▁on ▁a ▁Sunday , ▁the ▁only ▁non - Christ mas ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁rev ived ▁series ▁to ▁air ▁outside ▁the ▁usual ▁Saturday ▁evening ▁slot . ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁was ▁generally ▁positive . ▁Sam ▁W oll ast on ▁of ▁The ▁Guardian ▁compl iment ed ▁the ▁episode ▁for ▁showing ▁" a ▁side ▁to ▁the ▁Doctor ▁... ▁that ▁we ▁haven ' t ▁really ▁seen ▁before ▁– ▁inde cis ive , ▁confused , ▁at ▁times ▁simply ▁plain ▁wrong " ▁and ▁T enn ant ' s ▁ten ure ▁of ▁the ▁part ▁overall ▁as ▁bringing ▁" human ity ▁and ▁hum our ▁to ▁the ▁part " ▁Though ▁Robert ▁Col ville ▁of ▁The ▁Daily ▁Te legraph ▁critic ised ▁" the ▁gl aring ▁incons isten cies ", ▁he ▁compl iment ed ▁the ▁scenario ▁for ▁" allow [ ing ] ▁us ▁to ▁watch ▁T enn ant ▁wrest le ▁with ▁his ▁conscience ▁and ▁curiosity ▁... ▁[ in ▁what ] ▁was ▁a ▁logical ▁pro gression ▁for ▁the ▁character ". ▁ ▁O vern ight ▁ratings ▁placed ▁Part ▁One ▁of ▁" The ▁End ▁of ▁Time " ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁most - watch ed ▁programme ▁of ▁Christmas ▁Day , ▁and ▁an ▁appreci ation ▁index ▁score ▁of ▁ 8 7 , ▁considered ▁' Ex cell ent '. ▁Final ▁cons olid ated ▁ratings ▁placed ▁Part ▁One ▁as ▁the ▁third ▁most ▁watched ▁program ▁of ▁Christmas ▁Day , ▁behind ▁The ▁Ro yle ▁Family ▁and ▁East End ers ▁with ▁a ▁final ▁figure ▁of ▁ 1 1 . 5 7 ▁million ▁view ers . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁times h ift ▁that ▁the ▁show