▁has ▁received ▁since ▁its ▁rev ival ▁( the ▁previous ▁highest ▁being ▁ 1 1 . 4 ▁million ▁for ▁The ▁Next ▁Doctor ▁in ▁Christmas ▁ 2 0 0 8 ). ▁O vern ight ▁ratings ▁placed ▁Part ▁Two ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁most - watch ed ▁programme ▁of ▁New ▁Year ' s ▁Day , ▁behind ▁East End ers , ▁with ▁a ▁prov is ional ▁view ing ▁figure ▁of ▁ 1 0 . 4 ▁million ▁view ers . ▁Official ▁B AR B ▁ratings ▁placed ▁Part ▁Two ▁as ▁the ▁second ▁most ▁watched ▁programme ▁of ▁the ▁week ▁behind ▁East End ers ▁at ▁ 1 1 . 7 9 ▁million ▁view ers . ▁In ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁story , ▁Peter ▁Rob ins ▁of ▁The ▁Guardian ▁conced es ▁that ▁when ▁the ▁story ▁is ▁done ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁qui eter ▁more ▁emot ional ▁parts ▁from ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁episode ▁that ▁the ▁vie wer ▁will ▁remember . ▁Rob ins ▁also ▁notes ▁that ▁C rib b ins ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁playing ▁the ▁same ▁role ▁that ▁T ate ▁did ▁by ▁" be coming ▁the ▁trag ic ▁hero ▁while ▁remaining ▁the ▁com ic ▁relief . ▁Andrew ▁P ett ie ▁of ▁The ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁commented ▁on ▁C rib b ins ' ▁performance , ▁and ▁states ▁that ▁he ▁cut ▁a ▁King ▁Lear ▁like ▁figure ▁and ▁notes ▁that ▁the ▁Master ' s ▁plan ▁was ▁evil ▁even ▁by ▁his ▁standards . ▁Mark ▁Law son ▁of ▁The ▁Guardian ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁plot ▁device ▁of ▁the ▁Master ▁rep op ulating ▁the ▁human ▁race ▁as ▁himself