Doctor Who news

Series One (season 27) in the USA:
Friday, starting at 8pm EST on the SciFi Channel
Current episode:
Series 1 has finished it's current run. Tonight is a four episode marathon:
Aliens of London, pt. 1; World War Three, pt. 2; Dalek; and The Long Game.

Previous episodes:
13. The Parting of the Ways
12. Bad Wolf
11. Boom Town
10. The Doctor Dances
9. The Empty Child
8. Father's Day
7.The Long Game
6.Dalek
5.World War III
4.Aliens of London
3.The Unquiet Dead
2.The End of the World
1.Rose

Series Two (season 28) in the UK:
Saturdays, at 7pm GMT on BBC1
Current episode:
10. Love & Monsters

Previous episodes:
9. The Satan Pit
8. The Impossible Planet
7. The Idiot's Lantern
6. The Age of Steel
5. The Rise of the Cybermen
4. The Girl in the Fireplace
3.School Reunion
2.Tooth and Claw
1. New Earth

U.S.A. Ratings: The Parting of the Ways generated a 1.14 household rating with an average of 1.4 million viewers. According to the SciFi Channel, the first full series generated an average 1.26 household rating, with an average audience of 1.5 million viewers.

Seem low? Not so-check out SciFi Wire: Doctor Who boosted the network's ratings on Fridays by double digits!! Woo-hoo!!! What does that mean for series 2? Well, I guess we'll have to wait and see!! It's gotta be good though. Don't forget-series 1 comes out on dvd in the U.S. on July 4th!!

Now that the series has ended, rumors have started to fly on when series 2 will air. The biggest comes from ICv2, which has said that Doctor Who will probably return in October on the SciFi Channel. Keep in mind, though-there is still no official word from the SciFi Channel. We can keep our fingers crossed, though. :)

Speaking of series 2 airing 'across the pond', according to Michael over at the Torchwood Institute, series 2 will hit the airwaves in Canada October 9th.

Series 3 News
According to Outpost Gallifrey, series 3 will begin its 34 weeks of filming in July, starting with the Christmas episode.

Also, Stephen Fry, who was slated to write an episode for series 2, which was bumped to series 3, will not be able to pen an episode after all. :( According to Outpost Gallifrey, he had to pull out due to his schedule. Awww...

MAJOR SPOILER ALERT
Okay, I would feel as though I've let my readers down if I didn't report this-seeing as it's major Doctor Who news. However, as I know some people like to be shocked and surprised (I myself was a tad upset when my screensaver gave it away), I will only say both the BBC and the SciFi Wire have reported the news. Here are the links:
from the BBC
and
from the SciFi Wire

If you have an idea about what it is and don't care about being spoiled, feel free to click on them. Don't say I didn't warn ya. ;)

TAFN, Happy Who watching!!!