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03 January 2021

2020 Television Watching Retrospective

 Yesterday we took a deep look at 2020's movie watching. Today we are looking at television. This will never be as in-depth but still fun. You may check out our raw data here, but let's play with this a little bit.

Name

Number of Episodes

Percentage

The Office 

195

16.9%

Arrested Development 

76

6.6%

Game of Thrones 

73

6.3%

Veep 

65

5.6%

Silicon Valley 

53

4.6%

Taskmaster 

44

3.8%

The Simpsons 

37

3.2%

Insecure 

34

2.9%

Ozark 

30

2.6%

Santa Clarita Diet 

30

2.6%

Archer 

28

2.4%

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia 

27

2.3%

Chappelle's Show 

26

2.3%

Bob's Burgers 

21

1.8%

Seinfeld 

20

1.7%

Cobra Kai 

20

1.7%

Last Week Tonite 

18

1.6%

Brooklyn Nine-Nine 

17

1.5%

Superstore 

16

1.4%

Barry 

16

1.4%

Rick and Morty 

13

1.1%

Community 

11

1.0%

Saturday Night Live 

10

0.9%

Curb Your Enthusiasm 

10

0.9%

Space Force 

10

0.9%

Upload 

10

0.9%

Atlanta 

10

0.9%

The Last Dance 

10

0.9%

Lovecraft Country 

10

0.9%

Childrens Hospital 

10

0.9%

Rome 

10

0.9%

Big Mouth 

10

0.9%

Watchmen 

9

0.8%

The Righteous Gemstones 

9

0.8%

Avenue 5 

9

0.8%

BoJack Horseman 

8

0.7%

The Detour 

8

0.7%

Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem, and Madness 

8

0.7%

Future Man 

8

0.7%

Solar Opposites 

8

0.7%

The Mandalorian 

8

0.7%

Fargo 

7

0.6%

Venture Bros 

6

0.5%

McMillions 

6

0.5%

Waco 

6

0.5%

Monty Python's Flying Circus Almost the Truth: The Lawyer's Cut 

6

0.5%

Futurama 

5

0.4%

Schitt's Creek 

5

0.4%

Chernobyl 

5

0.4%

The Good Place 

4

0.3%

Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C. J. Walker 

4

0.3%

Mrs. America 

4

0.3%

American Horror Story: Apocalypse 

4

0.3%

Mindhunter 

4

0.3%

Alien Worlds 

4

0.3%

True Detective 

3

0.3%

Better Call Saul 

3

0.3%

Vice-Principals 

3

0.3%

DEVS 

2

0.2%

Middleditch & Schwartz 

2

0.2%

Succession 

2

0.2%

Pen15 

2

0.2%

Nathan for You

1

0.1%

8 out of 10 Cats Does Countdown 

1

0.1%

Pete Davidson: Alive in New York 

1

0.1%

What We Do in the Shadows 

1

0.1%

RuPaul's Drag Race 

1

0.1%

The Leftovers 

1

0.1%

Tour de Pharmacy 

1

0.1%

Kim's Convenience Store 

1

0.1%

Parks and Recreation 

1

0.1%

Comedy Central Presents 

1

0.1%

Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill 

1

0.1%

Eric Andre: Legalize Everything 

1

0.1%

Bored to Death 

1

0.1%

Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh 

1

0.1%

Warrior Nun 

1

0.1%

30 Rock 

1

0.1%

Tiny Toons Night Ghoulery 

1

0.1%

Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine 

1

0.1%

South Park 

1

0.1%

Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath 

1

0.1%

Would I Lie to You? 

1

0.1%

The Ripper 

1

0.1%


We ran through a lot of old shows, notably The Office. We in fact watched all 195 episodes in December. There are 201 episodes, but honestly I zoned out during a few and did not feel honest counting them. This was assuredly to get it in before it left Netflix on 01/01/2021, and yes, we were up until about 3:00 am New Years Eve getting in the last hurrah of viewing.

Other notables include a slew of HBO shows like Game of Thrones and VEEP that I had always wanted to see but never had a chance to. Thank you, quarantine for making us so bored that I shelled out for the HBO Add-on on Hulu, which later translated to HBOMax.

Beyond that, requisite Simpsons, Seinfeld, and Sunny, but I was surprised when I got all the way to November without a South Park episode under my belt.

I would consider Ozark, Santa Clarita Diet, Cobra Kai, The Detour, Watchmen, Taskmaster, Chernobyl, Barry, and The Righteous Gemstones among my favourites this year, not totally in that order.

In 2021 I think I'll continue to log shows, but episodes are tough, especially while binging. It's a stress I don't really need, but it's fun to look back and remember what I caught this year. Here's to the process continuing!

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