All right, I've made it to the first episode with The Master since I've been watching the series streamed with a few friends of mine. Small spoiler, please: How often does he show up? I'm hoping he'll be in a lot of episodes, because he's probably my favorite villian right now. All the wait to see what he was like helped, too.
He's not as recurring as the Daleks, who are back at least twice a season usually. More like once in a while.
If by "new episodes" you mean the ONE new episode of the 7th season, then I don't know. Some people say it's bad, and some people say it's one of the best ones. Maybe it's just Matt Smith gettin' a bit old for the viewers, then again...
I still wish I could've seen it though. Doctor who isn't really that famous here ._.