It’s official, metro.co.uk readers think Doctor Who was the best TV show of 2014.

Doctor Who, which saw Peter Capaldi take over the role of the Doctor, bagged 40% of the vote.

Close behind was Sherlock with almost 30% followed by Game of Thrones with 23%.


Game Of Thrones, The Walking Dead, Sherlock and Doctor Who went head-to-head in our TV battle, with our team of bloggers championing their favourite shows.

You loved Peter Capadli’s debut Doctor Who season (Picture: BBC)

Ross McD had championed Game Of Thrones, saying: ‘Each ending season seems unsurpassable yet it continues to get better and better, with season four being the best yet…’

In The Walking Dead’s corner was Abigail Chandler, who said: ‘The Walking Dead is that rare thing – a show which gets better as it goes on.’



For Tim Liew, it was clear Sherlock was the best show of the year: ‘Sherlock was the best show of 2014. You don’t need to be the world’s only consulting detective or a high-functioning sociopath to work that out.’

But Cameron K McEwan had faith in Doctor Who, saying: ‘The show has left Matt Smith behind and propelled itself into a new dimension with its new, and old, leading man, Peter Capaldi.’