As the Fall TV season gets underway, we wanted to find out what made last year’s top programs so successful.
Using our extensive database, we analyzed hundreds of last season’s top broadcast, cable and streaming shows to come up with our proprietary Success Index. See below for the top 10 programs in the Success Index. You’ll notice that these programs also score very highly on attributes measuring emotional connection.
(Bolded green text indicates top 10 ranking for attribute)
|
Rank
|
Programs
|
Network
|
Success Index*
|
Exciting %
|
Intriguing %
|
Keeps My Attention %
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1
| Empire |
FOX
|
210
|
74
|
58
|
75
|
|
2
| Game of Thrones |
HBO
|
207
|
67
|
62
|
67
|
|
3
| Sons of Anarchy |
FX
|
181
|
76
|
58
|
62
|
|
4
| The Walking Dead |
AMC
|
179
|
65
|
53
|
69
|
|
5
| Hannibal |
NBC
|
171
|
54
|
73
|
59
|
|
6
| Doctor Who |
BBCA
|
169
|
60
|
54
|
71
|
|
7
| Arrow |
CW
|
168
|
55
|
58
|
50
|
|
= 8
| Scandal |
ABC
|
164
|
65
|
55
|
67
|
|
= 8
| Supernatural |
CW
|
164
|
65
|
57
|
64
|
|
9
| Downton Abbey |
PBS
|
163
|
23
|
45
|
70
|
|
10
| Grimm |
NBC
|
162
|
62
|
56
|
58
|
|
AVG.
| TV Average |
100
|
34
|
33
|
44
|
E-Score Programs Broadcast & Cable. Respondents 13-54. Total Awareness greater than or equal to 30%. Syndicated programming excluded.
Learn more about E-Score Programs and the data behind the Success Index here.
*E-Score calculation and factors applied to determine ranking.