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Wikipedia Pageviews Rank Top TV Shows
21 Jul
Summary
- A website uses Wikipedia pageviews to rank TV show popularity.
- TelevisionStats.com updates its 'Attention Score' lists daily.
- Popularity scores combine Wikipedia data with other engagement signals.
A new TV-show ranking website, TelevisionStats.com, is using Wikipedia pageviews as the core metric to determine show popularity. The site's 'Attention Score' lists are updated daily, with the number of people viewing a show's Wikipedia page serving as the foundational measure of public curiosity.
While Wikipedia pageviews are central, the 'Attention Score' is further enhanced by other engagement signals. These additional factors include audience review volumes, fan community growth, social media following, and even torrent download demand. The specific sources for these secondary metrics, beyond Wikipedia, are not disclosed.
This innovative approach to measuring daily TV show engagement is the creation of David Mancherje, an entrepreneur and software developer. He is also known for founding Shoop.com, a daily retail-sales tracker, demonstrating a history of creating data-driven platforms.
