Auch wenn 14 neue Folgen mit Matt Smith (Gillian und Darvill haben anscheinend bei anderen Projekten zugesagt) bestätigt sind, wird 2012 keine volle Staffel Doctor Who ausgestrahlt werden:

Danny Cohen, Controller of BBC One, was speaking at an event where we got the first confirmation that Doctor Who would NOT becoming back for a full season in 2012. A member of the audience, Wayne Clarke, confirmed via twitter that "Danny Cohen says there won't be a full series of Doctor Who in 2012, but a special run for the anniversary in 2013."

Which means that perhaps only a few episodes from the new season will air next year, and the rest will air in 2013. Cohen joked that the delay was due to Steven Moffat's other commitments on Sherlock Holmes, but the BBC later clarified that this wasn't the real reason (according to the BBC's Lizo Mzimba.)
Confirmed: No Full Season of Doctor Who in 2012


Da sowieso die meisten BBC-Staffeln nur noch aus 6 oder 7 Episoden bestehen, dürfte das die langsame Überleitung dazu sein.