BBC America has announced that it will air the fifth season of Doctor Who starring Matt Smith in the U.S., premiering in Q2 2010, shortly after its premiere in the UK. 

 

Doctor Who is only one component of the BBC America’s rapidly growing cable presence.  The network recently achieved its best ratings week ever behind the five-shot Torchwood:  Children of the Earth miniseries; Doctor Who:  Planet of the Dead, the first of four Doctor Who specials scheduled for between the fourth and fifth seasons; and Being Human.