From Variety.com "Doctor Who," the venerable British sci-fi series begun in 1963 on the BBC, has been raising profiles for both of its American broadcasters, the Sci-Fi Channel, which premieres the show, and BBC America, which runs "Dr. Who" a season late but broadcasts originals of the "Torchwood" spinoff.
BBC has already swallowed the production costs, but Sci-Fi can air it like it would an original series in the U.S. (Howe calls it "quietly original"), since no one on this side of the pond has seen the new episodes. Added to that, "Doctor Who" has fandom on its side, with a loyal viewership so fanatical that most of the show's entry on Wikipedia actually appears to be correct.
The next season with Tennant will be the last one for a couple of years at least, since Davies has plans to leave the show. But the current team will produce specials, "Torchwood" and "The Sarah Jane Adventures" in the meantime.
It's unclear how Sci-Fi will deal with the one-offs when they arrive, or how the kid-centric "Sarah Jane Adventures" will play on a net with a median age of 43, but then, the original show looked like a risk, too. For now, the gadabout alien seems to have made one of his diciest journeys without incident: the trip out of England.
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