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Pop culture fans have cast over one billion votes on Ranker. Here’s what all those votes can tell us.
The Emmys Are Over — Did the Fans Win?
The Top 5 Crime TV Shows of All Time
The True Impact of True Detective
Raft of New Releases Shakes Up Leaderboards (Streaming Wars December 2023)
Diving Into Money Heist
Ranker Spotlight: Percy Jackson & The Olympians
Ranker Breaks Down The Game Awards 2023
Underdog Streamers Make Major Gains in November (Streaming Wars November 2023)
Which NFL Thanksgiving Rivalry Is the Bitterest?
Ranker Spotlight: Napoleon Bonaparte
The Top 5 Monsters from the Godzilla Movies
Gen V Soars to #1 its Debut Month (Streaming Wars October 2023)
Ranker Spotlight: Taylor Swift
Collection Spotlight: Horror Marathon, Anyone?
With Streamer Subscription Costs Rising, Does Money Buy Good TV?
After a September Surge, Ahsoka Could Soon Be the #1 Most Watchworthy New Series (Streaming Wars September 2023)
Do TV Adaptations Need Big-Screen Fans?
Diving into The Boys
Apple Continues to Punch Above Its Weight, Claiming Three of Top 5 Shows (Streaming Wars August 2023)
How Do Film Fans Feel About Denzel Washington?
With Ahsoka, Disney+ Has a Chance to Reach Beyond the Star Wars Universe
The Top 5 Reality TV Shows in 2023
Are There Second Acts in Hollywood?
Amazon Eyes #2 Spot For First Time Ever (Streaming Wars July 2023)
Ranker Spotlight: Margot Robbie
Diving Into The Summer I Turned Pretty
As New Content Production Slows to a Halt, Who Has the Most Rewatchable Content?
First Month of Summer Sees Romance Rise (Almost) to the Top (Streaming Wars June 2023)
Cavill vs Hemsworth: Which Witcher?
Diving Into The Righteous Gemstones
As Blockbuster Season Approaches, Will Summer Bring Franchise Fatigue?
Netflix Takes Up Nearly Half the Top 20 in Dominant May (Streaming Wars May 2023)
Do Disney Reboots Recapture the Magic?
The Top 5 Best Seinfeld Episodes of All Time
Two Very Different Shows Make Netflix’s April Great for Very Different Reasons (Streaming Wars April 2023)
Diving Into Bridgerton
Ranker Spotlight: Mario
The Top 5 Actors to Play Dracula
Is “Appointment TV” Making a Comeback?
Zero New Shows Break Into Top 20 for First Time in Streaming Wars History (Streaming Wars March 2023)
Introducing the Insights Renewability Scale
Diving Into Succession
Drumroll, Please: Ranker Predicts the Winner of 2023’s Oscar for “Best Picture”
What the Surprising Rise of Poker Face Could Mean for the Future of Streaming (Streaming Wars February 2023)
Ranker Spotlight: Ant-Man
Diving Into Carnival Row
Last of Us Has Buzz, But Can’t Beat Resurgent House of the Dragon (Streaming Wars January 2023)
How That ‘90s Show Can Land Feet-First in a New Era of TV
Ranker Spotlight: Tyler Hoechlin
A Very Ranker 2022 Wrap-Up
Wednesday Wins Big Time, Dominating Closest Rivals (Streaming Wars December 2022)
How Criminal Minds: Evolution Can Evolve Paramount+’s Audience
How Do Fans Feel About Harrison Ford?
Severance Tops Watchworthy Leaderboards, A First For Apple TV+ (Streaming Wars November 2022)
Diving Into Jack Ryan
Ranker Spotlight: Glass Onion
Marketing the Merger of Paramount+ and Showtime
The Top 5 Teams Most Likely To Win the World Cup
Rings of Power’s Fall From Top 10 Spells Trouble for Amazon (Streaming Wars October 2022)
Diving Into The Crown
Ranker Spotlight: Wednesday Addams
How Disney+ Marketers Can Break Out of the Plateau
How Do Film Fans Feel About Christian Bale?
Diving Into Supernatural
House of the Dragon and Rings of Power Fight Epic Battle for Supremacy (Streaming Wars September 2022)
Ranker Spotlight: Hocus Pocus
Ranker Runs Down the 2022 Emmys
The Top 5 TV Spinoffs Currently On the Air
Diving Into Abbott Elementary
A Week After Season 2 Finale, Only Murders Tops Charts for First Time Ever (Streaming Wars August 2022)
Ranker Spotlight: The Lord of the Rings
Battle of the A-Listers: Which Stars Are Best at Attracting Moviegoers?
The Top 5 Amusement Parks in America
Diving Into South Park
Hulu Claims Seven of the Top 20 Shows in Dominant Month (Streaming Wars July 2022)
Ranker Spotlight: Kobe Bryant
How Roku Can Promote Its Free Movies to Smart TV Users
The Top 5 Very Best Black Directors
Diving Into What We Do in the Shadows
The Summer I Turned Pretty Wins Massive Upset, Dethroning Loki (Streaming Wars June 2022)
Ranker Spotlight: Sprite
Accounting For Taste: How Ranker Insights Maps Out Our Unique, Interesting, And Sometimes Bizarre Taste in TV
Diving Into Only Murders in the Building
Hulu and HBO Max Close In on Netflix with New True Crime Hits
Ranker Spotlight: Buzz Lightyear
Marketing A Merger: How HBO Max and Discovery+ Can Sell Themselves To Their New Subscribers
The Top 5 Primetime Shows Being Watched By Streamers
Diving Into Stranger Things
After Gutting Netflix News, Smaller Streamers Smell Blood (Streaming Wars April 2022)
Ranker Spotlight: Tom Cruise
Who’s Top Dog in All 50 States?
Ranker Spotlight: Freddie Mercury
From Inventing Anna to The Dropout, Scam Culture Stories Are Stealing the Show (Streaming Wars March 2022)
Ranker’s Top 5 Greatest Novels Ever
Diving Into Better Call Saul
Ranker’s Top 5 Batman Villains
As Older Shows Age Out, New Premieres from HBO Struggle to Be Seen (Streaming Wars)
Upload: The Future of Comedy Is Now
Diving into Atlanta
Drumroll, Please: Ranker Predicts the Winner of 2022’s Oscar for “Best Picture”
The Top 5 Super Bowls Ranker Voters Came Closest to Predicting
Who Won the Streaming Wars in January 2022?
Gaming Hollywood — Movies and the Video Games They’re Based On
Diving Into The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Ranker Spotlight: Sidney Poitier
Top 5 Shows Streaming On Hulu According to Fans of How I Met Your Mother
Who Won the Streaming Wars in December 2021?
12 Shows That Won the Streaming Wars in 2021
Diving Into This Is Us
Ranker Spotlight: Ozark
ADWEEK: How Ranker Grew Revenue Fourfold Thanks to Its First-Party Data Play
Ranker’s Top 5 Games Available for PlayStation
Chucky and Dexter Slash Netflix’s Lead (Streaming Wars, November 2021)
Diving Into The Witcher
Which Movies Lived Up to the Hype in 2021?
Ranker Spotlight: The Book of Boba Fett
Ranker’s Top 5 Thanksgiving Dinner Topics To Avoid
Who Won the Streaming Wars in October?
Diving Into The Great
Can Dexter: New Blood Heal Old Wounds?
Ranker Spotlight: Ghostbusters
Ranker’s Top 5 Blumhouse Horror Movies
Who Won the Streaming Wars in September?
Diving Into The Walking Dead
The Longer Venom Fans Wait, The More They Salivate
Ranker Spotlight: Dune
Ranker’s Top 5 Discovery Shows Of All Time
Who Won the Streaming Wars in August 2021?
Diving Into American Horror Story
‘Oh, the (Nearby) Places We’ll Go!’
Ranker Spotlight: The Morning Show
Ranker’s Top 5 Fortnite Streamers on Twitch
Who Won the Streaming Wars in July 2021?
Ranker Spotlight: Ryan Reynolds
Release Windows Are Shrinking — Can Theaters Survive?
Diving Into Stargirl
Ranker’s Top 5 US Olympic Men’s Basketball Team Players
Diving Into I Think You Should Leave
Should Netflix Go Shopping?
Ranker Spotlight: Wendy’s Hamburgers
Who Won the Streaming Wars in June 2021?
Ranker’s Top 5 LGBTQ+-Themed Movies
Diving Into The Good Fight
Ranker Spotlight: The Fast & Furious Franchise
Which Platform Has the Most Pride?
Who Won the Streaming Wars in May 2021?
Is There Such a Thing as Too Many Horror Movies?
The RANK & FILE: Dana OMalley
Ranker’s Top 5 Most Anticipated Blockbusters of 2021
Diving into Mythic Quest
Can Opposites Attract?
Who Won the Streaming Wars in April 2021?
Spotlight: The Saw Franchise
Top Cocktails per Capita
Why Do People Love Barry?
What Will Be on Tap at Your Post-COVID Party?
Diving Into American Dad!
Ranker’s Top 5 Oscar Snubs of 2021
Ranker Spotlight: Ratchet & Clank
Who Won the Streaming Wars in March 2021?
Can We Predict Your Favorite Celebrity Based on Your Favorite Dog Breed?
Falcon Rises to Glory in the MCU — And on Ranker
Diving Into Wynonna Earp
Ranker Spotlight: Tina Turner
The United States of Whiskey
Ranker’s Top 5 Picks for Best New Artist
Who Won the Streaming Wars in February 2021?
Why Do People Love Good Girls?
What Does Your Favorite The Office Character Say About You?
Diving Into Last Week Tonight
Ranker’s Top 5 TV Shows from Black Creators
Ranker Spotlight: Denzel Washington
What People Really Want in a Romantic Partner — 2021 Edition
Who Won the Streaming Wars in January 2021?
What Does Your Favorite Naruto Character Say About You?
Ranker’s Top 5 Super Bowl Snacks
Casting the Ultimate Rom-Com with Ranker Data
Ranker’s Top 5 Super Bowls of All Time
Diving Into Riverdale
Who Won the Streaming Wars in December?
Ranker Spotlight: Joe Biden
Why Do Different Generations Love Different Rom-Coms?
Which Movies Lived Up to the Hype in 2020?
Who Ranked Highest in 2020?
Ranker’s Top 5 Christmas Movies
Voters Are Hot and Cold on ‘Baby, It’s Cold Outside
HBO Max Is Making an Offer You Can’t Refuse
Diving Into Animaniacs
Finding the Right Data to Train Your Recommender System
Ranker Spotlight: Chris Hemsworth
Ranker’s Top 5 Worst Things About Winter
Save Room for Dessert!
Ranker Spotlight: The Los Angeles Dodgers
Who’s Winning the Streaming Wars: November 2020
Ranker’s Top Five Thanksgiving Movies
America Is Not So Sweet on the Idea of Another Celebrity President
The Real Housewives We Love to Hate
Battle of the “Baby”s
How Watchworthy Avoided the “Cold Start” Problem
Diving Into Black-ish
Which Harry Potter Movies Are Better Than the Books
Want Terrifying TV? Netflix Is Your Best Bet.
United States of Horror
The State of Sweet
The Lakers Are One of the Most Beloved (And Most Hated) Teams in Sports
Biden or Trump: Who Would You Rather Drink a Beer With?
VIDEO: Ranker Reaches One Billion Votes Milestone
Diving Into Shameless
Love Funny TV? Your Money’s Better Spent on Hulu Than on Netflix.
What Are Americans Searching During Quarantine?
Michael Myers or Midsommar: What Kind of Horror Fan Are You?
Diving Into Friends
The Big Bang Theory: Who’s Watching America’s “Favorite” TV Show?
Do Americans Care Who’s Cancelled?
What Does Your Favorite Super Mario Character Say About You? We’ve Got Some Theories.
What Kind of Movie Is Guardians of the Galaxy?
Kanye 2020? Not if Ranker Voters Can Help It.
Ranker’s Top Fours of July
Diving Into Adventure Time
Who Is America’s Favorite Dad?
Divided We Rank: Everything Red States and Blue States Disagree on
What Does Your Favorite Looney Tunes Character Say About You? We’ve Got Some Theories.
Diving Into Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
One of America’s Favorite Comedians Is Setting Out for Space
Who’s Ready for Snowpiercer?
Months Into Quarantine, America Has a New Favorite Dating App
Diving Into The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Who Is America’s Favorite TV Mom?
What Are Americans Drinking on “Solo de Mayo”?
Prequels or Sequels — Why Do Most Star Wars Fans Only Like One?
The Earth’s Climate Is Changing. Does That Matter to the People Who Live on it?
The People Have “Smoke-en”: The Ranker Guide to Cannabis
Can Democrats Unite the Party in November? Ranker Data Says, “Yes.”
Diving Into Killing Eve
Why in God’s Name Do You People Want to Be Quarantined with Joe Exotic?
How Watchworthy Works
Diving Into Ozark
Idris Elba’s Coronavirus Diagnosis Has Ranker Readers Thinking Dirty Thoughts
As Coronavirus Panic Set in, Here’s What Ranker Readers Searched for
Ranker Data Says Postponed Mulan Was Headed for Box Office Glory
Contagion Trending on Ranker, Thanks to Coronavirus Outbreak
Diving Into Westworld
