Editing Doc Martin (section)

==Reception==
===Ratings===
In the UK, ''Doc Martin'' was a ratings success for ITV, with the third series achieving ITV's best midweek drama performance in the 9pm Monday slot since December 2004.<ref>{{cite news |last=Dowell |first=Ben |title=Doc Martin breaks 9m barrier |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/oct/30/tvratings.television |work=The Guardian|date=30 October 2007 |access-date=2007-11-01 |location=London |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307111443/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/oct/30/tvratings.television |archive-date=7 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> The final episode of the third series was watched by 10.37 million viewers, which is the programme's highest-ever viewing figure for a single episode.<ref>{{cite news |title=Weekly viewing summary |url=http://www.barb.co.uk |publisher=BARB |access-date=2007-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303182838/http://www.barb.co.uk/ |archive-date=3 March 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2009, ''Doc Martin'' was moved to a 9pm Sunday time slot for the broadcast of Series 4. That change meant that it followed ITV's ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor]]'' programme. Series 4 ratings were adversely affected by [[STV (TV channel)|STV]] not screening the majority of ITV drama productions in Scotland. The final episode of Series 4 had ratings of 10.29 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10 |title=Weekly Top 10 Programmes |publisher=Barb.co.uk |date=20 June 2010 |access-date=2010-06-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718204656/http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/weekly-top-10 |archive-date=18 July 2014}}</ref> STV went back on its decision not to screen ITV dramas in Scotland. Series 4 of ''Doc Martin'' was broadcast on Sunday afternoons in August 2011.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}

===Accolades===
In 2004, ''Doc Martin'' won the British Comedy Award for "Best TV Comedy Drama", having also been nominated for "Best New TV Comedy". In the same year, Martin Clunes won the "Best TV Comedy Actor" award, primarily for his portrayal of Doc Martin.{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}