The Companions Poll Introduction

Hello and welcome back to That Doctor Who Blog [in association with Classic Doctor Who 1963 to 1989 Facebook page]. After the huge success and popularity of the stories polls that were run last year, it’s only right that the polls should run again. This year, we’re returning with the companion polls…

The companion polls will work as so: quite simply each week you will get to rate a different set of companions out of ten. At the end of the seven weeks, an article will be made ranking all the companions in order as voted for by you! As you know, there aren’t any official definitions to what makes a companion, so just to let you know beforehand Katarina, Sara, Brigadier, Sergeant Benton, Mike Yates, and Kamelion will all be included in this poll (treat it as a little thank you for all their help with the Doctor).

The first poll will commence this Wednesday (26th) where you can vote on Susan, Ian, Barbara, Vicki, Steven, Katarina, Sara, and Dodo. Remember to keep in mind the kind of scores you might be giving companions in future polls to keep everything relative, you can’t go back and change your scores!!

Good luck to your favourite companions and happy voting!

The Ultimate Final Poll Results

Here we go people! Over half a year and 33 polls later, it’s time to announce your all time favourite story. As you voted over the course of two weeks, stories have been jumping around all over the place! With four different stories all claiming the top spot at different times, it was all to play for up until the very last second. Only one could take the top spot however, and I’m sure you’re desperate to see the results, so I’m going to stop talking now and give you your uninterrupted top 10…

10. The Deadly Assassin (2.93%)

9. The Tomb of the Cybermen (3.66%)

8. Pyramids of Mars (5.13%)

7. The War Games (8.79%)

6. Inferno (9.16%)

5. The Talons of Weng-Chiang (10.26%)

4. City of Death (11.72%)

3. Remembrance of the Daleks (12.45%)

2. The Caves of Androzani (15.75%)

1. Genesis of the Daleks (20.15%)

So, that’s it! You have voted Genesis of the Daleks your number one favourite story! Thank you to everyone who’s joined in and voted in any of the polls; I’ve had a lot of fun running them and I hope you guys have had just as much fun taking part. I’ll be back in the summer with a new set of specially compiled polls, however for now, I can do no more other than invite you back for the final send off, and that’s the Data of the Doctor Who Polls which will be published next week.

Thank you again! I leave you with the full top 20…

1. Genesis of the Daleks (4)
2. The Caves of Androzani (5)
3. Remembrance of the Daleks (7)
4. City of Death (4)
5. The Talons of Weng-Chiang (4)
6. Inferno (3)
7. The War Games (2)
8. Pyramids of Mars (4)
9. The Tomb of the Cybermen (2)
10. The Deadly Assassin (4)
11. The Five Doctors (5)
12. The Enemy of the World (2)
13. The Curse of Fenric (7)
14. Horror of Fang Rock (4)
15. Earthshock (5)
16. The Invasion (2)
17. Logopolis (4)
18. The Seeds of Doom (4)
19. The Daemons (3)
20. The Daleks’ Invasion of Earth (1)

The New Who Final Poll Results

Merely days away from the 10th anniversary of the revived series of Doctor Who, it’s nearly time to reveal what you voted as your favourite New Who story; but first, let’s count down the top 10…

(All ties are settled on the basis that whichever story got the higher percentage in the seasonal rounds gets the higher position in the final rounds)

10. Midnight (4.9%)

9. The Waters of Mars (5.39%)

8. Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways (6.37%)

7. School Reunion (7.35%)

6. Dalek (8.33%)

5. Vincent and the Doctor (8.33%)

4. The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances (8.33%)

3. Human Nature/The Family of Blood (9.8%)

2. Blink (11.76%)

1. The Day of the Doctor (18.63%)

So there you have it! Your favourite story of the revived series is The Day of the Doctor! Don’t forget to come back tomorrow to find out the results of the Ultimate Final as well as next week’s Data of the Doctor Who Polls article. See you then…

Final Wildcard Round Poll Results

Congratulations to the final two stories making it through to the final: The Tomb of the Cybermen and Remembrance of the Daleks. They will join The War Games, Inferno, Genesis of the Daleks, Pyramids of Mars, The Deadly Assassin, The Talons of Weng-Chiang, City of Death, and The Caves of Androzani.

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The overall 20th-11th Rankings are as followed:

(All ties are settled by whichever story got the higher percentage in the seasonal rounds gets the higher position)

20th – The Daleks’ Invasion of Earth (3.93%)

19th – The Daemons (5.24%)

18th – The Seeds of Doom (5.68%)

17th – Logopolis (5.68%)

16th – The Invasion (6.11%)

15th – Earthshock (6.11%)

14th – Horror of Fang Rock (6.11%)

13th – The Curse of Fenric (6.11%)

12th – The Enemy of the World (6.55%)

11th – The Five Doctors (7.42%)

 

Semi-Final 4 Poll Results

Congratulations to the two stories that have made it through to the final: Inferno and The Talons of Weng-Chiang

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If your favourites didn’t make it through, do not worry; The Daleks’ Invasion of Earth, The Tenth Planet, The Sea Devils, Horror of Fang Rock, Earthshock, and Dragonfire will all be back for the final wildcard round.

To keep the upcoming final wildcard round pure and honest, the full results for Semi-Final 4 will not be revealed until after the final.

Semi-Final 3 Poll Results

Congratulations to the two stories that have made it through to the final: The War Games and City of Death

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If your favourites didn’t make it through, do not worry; The Daleks, The Tomb of the Cybermen, Spearhead from Space, Terror of the Autons, Planet of the Spiders, and The Trial of a Timelord: The Ultimate Foe will all be back for the final wildcard round.

To keep the upcoming final wildcard round pure and honest, the full results for Semi-Final 3 will not be revealed until after the final.

Semi-Final 2 Poll Results

Congratulations to the two stories that have made it through to the final: The Deadly Assassin and The Caves of Androzani

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If your favourites didn’t make it through, do not worry; The Enemy of the World, The Daemons, The Stones of Blood, The Two Doctors, Remembrance of the Daleks and The Curse of Fenric will all be back for the final wildcard round.

To keep the upcoming final wildcard round pure and honest, the full results for Semi-Final 2 will not be revealed until after the final.

Semi-Final 1 Poll Results

Congratulations to the two stories that have made it through to the final: Genesis of the Daleks and Pyramids of Mars

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If your favourites didn’t make it through, do not worry; The War Machines, The Invasion, The Three Doctors, The Seeds of Doom, Logopolis and The Five Doctors will be back for the final wildcard round.

To keep the upcoming final wildcard round pure and honest, the full results for Semi-Final 1 will not be revealed until after the final.

New Who Wildcard Round Poll Results

Congratulations to three stories that have made it through to the final: Dalek, Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways,  and Blink 

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To keep future results honest, in what order the top three stories came in will not be revealed until after the final, however you can see how 4th to 13th ranked below…

Classic Who Wildcard Round Poll Results

Congratulations to the six stories that have made it through to the semi-finals: The Tomb of the Cybermen, The Invasion, Spearhead from Space, The Daemons, The Seeds of Doom, and The Deadly Assassin. 

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To keep future results honest, in what order the top six stories came in will not be revealed until after the final, however you can see how 7th to 30th ranked below…