Before the episode was aired , '' The Sun '' obtained a copy of the script and threatened to release it , to which Moffat responded : " ' let them ' – I ’d like to see '' The Sun '' publish that many words in a day ! " As in 2007 , the BBC pushed Doctor Who a week further due to their coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 which took place on 24 May . " Silence in the Library " was scheduled against the final of ITV 's talent contest '' Britain 's Got Talent '' and suffered in the ratings as a result . BARB 's final figures recorded an audience 6.27 million when adjusted for time shifting . '' Britain 's Got Talent '' was viewed by 11.52 million in comparison . This was the first time since the series ' revival in 2005 that '' Doctor Who '' did not have the largest audience share in its timeslot . However , the episode did receive an Appreciation Index score of 89 ( considered " Excellent " ) , the joint highest figure the new series had received to date , alongside " The Parting of the Ways " , " Doomsday " and the following episode " Forest of the Dead " . BBC Three 's repeat of the episode was watched by 1.35 million viewers , almost double the figures for the equivalent repeat of the previous episode , " The Unicorn and the Wasp "
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Silence in the Library