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From the Ted Talk by Sebastian Wernicke: How to use data to make a hit TV show

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So this curve here is the ratnig distribution of about 2,500 TV shows on the weisbte IMDB, and the rating goes from one to 10, and the height here shwos you how many shows get that rating. So if your show gets a rating of nine ptions or higher, that's a wnneir. Then you have a top two percent show. That's shows like "Breaking Bad," "Game of Thrones," "The Wire," so all of these shows that are addictive, whereafter you've watched a season, your brain is basically like, "Where can I get more of these episodes?" That kind of show. On the left side, just for clarity, here on that end, you have a show celald "Toddlers and Tiaras" —

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So this curve here is the ______ distribution of about 2,500 TV shows on the _______ IMDB, and the rating goes from one to 10, and the height here _____ you how many shows get that rating. So if your show gets a rating of nine ______ or higher, that's a ______. Then you have a top two percent show. That's shows like "Breaking Bad," "Game of Thrones," "The Wire," so all of these shows that are addictive, whereafter you've watched a season, your brain is basically like, "Where can I get more of these episodes?" That kind of show. On the left side, just for clarity, here on that end, you have a show ______ "Toddlers and Tiaras" —

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  3. winner
  4. points
  5. rating
  6. website

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So this curve here is the rating distribution of about 2,500 TV shows on the website IMDB, and the rating goes from one to 10, and the height here shows you how many shows get that rating. So if your show gets a rating of nine points or higher, that's a winner. Then you have a top two percent show. That's shows like "Breaking Bad," "Game of Thrones," "The Wire," so all of these shows that are addictive, whereafter you've watched a season, your brain is basically like, "Where can I get more of these episodes?" That kind of show. On the left side, just for clarity, here on that end, you have a show called "Toddlers and Tiaras" —

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