Volume of Doctor Who Produced Per Season

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.
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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