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Alden Bates' WeblogFeigning normality since 1973Doctor Who + Google Trends IIIFiled in: Doctor Who, Internet. As Google has the data for 2007 up, we can now look at the Google Trends graph for Doctor Who last year: Comparing it with 2006's graph, it looks like there's a fairly consistant pattern emerging - queries roughly double once the show starts playing, spiking when the finale is aired, then in December there's another spike when the obligatory Christmas special airs. Stacking all three years together, we can see that queries increased over 2006, though the difference between the Last of the Time Lords and Doomsday spikes is not as pronounced as the difference between Doomsday and The Parting of the Ways. I expect this trend will continue over 2008, though it will be interesting to see what effect decreasing output to 3 specials will have in 2009. Doctor Who vs Torchwood vs Sarah Jane Adventures: Daleks vs Cybermen: Christopher Eccleston vs David Tennant vs John Simm: Billie Piper vs Freema Agyeman vs Catherine Tate: Doctor Who vs Star Trek vs Battlestar Galactica: Interesting how Who and BSG have similar search volumes. Trek is showing a steady decline, though the new movie this year might help... Edit: oh, hey, a fan. Posted January 30, 2008 8:35 PM CommentsI love Doctor Who but I'm confused about the missing season so it looks like those of us in the States will have to wait longer and who knows if they'll show those specials here. Posted by: Barbara | February 11, 2008 11:17 AM I'm not sure when they'll be played in New Zealand either - Prime TV generally plays the Christmas specials at the start of the following season, so it's possible they may save the 2009 specials up and play them ahead of the 2010 season... Posted by: Alden Post a comment | |
Now seasonally adjust! :)
Posted by: Thad Ritchards | January 30, 2008 10:51 PM