Doctor Who ranker (2005–2010).

Blink or Midnight? Dalek or The Girl in the Fireplace? Choose between two episodes at a time and get a full ranking of the Eccleston and Tennant years. Two-part stories count as one entry. The list is titles only, so you can copy it as plain text.

How do I rank the Doctor Who episodes, 2005–2010?

The list is already loaded above. Edit it if you like, then click 'Get started'. You will see two items at a time. Pick the one you prefer, and keep going until the tool has your full order. You can undo a choice, and your ranking is saved if you sign in, so you can share the link. To find out what a group thinks, choose Share, then Rank it together, and send the link to your friends. You will see one combined order.

What is in the starter list?

The starter list has 48 items. It is a starting point, not a complete catalogue. Remove anything you have not seen or played, and add your own.

  • Rose
  • The End of the World
  • The Unquiet Dead
  • Aliens of London / World War Three
  • Dalek
  • The Long Game
  • Father's Day
  • The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances
  • Boom Town
  • Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways
  • The Christmas Invasion
  • New Earth
  • Tooth and Claw
  • School Reunion
  • The Girl in the Fireplace
  • Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel
  • The Idiot's Lantern
  • The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit
  • Love & Monsters
  • Fear Her
  • Army of Ghosts / Doomsday
  • The Runaway Bride
  • Smith and Jones
  • The Shakespeare Code
  • Gridlock
  • Daleks in Manhattan / Evolution of the Daleks
  • The Lazarus Experiment
  • 42
  • Human Nature / The Family of Blood
  • Blink
  • Utopia
  • The Sound of Drums
  • Last of the Time Lords
  • Voyage of the Damned
  • Partners in Crime
  • The Fires of Pompeii
  • Planet of the Ood
  • The Sontaran Stratagem / The Poison Sky
  • The Doctor's Daughter
  • The Unicorn and the Wasp
  • Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead
  • Midnight
  • Turn Left
  • The Stolen Earth / Journey's End
  • The Next Doctor
  • Planet of the Dead
  • The Waters of Mars
  • The End of Time

How many comparisons will it take?

For 48 items, full precision asks at most 207 questions, which is about 9 minutes of clicking. It uses the Ford-Johnson merge-insertion sort, which guarantees the exact order with as few comparisons as possible. Add more items and the number goes up a little faster than the list grows.

Want to know more about the method? Read how the preference revealer works.

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