" The Doctor 's Wife " was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 14 May 2011 and on sister station BBC America in the United States on the same day . In the UK , the episode received overnight figures of 6.09 million viewers , with a 29.5 per cent audience share . It became the third highest broadcast of the night , behind '' Britain 's Got Talent '' on ITV1 , and the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest , which was shown later on BBC One . The episode received a final BARB rating of 7.97 million with an audience share of 34.7 % . It had an overall Appreciation Index of 87 , considered to be excellent
2011 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Doctor's Wife