Why Were They Cancelled? The Plight of Science Fiction and Fantasy Television in the Face of the Unforgiving Nielsens and Networks.
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Science fiction and fantasy shows that have made it into the Nielsen Top 30 based on final season averages for total viewers from 1950 to 2011.
Total Genre Shows in the
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Top 10
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Top 20
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Top 30
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Totals
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11
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26
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45
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Season Beginning
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Genre Shows in Top 10
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Genre Shows in Top 20
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Genre Shows in Top 30
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Show and Rank
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1950
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0
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1
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1
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Lights Out - 19
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1951
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0
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0
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0
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1952
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0
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0
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0
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1953
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0
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0
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0
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1954
|
0
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0
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0
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1955
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0
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0
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0
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1956
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0
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0
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0
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1957
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0
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0
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0
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1958
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0
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0
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0
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1959
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0
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0
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0
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1960
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0
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0
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0
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1961
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0
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0
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0
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1962
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0
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0
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0
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1963
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1
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1
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1
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My Favorite Martian -
10
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1964
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1
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2
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4
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Bewitched - 2, The Munsters
- 18, The Addams Family - 23, My Favorite Martian - 24
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1965
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2
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4
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6
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Batman - 4, Bewitched
- 7, Get Smart - 12, The Man from UNCLE - 13, Wild, Wild West - 23, I Dream
of Jeannie - 27
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1966
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1
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1
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2
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Bewitched - 7, Get
Smart - 22
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1967
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0
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1
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1
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Bewitched - 11
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1968
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0
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2
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2
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Mission: Impossible -
11, Bewitched - 11
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1969
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0
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0
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1
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Bewitched - 24
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1970
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0
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0
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0
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1971
|
0
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0
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0
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1972
|
0
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0
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0
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1973
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0
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1
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1
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Six Million Dollar Man
- 11
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1974
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0
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0
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0
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1975
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2
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2
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2
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The Bionic Woman - 5,
Six Million Dollar Man - 9
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1976
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1
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2
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2
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Six Million Dollar Man
- 7, The Bionic Woman - 14
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1977
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0
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1
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2
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Project U.F.O. - 19,
The Incredible Hulk - 26
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1978
|
1
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1
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1
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Mork & Mindy - 3
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1979
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0
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0
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1
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Mork & Mindy - 27
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1980
|
0
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0
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0
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1981
|
0
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0
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0
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1982
|
0
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0
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0
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1983
|
0
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0
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1
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Knight Rider - 25
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1984
|
0
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0
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0
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1985
|
0
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0
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0
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1986
|
0
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0
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0
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1987
|
1
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1
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1
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Alf - 10
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1988
|
0
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1
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1
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Alf - 15
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1989
|
0
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0
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0
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1990
|
0
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0
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0
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1991
|
0
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0
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0
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1992
|
0
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0
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0
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1993
|
0
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0
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0
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1994
|
0
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0
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0
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1995
|
0
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0
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1
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Third Rock from the
Sun - 22
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1996
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0
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0
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2
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The X-Files - 21,
Third Rock from the Sun - 27
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1997
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0
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1
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1
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The X-Files - 19
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1998
|
0
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0
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1
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The X-Files - 28
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1999
|
0
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0
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0
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2000
|
0
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0
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0
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2001
|
0
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0
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0
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2002
|
0
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0
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0
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2003
|
0
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0
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0
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2004
|
0
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1
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2
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Lost - 13, Medium - 18
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2005
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0
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1
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1
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Lost - 18
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2006
|
0
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0
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2
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Lost - 22, Heroes 23
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2007
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0
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1
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1
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Lost - 17
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2008
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0
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0
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2
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Eleventh Hour - 22,
Lost - 28
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2009
|
0
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0
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1
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Lost - 25
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2010
|
0
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0
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0
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2011
|
1
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1
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1
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Person of Interest -
12
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Total Seasons Surveyed
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62
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Seasons w/No Shows in Top 10
|
53
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Seasons w/No Shows in Top 20
|
43
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Seasons w/No Shows in Top 30
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34
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