When I first made the switch to WordPress in November of 2008, I decided to make a post listing the most popular articles, exhibits and video files for each month. I gave this up after three months because it was incredibly time consuming. I couldn’t help but be interested in seeing which articles were the most popular for 2009 as a whole and since I was looking over the statistics anyway I pulled together the following. First, here are the ten most popular articles from 2009:
- 10 Of The Most Outlandish TV Concepts Ever
- Batgirl and the Batman Phenomenon
- “The Outsiders”
- “The New People”
- W*A*L*T*E*R
- Cliffhangers: “Stop Susan Williams”
- “It’s About Time”
- Outtakes, Bloopers & Goofs
- “Mr. Lucky”
- “Ferris Bueller”
I should point out that Cliffhangers: “Stop Susan Williams” is the first of a three-part article on Cliffhangers, so it is understandably seen by more people than the second and third parts. Interestingly, Cliffhangers: “The Curse of Dracula” was more popular than Cliffhangers: “The Secret Empire”, suggesting it is remembered more fondly than Cliffhangers: “The Secret Empire” (which was the only segment of Cliffhangers not to be edited into a made-for-TV movie, meaning it wasn’t syndicated for decades after the show went off the air).
As far as I can tell the least popular article is Early Networks and the East-Midwest Connection. Part of that has to do with the fact that it was published in November of 2009, making it one of the newer articles. The most popular exhibit was Famous Faces Do Commercials. The most popular video file was the Batgirl promotional short from Batgirl and the Batman Phenomenon. Finally, here are the five most popular individual posts made to the main page:
- The New People, The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. Articles Revised
- EW’s 26 Great TV Shows That Got a Quick Hook
- View Scenes from Earliest Existing Television Footage
- DVD Review: Mr. Terrific – The Complete Series
- Status Guide – “Night Beat”
I’m thrilled that my post about the earliest existing television footage was viewed by so many people. But I have no idea why my status guide for Night Beat proved popular with visitors.
