'Doctor Who' Teases New Season: Watch This Space

Doctor Who is gearing up for a return. But details are still scant, other than a promise that fans should "Watch This Space." With the show having been off the air for nearly a year, it's natural for viewers to be antsy. But, seriously, the lack of information is killing us.

Season 11 ran in the fall of 2018, ending in December, followed by a "holiday special" on New Year's Day, the first time the show had moved from the Christmas Special slot since its return in 2006. From then, fans were told, there we be no more episodes for 2019, as the filming schedule was such that the show would not be ready until "2020." Exactly when in 2020, no one could say. Did that mean a second New Year's Special?  (After all, that would technically be 2020.) Or would the show skip the tradition altogether?

It's not the first time Doctor Who has taken a full year off. Season 9, Peter Capaldi's second season as the Twelfth Doctor, aired in the fall of 2015, once again ending in December. Season 10, on the other hand, didn't air until the spring of 2017, starting in April. The only episode that aired in 2016 was the Christmas special. Considering that schedule, it would not be wrong for fans to wonder if a Holiday Special will once again kick off the New Year, followed by a Season 12 a few months later.