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The SpoilerTV Favourite TV Series Competition 2014 - Winner and Final Words

Oct 11, 2014

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Hey all,

Well, it's been a great month. We've had 32 days of voting as we search for SpoilerTV's favourite show of 2014. After over a hundred thousand votes, we narrowed it down to just two shows. After our 48 hour final, I can reveal that SpoilerTV's favourite show for 2014 is...



Yes, congratulations to Outlander for earning the title of SpoilerTV's Favourite TV Series for 2014! In case any of you were under the illusion that this is a show that has lasted only eight episodes, while that is true, the novels have been in existence for over 20 years - which explains the large fanbase that caused it to win this competition.

Something that I've had developed by CJ is this new trophy for the winner of the SpoilerTV Favourite TV Series. It's even 'engraved' with all the winners to date (you may have to open the image in a new window and zoom in to see them properly).


There are numerous stats that I'd like to make a note of. Firstly, the final is (at the time of writing) SpoilerTV's sixth most viewed article EVER! That is quite incredible. It isn't, however, the most viewed post from the Series Competition to date. That honour goes to the 2013 final which had over 93,000 pageviews.



When I took on the competition, I never quite expected it to be this big. I'm really glad that all of the hard work paid off.

The final had 20,192 votes, which makes it the third highest votes tally from the five finals so far. 2011 sits in second with 22,097 votes, while last year's final gathered 26,626 votes to take top spot there.

It isn't a stat, per se, but I find it quite spooky that last year's final, like this year's, ended on October 10th. I promise that wasn't intentional, but it is a nice touch that it's exactly one year later that Supernatural is no longer king of the Castle.

Onto some stats from this year's competition. I have a nice handy spreadsheet below with the stats on both voting numbers and pageviews for each poll/day from the competition. As you can see from the tabs on the sheet, you can alternate between the chronological list and the largest to smallest for both sets of stats. The totals are at bottom of both of the main lists, as well as an average for both lists.



Now for some rankings over the whole competition. Below you can see the list of every show that has taken part in all five outings of the competition, as well as where they finished.



I've had a real blast running this competition. A few thanks that I want to give - firstly to Adam for letting me take over the competition in his absence. In case you guys didn't know, Adam was busy working on a TV pilot to enter into the Raindance Film Festival's Web Series Pilot competition. I don't know if voting for that is still ongoing - if it is, make sure to support Adam - but even if it isn't, the five minute clip is well worth watching.

I'd also like to thank DarkUFO for his assistance behind the scenes helping get everything set up and running smoothly. Thanks to CJ for developing that trophy, as well as the cover image that we began using towards the end of the competition (CJ has also done a brilliant job developing all of the other large SpoilerTV cover images we have on the site). But, more importantly, I'd like to thank you - the fans. Without you taking part, this competition would have been nowhere near as successful as it was.

You know, if I had fully imagined how much work it would take to make this competition run sucessfully, I'd have been tempted to decline the opportunity to run it. But you know what? It was all worth it. The hours spent to find the competititors; to set up the draw, the polls and the posts; to read through every single comment posted and to organise all of these statistics and rankings to provide you, the fan, with the competition for 2014. SpoilerTV's motto is "TV by the fans, for the fans", and this competition is perfectly summed up by that.

This competition has been going strong for five years now. I think almost everyone associated with the site would say that it has been a massive part of SpoilerTV ever since it began back in 2010. And for pure nostalgic reasons, how about you check out the first ever post about the Series Competition from 2010?

One other great thing that has come out of the summer hiatus is the potential for next year. With my Episode Competition having moved from Christmas to the beginning of June, and the re-introduction of the Character Cup (run brilliantly by Dahne), it paves the way for next year's summer hiatus to be full of SpoilerTV competitions. Hopefully, they'll be in a much more organised manner and finish before the Fall season begins. But that's something for next year.

As for the here and now, with the 2014-15 season well underway, make sure that you're always checking SpoilerTV where we have all of the latest news, reviews and spoilers for all of your favourite shows. I also recommend you checking out certain features such as the SpoilerTV Podcast (on which I frequently appear) our exclusive spoiler column Raina Reveals, our Cancellation Predictor, weekly features such as Scene of the Week, Quote of the Week, Throwback Thursday and Last Week in TV as well as... well, everything else we provide.

2014 found a new and deserving winner in Outlander. Its fans were loyal to it from start to finish. Maybe, just maybe, we've found the show that will consistently challenge Supernatural and Castle for that top spot. On a personal level, I was disappointed that one of my favourite shows didn't win, though the show I was rooting for most - Person of Interest - did lose to the eventual winner, which is ok by me. Maybe next year one of my shows will be competing in the final. Who knows. This competition is, and always will be, unpredictable. There are always twists and turns around every corner. When Adam returns next year, we will likely have a whole different story to that of this year, or any previous year.

I'm already eagerly anticipating it.

For now though, Namaste, and see you in 2015...

Bradley Adams
16 year old in England. I'm a big TV fan, with my range of shows almost exclusively dramas. Some of my all-time favourite shows include 24, LOST, Breaking Bad and Friends. Some of my current favourites include Person of Interest, Arrow and The Walking Dead. I review Person of Interest, Stalker and Scorpion for Spoiler TV. I also run an Arrow blog, ArrowFansUK, as well as my own tv blog. Aside from TV, I'm a keen cricketer. Get in touch with me via the links below or via email bradley@spoilertv.com
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31 comments:

  1. Thank you to everyone who took part in the competition. It's been great. I hope you've all enjoyed it as much as I have.

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  2. Thank you Bradley for putting it together and keeping us all in line! It was fun.

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  3. Thanks Bradley for putting together this wonderful competition. It was a great way to spend some time even though, like you, i was disappointed that none of my favourite shows could win (especially POI).

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  4. I liked this competition... and I'm really happy that Lost and Revenge made it to the quarter finals!

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  5. Well sing me a song of a lass that is gone, that came out of nowhere.

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  6. Very well done! Congrats!

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  7. Um ... 8 episodes SO FAR, thank you very much! The second half of Season 1 kicks off on April 4, and they are confirmed for a second season.

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  8. Thank you Bradley, you did a wonderful job, it's really hard to believe that this was your first time running this competition, congrats to the Outlander fans, you guys stomped on everybody, and seriously with this notoriety of this show, I'm interested
    In checking out the books and, Dvd's, Castle gave it a run, Outlander is the new Sheriff in town!!!:) looking forward to the next competition!!

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  9. It might be premature, but I admit, I am really pleased that for once the crown ended up with a high quality show from an unexpected source, which offers a cinematography way over the usual TV standards, a somewhat fresh story and a bunch of really good actors, instead of the mainstream TV show. I would be even more pleased if the crown had gone to either Vikings or Orphan Black, which offer similar high quality and have both already finished their second season, but Outlander is a nice surprise.
    Is it just me or are most of the current new shows either based on books or comics?

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  10. "Maybe next year one of my shows will be competing in the final." Here's hoping that Outlander will be "one of your shows" next year. We came out in force here because we believe in the quality of Outlander and truly hope that everyone who has been exposed to it here will add it to their "must watch" list. Oh - and #UKTVNeedsOutlander.

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  11. Congrats to Outlander and Caste fans for such a great final, and big thanks to @Bradley Adams for running such a well run competition. Appreciate all the time and work involved!

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  12. Thank you for putting the competition together in 1st place:) I really enjoyed it and it was fun!:)

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  13. Yeah, I really hoped LOST was gonna get to the semis at least.

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  14. I've run the Episode Competition twice so it's not my first competition ;) but on this scale it's new to me.

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  15. Television is running out of originality lol

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  16. For me it had nothing to do with the Outlander books, having never read them. I loved the TV show and voting for Outlander because of the amazing acting, costumes, sets and story. I will read them in the 6 months hiatus.

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  17. Great competition, it was alot of fun

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  18. This was fun and you deserve a gold medal for all the hard work. Thanks for making it on time and the stats are interesting. Looking forward to next year.

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  19. Good work my friend! Kept a close eye on how it's gone!


    Thanks for spreading the word on Ushers!


    The Competition was fantastic in your hands :)

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  20. Cheers. Did Ushers win that competition?

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  21. Oops, my bad I should have known this wasn't your first rodeo. , it was a very well run competition with I'm sure a lot of work involved,I'll say it again, you did a wonderful job:)

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  22. Awesome job, Bradley. This contest is the reason I came to SpoilerTV in 2010 in the first place. I had never heard of the site until Supernatural was battling NCIS. It was a much different SpoilerTV back then but this contest remains one of my favorite things about the website, as well as the greatest community of fans who post such great discussions about TV.

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  23. Congratulations to both Castle and Outlander for making it to the finals! It was a tough fight. Also many thanks to Bradley for an awesome job on managing the competition :) See you all next year!

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  24. Nah, television just tends to follow certain trends. But I am pleased that they are currently looking for inspiration in the already existing literature. If nothing else it ensures that the show won't end in an unsolved mess.

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  25. I didn't vote for Outlander but congrats : ))

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  26. Thanks for stepping in to run this Bradley, it's greatly appreciated indeed :)


    Congrats to Outlander, and very deserving winner. It's a fantastically realisation of the novels, and I have been hooked from episode one!

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  27. I'm about halfway through book one already, it's just as good as the show imo :)

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  28. Dexter finished in 11th in 2010? That's wild!
    And yay for House, 16th is great!

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  29. Just read the whole book in two days and loved it. On to the second book now :)

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  30. Outlander's win is not a surprise. It is as it should be! The story was always excellent and they have adapted it beautifully. The casting is letter perfect....well beyond any hope or expectation. The production values are first class in every respect. Already plenty of fodder for a decent (deserved) Emmy reel and there is still half a season to go.

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  31. There are 8 more episodes to Season 1 of OUTLANDER

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