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Global TV Show Ratings Dataset
Entertainment & Media Consumption
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About
This dataset provides details and scores for Metacritic's 3,200 best television shows of all time. It compiles information and reviews from Metacritic, a prominent review aggregation website. Each entry offers insights into various TV programmes, including critical and user reviews, ratings, and other relevant information suitable for analysis, natural language processing, machine learning, and predictive modelling. The shows included are from Metacritic's 'Best TV Shows of All Time' list, ensuring each title has received a minimum of seven reviews. This dataset is up-to-date as of 14th March 2025, reflecting the most current rankings and show details available at that time.
Columns
- id: A unique identifier for each show, useful for merging with related review data.
- title: The name of the television show.
- releaseDate: The initial release date of the show.
- rating: The ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board) rating for the show, such as TV-MA, TV-14.
- genres: The genre or multiple genres associated with the show (e.g., Comedy, Drama).
- description: A summary of the television show.
- duration: The average duration of an episode in minutes.
- tagline: A brief, memorable phrase associated with the show.
- num_seasons: The total number of seasons released for the show.
- metascore: The aggregated score based on professional critic reviews.
Distribution
The dataset is typically provided in a tabular format, such as CSV. It contains general information and scores for over 3,000 television shows, along with more than 96,000 user and critic reviews. While specific row counts for individual files are not specified, there are 3,200 unique TV show entries.
Usage
This dataset is ideal for:
- Conducting sentiment analysis and natural language processing on reviews.
- Developing predictive models to forecast user ratings based on features like genre, number of seasons, or cast performance.
- Performing data analysis on trends in TV show quality, popular genres, or cast performance over time.
- Comparing critical reviews and user reviews to understand any divergence in ratings and perceptions.
Coverage
The dataset covers Metacritic's best television shows of all time, selected from a global scope. It is accurate as of 14th March 2025. The collection focuses on titles that have accumulated at least seven reviews.
License
CC0
Who Can Use It
This dataset is well-suited for researchers, TV enthusiasts, and data scientists eager to explore the television industry through data analysis. It supports a variety of projects from academic studies to personal explorations of TV content.
Dataset Name Suggestions
- Metacritic's Best TV Shows Data
- Top Rated TV Shows by Metascore
- Metacritic TV Series Dataset
- Metacritic TV Show Rankings
- Global TV Show Ratings Dataset
Attributes
Original Data Source: Metacritics Best TV Shows and Reviews - 2025
QUALITY