In fact, Capaldi’s episode has only netted about 660,000 viewers on the service to date.
Compare that to the 800,000 viewer average for that BBC1 time slot and you can see the problem.
The series premiered on BBC iPlayer in October and not one of its eight episodes has found its way into the top 50 viewed programs–not even with The Doctor, played by Peter Capaldi, appearing in the premiere.
The Mirror is citing an anonymous insider from BBC who says the network has not been happy with the viewership of the show’s first run on the network.