45-min episodes + Xmas episode
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