Ep. 50 Pt. 1 - The Stats
Presley and Andrew sit down with their friend Annie who is kind enough to get stats on every single second of tv that these two morons have watched. Enjoy this part one episode of our 50th episode spectacular.
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Overview of Data
• I got this data mostly from IMDb and Rotten Tomatoes
• Disclaimer for stats nerds: There are limitations to the data that I’m not really going to go
into since this is just for fun— just know that this is more of an exploratory analysis of
general trends, I didn’t test for statistical significance or anything like that and it is a
somewhat small sample size when it gets broken down by genre and network/streaming
service, for example
• You watched 49 shows, spanning from 1999 (Freaks and Geeks) to 2024.
• From 14 different networks or streaming services
• They included eight major genres [of course every show is classified as multiple genres but
these were the major ones I landed on and consolidated a bit so they didn’t get too niche]
(in order of most shows that fit the genre): Drama (19), comedy (12), crime (6), action (4),
romance (2), fantasy (2), sci-fi (2), family (2)
What are your favorite and least favorite genres?
• Comedy favorite for both of you (but Presley rates them higher)
• Worst one for Andrew is family, Presley’s worst is a tie between family and romance
Do you have a network/streaming service that you associate with
the best shows?
• You’ve watched the most from Netflix (9)
• Best according to Presley’s and Andrew’s ratings combined: Tie between NBC and Netflix
(2.75)
• Best according to IMDb ratings: Prime (7.45)Do you have a network/streaming service that you associate with
the worst shows?
• Worst according to Presley’s and Andrew’s ratings combined: Tie between Seven Network
and Showtime (only one show each, The New Tomorrow and American Gigolo,
respectively, 0.5 each), next worst is Prime (1.25)
• Worst according to IMDb ratings: Tie between ABC and Seven Network (6.2)
What’s the worst show you’ve watched?
• Presley’s bottom 5:
1. Bionic Woman (0)
2. American Gigolo (0)
3. The Idol (0)
4. The Peripheral (0)
5. The Midnight Gospel (0.5)
• Andrew’s bottom 5:
1. The New Tomorrow (0)
2. The Idol (0)
3. The Peripheral (0)
4. My Lady Jane (0)
5. Bionic Woman (0.5)
• IMDb bottom 5:
1. Resident Evil (4.1)
2. The Acolyte (4.2)3. The Idol (5)
4. Blockbuster (5.1)
5. The Rookie: Feds (5.3)
• Rotten Tomatoes critics bottom 5:
1. The Idol (19%)
2. Blockbuster (23%)
3. Imaginary Mary (27%)
4. Running Wilde (30%)
5. Backstrom (36%)
What’s the best show you’ve watched?
• Andrew’s top 5:
1. Freaks and Geeks (5) *tie
2. The Brothers Sun (5) *tie
3. Pan Am (4.5)
4. Reboot (4) *four-way tie
5. The Midnight Club (4) *four-way tie
6. 1899 (4) *four-way tie
7. Constellation (4) *four-way tie
• Presley’s top 5:
1. Freaks and Geeks (5) *tie
2. The Brothers Sun (5) *tie
3. Reboot (4) *four-way tie
4. Pan Am (4) four-way tie5. Constellation (4) four-way tie
6. Scavengers Reign (4) *four-way tie
• IMDb top 5:
1. Freaks and Geeks (8.8)
2. Scavengers Reign (8.6)
3. The Midnight Gospel (8.2)
4. The Muppets Mayhem (8) [this is what made me realize what slim pickings you guys
have)
5. Almost Human (7.9)
• Rotten Tomatoes critics top 5:
1. Freaks and Geeks (100%) *four-way tie
2. The Winchesters (100%) *four-way tie
3. Riches (100%) *four-way tie
4. Scavengers Reign (100%) *four-way tie
5. A League of Their Own (95%) *tie
6. My Lady Jane (95%) *tie
How long do you think you’ve spent watching shows?
• 504 episodes, 22,023 minutes, 367.05 hours, 15.29 days
• That’s longer than the entire catalog of The Simpsons (about 285 hours)
• That’s like taking the longest nonstop flight in the world (19 hours New York to
Singapore) 19 times
• That’s like watching the extended edition of The Lord of the Rings trilogy (11 hours 26
minutes) 32 timesWho’s the harsher critic?
• Presley’s average rating: 2.15
• Andrew’s average rating: 2.07
Who is better overall at choosing shows?
• Average rating of Andrew’s choices: 2.08
• Average rating of Presley’s choices: 2.15
• You each rate your own picks higher
- When Presley chooses the show his average rating is 2.25 vs. Andrew’s 2.04
- When Andrew chooses the show his average rating is 2.1 vs. Presley’s 2.06