The Most Popular TV Show in Each State
Television season has officially begun (although thanks to streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, it never really ended) and people are hitting the couch to check in with their favorite characters. Shows like Stranger Things, Game of Thrones, and Modern Family are nationwide hits, but sometimes a show is loved in one state a little more than all the others. CableTV.com decided to do a little research to see what shows are uniquely popular in each state. They checked out the top 200 shows on IMDb and cross-checked that with Google Trends for the last year in order to see what TV shows were the most statistically relevant in each state.
As you can see, where the show takes place has some influence: New Mexico loves Breaking Bad while Colorado is super into South Park.
Here's the full list:
Alabama: Legends of Tomorrow
Alaska: Star Trek
Arizona: Aquarius
Arkansas: Smallville
California: Silicon Valley
Colorado: South Park
Connecticut: Gossip Girl
Delaware: Ballers
District of Columbia: Scandal
Florida: Tyrant
Georgia: Power
Hawaii: Lost
Idaho: Reign
Illinois: New Girl
Indiana: Supergirl
Iowa: Two and a Half Men
Kansas: The Flash
Kentucky: One Tree Hill
Louisiana: Queen Sugar
Maine: Stranger Things
Maryland: The Wire
Massachusetts: Ray Donovan
Michigan: Dexter
Minnesota: The Simpsons
Mississippi: Friday Night Lights
Missouri: Hannibal
Montana: Blue Bloods
Nebraska: Modern Family
Nevada: Lucifer
New Hampshire: The Fosters
New Jersey: The Sopranos
New Mexico: Breaking Bad
New York: Gotham
North Carolina: The Blacklist
North Dakota: Parks and Recreation
Ohio: How I Met Your Mother
Oklahoma: Homeland
Oregon: Grimm
Pennsylvania: Banshee
Rhode Island: Law & Order: SVU
South Carolina: Vice Principals
South Dakota: The Big Bang Theory
Tennessee: Nashville
Texas: Narcos
Utah: Once Upon A Time
Vermont: The X-Files
Virginia: Quantico
Washington: Cold Feet
West Virginia: Prison Break
Wisconsin: Castle
Wyoming: Orange is the New Black
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