television

Television Genres Over Time

Data Underload / genre, imdb, television

Here’s how the distribution of genres has changed since 1945 up to present.
How the Longest Running Shows Rated Over Episodes

Data Underload / imdb, ratings, television

Most television shows don’t get past the first season, but there are some that manage to stick around. These are the 175 longest running shows on IMDb that have ratings.
Heatmap of average IMDb ratings for all the shows

Statistical Visualization / imdb, Jim Vallandingham, ratings, television

Inspired by a graphic on Reddit, Jim Vallandingham expanded the format for all…
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A Better Chart, Limitations Considered: Exit Poll Results (The Process #77)

The Process / poll results, remake, television

Welcome to a new segment where I try to put myself in the shoes of someone who made a bad chart and try to make it better.
Visualizing the Friends sitcom

Infographics / Friends, television

Marion Rouayroux, a graphic designer and a big fan of the show Friends,…
Game of Thrones books versus television series

Statistical Visualization / books, Game of Thrones, television

I think I started watching Game of Thrones around the fourth season (my…
Millions of internet-connected TVs track viewing habits

Statistics / privacy, television

Sapna Maheshwari for The New York Times on Samba TV software running on…
U.S. culture through TV show geography

Maps / facebook, television, Upshot

Map who “likes” television shows on Facebook, by ZIP code, and you get…
An analysis of The Simpsons

Statistics / television, The Simpsons

The Simpsons is in its 27th season. That’s a lot of d’ohs. Todd…
Search for word usage in movies and television over time

Statistical Visualization / Bookworm, movies, television

Movies and television shows often reflect cultural trends of the time they are…
Graph TV shows ratings by episode

Statistical Visualization / imdb, interactive, ratings, television

Kevin Wu made a straightforward interactive that lets you see IMDB television ratings…
Ratings of TV shows over time

Statistical Visualization / ggplot, Shiny, television

The quality of television shows follow all kinds of patterns. Some shows stink…
The family tree for All in the Family

Data Art / Fathom, television

James Grady from Fathom Information Design had a look at the family tree…
TV anachronisms

Statistics / anachronism, television

Princeton history graduate student Benjamin Schmidt explores changes in language through TV anachronisms.…
Visualize This: TV’s top earners

Visualize This / challenge, television

Television actors can make boat loads of money. Some more than others. Hugh…