Many of us are no doubt going to fire up our TV to do some serious binge-watching over the holidays. But which show is the most popular here in Minnesota?
The holiday season is in full swing here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes and there's nothing better than hunkering down with a warm blanket, some snacks, and a great show, series or movie you can binge-watch, right? 89 percent of Minnesotans say they'll do just that sometime between now and the New Year (okay, I just made that stat up, but it's gotta be close to that, doesn't it?) So just which show is the most popular to binge-watch over the holidays here in the North Star State?
That's the question the intrepid number-crunchers over at Dish Network set out to answer. To get started, they looked at online data across all 50 states to find the most searched-for TV show or series. Their crew considered shows and series that have over 1,500 IMDb votes, have achieved an IMDb rating of 7.5 or above, and were produced between 1990 and 2021.
And, according to their research, that honor goes to... The Office. That's right, the adventures of Michael Scott, plus Jim and Pam, Dwight and the whole crew over at Dunder-Mifflin are all included in the show that's the most searched for here in the Bold North this holiday season, Dish Network said.
Other search-for shows this year include The Simpsons (which was number-one over in my home state of Wisconsin and was the most-searched-for show nationally this year), as well as Dr. Who, House, Modern Family, How I Met Your Mother, This Is Us, and The X-Files. Dish Network also noted that many of us were specifically searching for those special holiday episodes of those TV series. (And, as an aside-- you can DO that?!? Who knew?!?)
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