:Lets start with the basics; at no point in the show do any of the actors who have portrayed the doctor list a number next to the name - they are simply "The Doctor". There is no in-universe numbering that exists. The only numbering is what the fan community uses. So, what do reliable sources state? Overwhelmingly, they still refer to Eccleston as the ninth. Until that changes, anything suggested here on the talk page would be original research not supported by third party sources, and isn't usable within the article.  As Moffat is explicitly stating that "John Hurt’s Doctor doesn’t use the title. Smith’s Doctor is in his 12th body but he’s the 11th Doctor", it's unlikely that reliable sources are going to go against this - but time will tell.  If athird-party published sources begin changing the numbering, then Wikipedia should reflect that. Until then, the existing numbering of Eccleston as number ninth is entirely correct. -   •  -