Best TV Character Ever Pre-Tournament Stats
I still don't have the first round ready to go yet, but I thought I'd whet your appetites by posting some interesting (well, semi-interesting) facts and figures on the 128 characters taking part in our tournament.
- 97 different shows are represented
- 24 shows have more than one character represented
- 10 characters have had significant presence on more than one show
- 4 characters were nominated multiple times (Dr. Gregory House, John Locke, Keith Mars, Dwight Schrute)
- David Boreanaz (Angel, Seeley Booth) and William Shatner (Denny Crane, Captain Kirk) both have portrayed two nominated characters each
- 103 characters are male, 25 are female
- 9 characters are animated (including The Tick, who appeared in an animated series and a non-animated series)
- 9 characters are non-human (including aliens, vampires, demons, frog puppets, mice, mutant turtles, and an Animaniac)
Of the 24 shows that have had more than one character nominated, here's how it breaks down:
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer - 9 characters*
- Angel - 4 characters*
- Cheers - 3 characters*
- Frasier - 3 characters*
- Heroes - 3 characters
- The Office (US) - 3 characters
- Seinfeld - 3 characters
- South Park - 3 characters
- Veronica Mars - 3 characters
- The X-Files - 3 characters*
- 24 - 2 characters
- The A-Team - 2 characters
- Alias - 2 characters
- Arrested Development - 2 characters
- Battlestar Galactica (2004) - 2 characters
- ER - 2 characters
- Firefly - 2 characters
- Gilmore Girls - 2 characters
- House - 2 characters
- Mary Tyler Moore - 2 characters*
- The Simpsons - 2 characters
- The Sopranos - 2 characters
- Star Trek (Original Series) - 2 characters
- The West Wing - 2 characters
* Some characters appear on more than one series