<P> CBC Television aired the fourth series beginning on 19 September 2008 and repeated the first three series on its digital channel bold . CBC was not given an "in association with ..." screen credit during the closing credits of season four episodes, unlike its credit during the first three series . On 12 December 2008, CBC aired the season 4 finale episode "Journey's End" in an extremely edited version that removed approximately 20 minutes of story in order to fit the episode into a standard 60 - minute time slot with commercials . </P> <P> The Sci Fi Channel began airing season four on 18 April 2008 . The season four premiere episode, "Voyage of the Damned", earned a 1.1 rating and captured 1.48 million viewers, making it the best - rated season premiere since the pilot and the episode with the most viewers since 2006 . The season finale, broadcast in a special 90 - minute time slot, earned a 1.0 rating and 1.26 million viewers . Season four as a whole was rated 25% higher than season three in household ratings, and 17% higher in number of viewers . </P> <P> The cable / satellite network BBC America began re-airing the entire 2005 series in the US on 21 November 2006 . In December of the same year it was announced that US PBS station KTEH 54, which services San Jose, California, had acquired the rights to broadcast the 2005 episodes, making it the first public television station to publicise this acquisition of the new series . This news was shortly followed by a press release from CET, another PBS station this time servicing Cincinnati, Ohio, that they too had acquired the Eccleston episodes for broadcast . On 20 February, Outpost Gallifrey reported that another 38 PBS broadcasters, in total 40, have announced that they have acquired the rights to the Eccleston episodes and that they could begin to broadcast them as early as 1 March . On 3 March 2007, KERA - TV, the PBS station in Dallas, Texas, aired the episodes "Rose" and "The End of the World", as well as the episode "Bringing Back the Doctor" of Doctor Who Confidential: Cut Down . In addition, WTTW 11 in Chicago, Illinois has been airing repeats of the new series . Episodes typically air on Saturday evenings at 10: 00 pm . Further PBS stations have acquired the rights and begun airing the series at various times . </P> <P> The CBC did not broadcast either the 2007 Christmas special, Voyage of the Damned or the 2008 follow - up, The Next Doctor and did not broadcast the 2009--2010 specials . After airing the 2009--2010 specials BBC America also acquired the American television rights to the 5th season in 2009 . BBC America began airing this season on 17 April 2010 . </P>

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