Editing Doctor Who (section)

===International===
[[File:DoctorWhoWorld Map.svg|thumb|upright=1.20|Map of countries that have broadcast ''Doctor Who'' ({{as of|2013|lc=y}})]]
''Doctor Who'' has been broadcast internationally outside of the United Kingdom since 1964, a year after the show first aired. {{as of|2013|November}}, the modern series has been broadcast in more than 50 countries.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fear |first=Chelsea |date=20 November 2013 |title=50 Years of Doctor Who: Listening to Audiences Around the World |url=https://www.brandwatch.com/blog/dr-who/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116040406/https://www.brandwatch.com/blog/dr-who/ |archive-date=16 November 2020 |access-date=26 March 2020 |website=Brandwatch}}</ref> The 50th anniversary episode, "[[The Day of the Doctor]]", was broadcast in 94 countries and screened to more than half a million people in cinemas across Australia, Latin America, North America and Europe. The scope of the broadcast was a world record, according to ''[[Guinness World Records]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Booth |first=Robert |date=24 November 2013 |title=Doctor Who one of biggest shows in the world, says BBC following 'simulcast' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/nov/24/doctor-who-biggest-show-world-bbc-simulcast |access-date=26 March 2020 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

''Doctor Who'' is one of the five top-grossing titles for [[BBC Worldwide]], the BBC's commercial arm.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sweney |first=Mark |date=8 July 2008 |title=Profits grow at BBC Worldwide |work=The Guardian |location=London |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jul/08/bbc.television2 |url-status=live |access-date=8 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930144404/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/jul/08/bbc.television2 |archive-date=30 September 2013}}</ref> BBC Worldwide CEO [[John Smith (BBC executive)|John Smith]] has said that ''Doctor Who'' is one of a small number of "Superbrands" which are heavily promoted worldwide.<ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Connor |first=Gavin |date=13 July 2008 |title=Daleks speak to all nations |work=[[Wales on Sunday]] |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/07/13/daleks-speak-to-all-nations-91466-21331585/ |access-date=13 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080715043335/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/07/13/daleks-speak-to-all-nations-91466-21331585/ |archive-date=15 July 2008}}</ref>

Only four episodes have premiere showings on channels other than [[BBC One]]. The 1983 20th-anniversary special "[[The Five Doctors]]" had its debut on 23 November (the actual date of the anniversary) on a number of PBS stations two days before its BBC One broadcast. The 1988 story ''[[Silver Nemesis]]'' was broadcast with all three episodes airing back to back on [[TVNZ]] in New Zealand in November, after the first episode had been shown in the UK but before the final two instalments had aired there.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

Starting with the [[Doctor Who (2023 specials)|60th-anniversary specials]] in 2023, ''Doctor Who'' has been released on [[Disney+]] outside the United Kingdom and Ireland.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hayes |first=Dade |date=25 October 2022 |title='Doctor Who' Moves To Disney+ Outside UK And Ireland Via BBC-Disney Branded Television Partnership |url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/doctor-who-moves-to-disney-plus-outside-uk-and-ireland-1235154220/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025141346/https://deadline.com/2022/10/doctor-who-moves-to-disney-plus-outside-uk-and-ireland-1235154220/ |archive-date=25 October 2022 |access-date=26 October 2022 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]}}</ref>

====Oceania====
{{Main|Doctor Who in Australia{{!}}''Doctor Who'' in Australia}}
New Zealand was the first country outside the United Kingdom to screen ''Doctor Who'', beginning in September 1964, and continued to screen the series for many years, including the new revived series that aired on [[Prime (New Zealand TV channel)|Prime]] Television from 2005 to 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Zealand |url=https://broadwcast.org/index.php/New_Zealand |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116040201/https://broadwcast.org/index.php/New_Zealand |archive-date=16 November 2020 |access-date=26 March 2020 |website=broadwcast}}</ref> In 2018, the series is aired on Fridays on TVNZ 2, and on TVNZ On Demand on the same episode as the UK.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doctor Who |url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/doctor-who |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930022605/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/doctor-who |archive-date=30 September 2018 |access-date=24 November 2018 |website=TVNZ |publisher=[[Television New Zealand]]}}</ref> The series moved to [[TVNZ 1]] in 2021,{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} before TVNZ lost the rights to the show altogether in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 October 2022 |title=TVNZ loses Dr Who to Disney+ as another franchise goes global |url=https://www.nzherald.co.nz/business/tvnz-loses-dr-who-to-disney-as-another-franchise-goes-global/BQA34MKN3VQXXKXBATWB7TC7TY/#google_vignette |access-date=10 September 2024 |website=[[NZ Herald]] |language=en-NZ}}</ref>

In Australia, the show has had a strong fan base since its inception, having been exclusively first run by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] (ABC) since January 1965. The ABC has periodically repeated episodes; of note were the daily screenings of all available classic episodes starting in 2003 for the show's 40th anniversary and the weekly screenings of all available revived episodes in 2013 for the show's 50th anniversary. The ABC broadcast the modern series' first run on [[ABC1]] and [[ABC Me]], with repeats on [[ABC2]] and streaming available on [[ABC iview]].<ref>{{Cite news |title=Doctor Who: Everything you need to know about the new season without any spoilers |agency=ABC |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-20/doctor-who-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-season/10013820 |url-status=live |access-date=12 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116040301/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-07-20/doctor-who-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-season/10013820 |archive-date=16 November 2020}}</ref>

====Americas====
{{Main|Doctor Who in Canada and the United States{{!}}''Doctor Who'' in Canada and the United States}}
[[File:Icons of Science Fiction - Doctor Who, Dalek (15197698124).jpg|thumb|upright|Dalek at the ''Icons of Science Fiction'' exhibition held at the [[Museum of Pop Culture]], [[Seattle]] ]]
The series also has a fan base in the United States, where it was shown in [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]] from the 1970s to the 1990s, particularly on [[PBS]] stations.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why Do Americans Like Doctor Who? {{!}} Forbes and Fifth {{!}} University of Pittsburgh |url=https://www.forbes5.pitt.edu/article/why-do-americans-doctor-who |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190531131850/https://www.forbes5.pitt.edu/article/why-do-americans-doctor-who |archive-date=31 May 2019 |access-date=31 May 2019 |website=forbes5.pitt.edu}}</ref> 
[[File:WonderCon 2012 - Doctor Who (7019139071).jpg|thumb|Doctor Who fans [[cosplay]] as the Doctor and his companion, Rose, at [[WonderCon]], [[California]].]]
[[TVOntario]] picked up the show in 1976 beginning with ''[[The Three Doctors (Doctor Who)|The Three Doctors]]'' and aired each series (several years late) through to series 24 in 1991. From 1979 to 1981, TVO airings were bookended by science-fiction writer [[Judith Merril]] who introduced the episode and then, after the episode concluded, tried to place it in an educational context in keeping with TVO's status as an educational channel. Its airing of ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' was cancelled as a result of accusations that the story was [[racist]]; the story was later broadcast in the 1990s on cable station YTV. CBC began showing the series again in 2005. The series moved to the Canadian cable channel [[Space (Canadian TV channel)|Space]] in 2009.<ref name="Next Doctor" />

Series three began broadcasting on CBC on 18 June 2007 followed by the second Christmas special, "[[The Runaway Bride (Doctor Who)|The Runaway Bride]]", at midnight,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Canada: Runaway Bride and Series Three on CBC |publisher=[[Canadian Broadcasting Corporation]] |url=http://www.cbc.ca/doctorwho/ |url-status=dead |access-date=9 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070531224227/http://www.cbc.ca/doctorwho/ |archive-date=31 May 2007}}</ref> and the Sci Fi Channel began on 6 July 2007, starting with the second Christmas special at 8:00&nbsp;pm E/P followed by the first episode.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sci Fi on Air Schedule |url=http://www.scifi.com/schedulebot/index.php3?date=6%20July%202007&feed_req= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070611211201/http://www.scifi.com/schedulebot/index.php3 |archive-date=11 June 2007 |publisher=Scifi.com}}</ref>

Series four aired in the United States on the Sci Fi Channel (now known as [[Syfy]]), beginning in April 2008.<ref>{{Cite web |title='Doctor Who' series 4, 'Sarah Jane' Travel to Sci Fi |url=http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-doctorwhoseason4scifi,0,6573489.story |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207013326/http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-doctorwhoseason4scifi%2C0%2C6573489.story |archive-date=7 February 2008 |access-date=4 February 2008 |website=Zap2it}}</ref> It aired on CBC beginning 19 September 2008, although the CBC did not air the "Voyage of the Damned" special.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Series Four Starts 19 September on CBC |url=http://www.dwin.org/article.php?sid=242 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719032413/http://www.dwin.org/article.php?sid=242 |archive-date=19 July 2011 |access-date=22 May 2008 |website=dwin.org |publisher=Doctor Who Information Network}}</ref> The Canadian cable network Space (now known as [[CTV Sci-Fi Channel]]) broadcast "The Next Doctor" (in March 2009) and all subsequent series and specials.<ref name="Next Doctor">{{Cite web |title=Doctor Who: The Next Doctor |url=http://www.spacecast.com/shows/doctorwho.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090331121045/http://www.spacecast.com/shows/doctorwho.aspx |archive-date=31 March 2009 |access-date=5 March 2009 |website=SPACE |publisher=[[CTVGlobemedia]]}}</ref>

The series was aired in [[Brazil]] at the TV networks Syfy and, more frequently, at the public broadcaster [[TV Cultura]]. Expect international distribution rights holders, it had already been made available on local streaming platforms [[Looke]] and [[Globoplay]]. Starting from 2024, the previous 13 series will be available at the upcoming streaming service [[Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão|+SBT]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=SBT anuncia novo streaming para 2024 e tem Doctor Who como principal atração |url=https://aratuon.com.br/geral/2023-12-01/sbt-anuncia-novo-streaming-para-2024-e-tem-doctor-who-como-principal-atracao/ |date=1 December 2023 |access-date=4 December 2023 |website=Aratu On |publisher=[[TV Aratu]]}}</ref>

====Asia====
Series 1 through 3 of Doctor Who were broadcast on various [[NHK]] channels from 2006 to 2008 with Japanese subtitles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Doctor Who NHK |url=http://www3.nhk.or.jp/kaigai/doctorwho/yotei/yotei_27.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914071626/http://www3.nhk.or.jp/kaigai/doctorwho/yotei/yotei_27.html |archive-date=14 September 2008 |access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref> Beginning on 2 August 2009, upon the launch of [[Disney XD Japan|Disney XD in Japan]], the series has been broadcast with Japanese dubbing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ディズニーXD 8月「アーロン・ストーン」「ドクター・フー」他 |url=https://www.tvgroove.com/news/article/ctg/2/nid/2273.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819041352/https://www.tvgroove.com/news/article/ctg/2/nid/2273.html |archive-date=19 August 2019 |access-date=22 January 2020}}</ref>