Scrubs Complete Episode Guide and Viewership

Columns

• season: The specific season number (1–9).
• episode_num_in_season: The sequential order of the episode within that specific season.
• episode_num_overall: The cumulative episode number across the entire series (1–182).
• title: The official title of the episode (e.g., 'My First Day').
• directed_by: The name of the director responsible for the episode (e.g., Michael Spiller).
• written_by: The credited writer(s) for the episode (e.g., Bill Lawrence).
• original_air_date: The date the episode first aired on television.
• prod_code: The unique production code assigned to the episode.
• us_viewers: The number of United States viewers (in millions) recorded on the original air date.

Distribution

• Format: CSV (Tabular)
• Size: 15.07 kB
• Structure: 182 rows and 9 columns.
• Data Quality: 100% validity for metadata fields; approximately 4% of viewership data is missing.

Usage

• Analysing trends in television viewership over a decade-long run.
• Correlating specific writers or directors with viewership success.
• Visualising the decline or growth of audience engagement across different seasons.
• Merging with other rating datasets to compare critical reception against viewership numbers.

Coverage

• Geographic: United States (specifically regarding viewer metrics).
• Time Range: 2 October 2001 to 17 March 2010.
• Demographic Scope: General viewership totals; breakdown by age or gender is not included.
• Notes: Viewership data ranges from a minimum of 2.72 million to a maximum of 22.3 million.

License

Who Can Use It

• Data science students practicing data cleaning and visualisation.
• Media analysts studying sitcom lifecycles and broadcast history.
• Fans of the show interested in production statistics.

Dataset Name Suggestions

• Scrubs Complete Episode Guide and Viewership
• Scrubs TV Series Metadata (2001-2010)
• Scrubs Production and Broadcast Statistics

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