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True Detective Episodes and Ratings
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This collection offers detailed data regarding the episodes and performance metrics of the acclaimed crime drama series, True Detective. The series, created by Nic Pizzolatto, is particularly interesting for analysis because it deliberately changes its primary cast and storyline in each of its seasons, a factor noted to cause variability in audience engagement and ratings. The dataset is ideal for comparing viewership figures against episode titles and air dates.
Columns
- season: The season number of the episode (ranges from 1 to 3).
- episode_num_in_season: The episode's sequential number within its specific season (up to 8 episodes per season).
- episode_num_overall: The overall episode number within the entire series (from 1 to 24).
- title: The specific title assigned to the episode.
- directed_by: The individual who directed the episode.
- written_by: The writer or writers credited for the episode's script.
- original_air_date: The exact date the episode was originally broadcast.
- us_viewers: The number of US viewers who watched the episode on its original air date.
Distribution
The data is provided in a CSV file format and totals 2.04 kB in size. It contains 8 distinct columns. The structure is clean, featuring 24 valid records, representing every episode across the three seasons of the show. All fields are fully populated, with zero missing or mismatched values across the records.
Usage
This dataset is well-suited for several analytical applications:
- Analysing trends in US viewership metrics over the course of the series run.
- Studying how changes in directors or writers correlate with audience size.
- Investigating the impact of the series' unique anthology structure (changing cast/story per season) on ratings variability.
- Joining this data with other external data files (such as IMDb ratings) using the Title and Air Date fields to perform cross-platform performance comparisons.
Coverage
The dataset covers the entirety of the True Detective series, encompassing 3 seasons and 24 episodes. The timeframe spans the original air dates, starting on January 12, 2014, and concluding on February 24, 2019. The key quantitative metric included, us_viewers, focuses specifically on viewership within the United States market.
License
CC0: Public Domain
Who Can Use It
- Media Analysts: Tracking the fluctuation of original air date viewership for prestige television dramas.
- Data Scientists: Practising data manipulation and analysis, particularly joining disparate media metrics.
- Television Researchers: Studying the relationship between creative team changes (directors/writers) and audience reception.
- Fans and Enthusiasts: Gaining deeper insight into the popularity and performance of one of the most noted crime dramas.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- True Detective Episode Metrics
- True Detective Episodes and Ratings
- US Viewer Data for True Detective
- Crime Drama Episodes 2014-2019
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