Doctor Who Series 6 Gets US Air Date

BBC America along with Entertainment Weekly have announced when the sixth series of Doctor Who will be premiering in the US. It will air Saturday, April 23rd at 9pm Eastern time on BBC America. It hasn’t been announced when it will premier in the UK, but Doctor Who Magazine is hinting it may be over Easter weekend. Here is the official word:

Doctor Who is coming to America in a spectacular two-part season premiere on BBC AMERICA. Part One premieres Saturday, April 23 at 9/8c. The mysterious time traveler, the Doctor (Matt Smith), and his companions Amy (Karen Gillan) and Rory (Arthur Darvill), find themselves on a secret summons that takes them on an adventure from the desert in Utah – right to the Oval Office in1969. More details will be revealed in the coming weeks about this two-parter penned by ‘Who supremo’ Steven Moffat (Sherlock) and featuring guest star Mark Sheppard (Supernatural, Battlestar Galactica). Also set to return this season, Alex Kingston (ER, Flash Forward), as the irrepressible River Song.