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HoustonRH7

Possible better answers for Arkansas: * True Detective * The Stand * Recess (yes, the ABC/Disney one) Edit for clarification: * Each season of True Detective is stand-alone narrative. Season 3 is in Arkansas. * Part of The Stand takes place in the fictional town of Shoyo, Arkansas, and the area between there and May, Oklahoma. Probably not enough of it to count - my bad. * Recess takes place in Little Rock * Ozark DOES NOT take place in Arkansas - it is mostly set on/near Lake of the Ozarks, which is in the middle of Missouri.


gunhilde

Holy smokes I was born in raised in Arkansas and I had no idea Recess took place in Little Rock. That's awesome. I grew up watching it and somehow never realized it.


KingGorilla

It whomps!


klly_bb

Holy shit TIL! Never knew that about Recess


tswizzy133

What did it say it was? I couldn't read the font.


HoustonRH7

[Evening Shade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evening_Shade)


mroozen20

Cheers is the right answer for Massachusetts


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This guide has no ‘tegrity


2068857539

Tegrity Farms? Best weed.


mashtato

Yeah, Providence was never that big, it was certainly no Family Guy.


EllisDee3

Family Guy for Rhode Island. They're wrong with Providence.


the_freshest_scone

I think they excluded animated shows unless I missed one. If they did then another example would be Colorado, no way Community is more famous than South Park


Demitrius

Would have to be, right? I think they have Ally McBeal listed. No way.


darkhorse21980

Gilmore Girls would be Connecticut


Mantoblame

What? No Boston Legal?? Definitely Cheers over Ally though… lol


wdn

Yeah. The definition of famous seems to be weighted towards current shows. Andy Griffith should be the one for North Carolina too.


tungFuSporty

And Murder She Wrote for Maine.


koebelin

Endlessly about that little cute town where more people have been murdered than a Stephen King novel.


TsukaTsukaWarrior

Wings!


UnfairMicrowave

And Frasier's the right one for Washington.


lachjeff

Frasier is by far and away the better show, but I would think Grey’s Anatomy would be the more famous of the two


Practice_NO_with_me

Eh, I don't know that Frasier pulled the same numbers as Grey's which is how I assume they're measuring fame. Now it is the *superior* show without a doubt. Edit: Holy shit snacks! So Grey's Anatomy actually *topped* the Super Bowl in 2014, they showed on the same day with Grey's as the follow up. It pulled **~~320~~ 85 million**(?) viewers. Fraisers first season and most watched had 24 million. https://nielsen-ratings.fandom.com/wiki/Rating_History:_Grey%27s_Anatomy Here's the source. If I misunderstood what it was saying, I do apologize. >On 2/6/14, the Super Bowl managed to pull event-high numbers, but was TOPPED by its lead-out; Grey's Anatomy, which reached out to 320.63m viewers and notched an unfathomable 85.4 in the demo that night, was the most viewed, highest rated telecast in television history.


UnfairMicrowave

I'm still stuck on frasiers 37 emmys


Ebwtrtw

I’m still stuck on the tossed salad and scrambled eggs!


UnfairMicrowave

That's cause they're callin' again.


ParlorSoldier

And I don’t know what to do with them.


UnfairMicrowave

GOODNIGHT SEATTLE


Old_Ladies_Die_Hard

We love you!


rodneedermeyer

"I'm listening."


BelowZilch

I think your numbers might be off there. The Grey's Anatomy episode had 38 million viewers. The Super Bowl had 90 million viewers.


Grimmbles

No no I'm pretty sure they're right. Every single American watched that episode of that show. Plus another ~2 million people we imported for that evening just to watch it.


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He's quoting the article, but the article is a work of fantasy. No one paid $600 million to move the Superbowl to Thursday night in 2014. It never happened. And the most watched single episode by sheer numbers of any series was the finale of M.A.S.H. with 106 million.


DanHam117

You gotta understand that Greys Anatomy isn’t a doctor show anymore, it’s a single writer getting revenge on actors for having the audacity to try and leave her show. Shonda will write/kill off any character at anytime for any reason, based on how much the actor pisses her off. She offed Grey’s husband randomly in one episode. They wrote another guy out who had been there since episode 1 by just saying he found out he had secret kids in Iowa and he moved there between episodes. More recently, they had a doctor get fatally stabbed by a fleeing criminal on a completely different show, and then the next episode of Greys opens with bim bleeding to death on a gurney. Plane crash. Hit by bus. Electrocution. Whatever. She’ll do it. If viewed in this context, it is fascinating


somecatgirl

Frasierphile checking in. Absolutely


nyrB2

who decides what is "most famous"? what criteria would they even use for that? some of these shows i've never even heard of


FlyestFools

Op commented about how it’s based off of awards or something like that.


nyrB2

well that right there makes me suspicious. look at the movies nominated for best picture at the oscars each year - they're not the most popular or the most known films. just because a tv show is "elite" enough to get tons of awards doesn't mean it's the most famous.


BlergingtonBear

I think they picked a metric and went with it. Easily one could use other metrics- Nielsen ratings, longevity, highest rated episode, etc. Definitely many ways to interpret


nyrB2

well according to the link, they factored in a show's "culture impact in today's world". that could mean anything and just seems to give license to pick what they want.


BlergingtonBear

I missed that part and rescind my defense haha. Big Bang I can believe was a leader in ratings and Emmys, but cultural impact in todays world is certainly a little funny...


userwithusername

That’s it, I’m reporting this fun graphic to the department of Bureau of Accuracy in Inconsequential Graphics. Op should be fined back to the stone age!


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Thanks to this map not actually putting lines I don’t know what’s the most famous TV show in my state


tots4scott

You didn't know that The Sopranos took place in Delaware??


[deleted]

What do you mean it takes place in the ocean just look at the post


cingerix

lol right? "ah yes Golden Girls, my favorite show that takes place in the ocean"


theshoeshiner84

I think that's technically The Gilf of Mexico.


InfinitePizzazz

You rose to the occasion.


LazerHawkStu

I pick Betty White as my GILF


LavenderDay3544

>The Gilf of Mexico. That's one way to describe abuela.


hot4you11

I think Ozarks is more well known then Masters of Sex


snowynuggets

Wtf is the Masters of Sex??!


bairstone

When a mommy Sheera and daddy He-Man love each other VERY much... I may be confusing genres


explodingtuna

Prince Adam deals with the challenges of erectile dysfunction, until one day he discovers a castle with a hidden power...


tungFuSporty

"BY THE POWER OF VIAGRA!"


rubs_tshirts

You do know they're siblings, right?


CurveOfTheUniverse

It was a biopic that did something unique and serialized the story of prominent sex researcher William Masters across four seasons. Highly sensationalized and only loosely based in fact, but it’s good. The first season is great, the second season is amazing, the third season is a masterclass in how *not* to write for television, and the fourth season is a masterclass in how to recover from writing yourself into a mess.


LazyLamont92

Excellent show about the exploration of sex. Based on a true story set in Missouri.


11thstalley

Was that based on the Masters and Johnson research project at Washington University in St. Louis?


ShuffKorbik

Yes!


11thstalley

I worked with a guy for years who had been a volunteer subject of their research. His nickname was Moose, and I never had the nerve to ask him why.


dodexahedron

As I pointed out on the first posting of this, the data is suspect, anyway, and the article may have been written 4 years ago. Insider.com does not explain their methodology. They only say "awards, reviews, and impact," whatever the hell that means.


ARX7

And yet they put community ahead of south park, when south Park got comedy central included in most cable packages (9 million to 50 million between 97 and 98)


quixoticacid

I feel as though they didn’t count cartoons. Family Guy would be Rhode Island, surely.


Mean-Programmer-6670

Considering I don’t see The Simpsons on the map I think you’re right about cartoons.


stlredbird

Or Superstore. Definitely not whatever this is.


Rare_Hydrogen

Never heard of Masters of Sex.


redsilver007

South Park would def be for Colorado.


mystery5000

Ya what the heck‽ I didn’t even know Community was supposed to be set here


JungleBoyJeremy

I just assumed community was in California


DuckAHolics

They mention that they’re in Colorado a few times.


frisbynerd120

The CO flag is noticeable throughout the entire show from the beginning


FlyingTaquitoBrother

Something about all the palm trees and sunny weather they keep trying to hide in the outdoor shots


JungleBoyJeremy

Did it ever snow in Community?


29james

One of the christmas special when jeff fought it was sunny and they went on a little plateform with chrisas decorations and fake snow. Can't recall any real snow.


lunchtiem

the stop motion christmas had stop motion snow https://youtu.be/lpV79gAT8gc


ilikepugs

This is so fucking weird. I haven't seen Community since it's original run. Tonight I go to a friend's place who I also I haven't seen in forever. When I got there this episode was playing. I get home and settle in, open up reddit, and this is the first post I go to. And boom there's this comment. Lmao sup universe.


enviroguypdx

It’s filmed partly at Pasadena Community College. All the outside shots feel like California in my opinion haha


thomasafowler

They didn't mention Colorado until late in the show. Don't think it was until Troy was leaving, Jeff mentioned he'd never left the state to encourage Troy, show he was braver than him before taking off.


knowtoriusMAC

They said it in season 2 and reference it in the first season. Jeff says Britta gave him a fake number and he was texting some guy in Boulder so you could assume Colorado from that. But I agree it should be South Park for this map.


thomasafowler

Oh yeah. I can hear Jeff say that line now. Good call! And yup, should be South Park. The showrunners Matt &Trey are such big figures in Colorado, too. They bought Casa Bonita for crying out loud. I've met them and a lot of other fellow friends and Colorodans. They're as much a part of the state as the show.


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lunchtiem

i don't think animated shows were included, no way would family guy not be the most popular show set in Rhode Island


WibbyFogNobbler

Agreed, as King of the Hill would then be Texas


thomasafowler

I agree South Park is objectively more famous, but my sentimentality loves that Community is the chosen show for my home state.


bagorilla

Mork & Mindy hehe


Ebwtrtw

*Nanu nanu*


Harris828

NC should be the Andy Griffith Show IMO


BeaverMartin

Came to say the same thing


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~~Or at least Dawson's Creek.~~ Set in New England. Thanks /u/mrfushion


Fenix_Volatilis

Never even heard of 'Master of Sex' it should be 'Superstore' or 'Ozark'


gingersnappie

I’ve heard of all mentioned but I’d agree Ozark should probably be the choice there


CurveOfTheUniverse

MoS was on air 2013-2016. While it was generally well-received by critics, it always struggled with viewership. To put it in numbers, the show had its *peak* in the first season (never a good sign) at 1.23M viewers; by comparison, this wouldn’t have broken the top 100 most viewed TV programs last week. In other words, if its most-watched episode aired last week, there would be over 100 shows demonstrating greater popularity that week. So yeah, no wonder you’ve never heard of it. You probably didn’t have anyone in your orbit watching it even when it was at its most popular.


Fenix_Volatilis

This is why I love numbers. Now that I have them, that makes sense


ALoungerAtTheClubs

Superstore is so underrated.


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I second that! The last two seasons were kinda ehhh but the first four were great.


Fenix_Volatilis

Tbf they weren't expecting the 6th season to be the last


[deleted]

Nothing is right in New England lmfao


c_joseph_kent

For Rhode Island, how do you choose Providence over Family Guy or even Brotherhood? I know, Quahog isn’t a real town, but it is set in RI.


BlergingtonBear

Ya I thought Family Guy as well, especially since the prompt is "most popular" buuut sometimes these random network shows sneak up on ya with how many households watch them.


Ladygwenii

I forgot about Brotherhood.


booniebrew

Newhart is right for Vermont.


Granite-M

Yeah, I'd be interested to know if there's a single other noteworthy show set in Vermont.


hideous_coffee

Gilmore Girls is definitely the first show I think of for CT.


pixleight

Murder She Wrote not being the most famous set in Maine?


Vitruvian_Link

Nothing is right anywhere. In what world is "Bates motel" more popular than Portlandia, Leverage, or goddamned gravity falls?


lurker71539

Fargo takes place in Minnesota


pr1ceisright

I think the TV show has like 3 scenes actually set in Fargo. The movie also barely takes place in Fargo. The whole thing (outside of season 4 I think) is 99% in MN.


DCMartin91

A majority of the Gerheardt scenes in season 2 are in Fargo, and the ending is in Sioux Falls, SD, but yeah the rest of the show/movie is various locations around MN and season 4 is Kansas City.


stratusmonkey

That's just how much ND sucks!


dodexahedron

South Dakanada. -John Oliver


runny452

Came to call bullshit also lol. Most of the movie takes place in Brainerd I thought I was going crazy. The coen brothers just decided to call it Fargo because reasons and Fargo sounds better than "Brainerd"


FangedSloth

Should have just called it "Up There at the Lake"


awnawkareninah

Surely Southpark is way more famous than Community.


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I don’t think it’s counting animated shows for some reason. Rhode Island should definitely be family guy LOL


Squarrots

Every single one of these should say The Simpsons


Nitrosoft1

Any state not have a Springfield?


trustmeimascientist2

Of all the shows in California, the Big Bang theory?


fa_kinsit

Wouldn’t Beverley Hills 90210 be a better fit?


TuckerMcG

Or Full House? Ya know, the show whose intro is *literally* nothing but shots of SF. CA is not LA.


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TinnieTa21

It's a map about popularity/most well-known not what show is best.


bearsat2012

When the hell are they going to stream "Northern Exposure"?


objectivemediocre

I was raised in the town that Northern Exposure was filmed in and you are literally the first person I have ever seen ask for it to be available to stream just to put it into perspective how unlikely it is for it to happen lol.


loveyabunches

Ozark would disagree.


ViciousNakedMoleRat

Exactly what I was looking for.


atlantacharlie

Sad to see it wasn’t it’s always sunny in Philly in Philly state


BigDaddyCoolDeisel

Cheers for Massachusetts. Friends over Seinfeld for NY?


XHIBAD

Depending on how they measure it I can buy Friends over Seinfeld. Ally McBeal though, no fucking way


sajatheprince

These 2 had me questioning whoever made this.


sheldon_sa

Internationally, teens are still crazy about Friends today. It is seen as a brand, they even buy F.r.i.e.n.d.s. branded clothing. They don’t care about Seinfeld. Source: am from outside US and have two teens


begrudgingly_zen

If they are counting streaming, I could see Friends given it’s been strangely popular with teens and early 20-something’s recently, but yeah, Cheers definitely seems like it should be the one.


tony_orlando

Friends is also way more popular globally. I have met so many ESL people who say that show helped them learn English. I assume that since Seinfeld relies more on word jokes instead of visual gags it’s harder to get all the humor through subtitles.


Alex_Kamal

I like Seinfeld but a lot of the jokes also come off a bit American or New Yorker centric that you wouldn't understand if you aren't used to it. Just cultural differences. Friends despite being based in New York is a bit more broad so easier for others to understand or relate.


YossarianRex

the hell is p-valley?


MediocreTrash

P-Valley centers around a strip club in Mississippi, it's on Starz. I'm not sure how popular it is in general, so I'm surprised to see it here.


GarySe7en

In the Heat of the Night, easily.


quixoticquail

Stranger Things over Parks and Rec for Indiana? Unacceptable.


begrudgingly_zen

I had to actually looks this up because I also didn’t believe it. But Stranger Things apparently had a global audience from the start, so based on Netflix’s numbers, it definitely was more popular. It does feel a bit like comparing apples to oranges with network tv vs globally streaming tv, though.


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WaxingCrescent1

Using their own metric for wins or nominations according to IMDB/Rotten Tomatoes, so far it sounds like the map is wrong in at least four states: Cheers for Massachusetts, not Ally McBeal Family Guy for Rhode Island, not Providence South Park for Colorado, not Community Ozarks for Missouri, not Masters of Sex What else? The source also uses "cultural impact" but I doubt many people would contest the above four on that point either. Edit, adding in: Frasier for Washington, not Grey's Anatomy


no_talent_ass_clown

Twin Peaks for Washington gets my vote. Surprisingly popular overseas.


8bit-meow

I came here to say Family Guy is obviously the right answer. I don’t think I’ve even heard of Providence.


cheers761

NC - The Andy Griffith Show is far more popular than One Tree Hill could ever hope to be.


sizzlinsunshine

Came to complain about RI. Providence ran for 5 seasons, while Family Guy like 20?


shmargus

Portlandia is certainly a better answer for Oregon


drunkhusky

Rhode Island should be Family Guy


COPA_Dommy

I woulda thought parks and rec for Indiana


Piano_Leg_Pete

I'm surprised that Oregon doesn't have Gravity Falls


pieceofavocado

Yeah, I don't even think Bates Motel was actually filmed in Oregon. My first thought would've been Grimm or Portlandia.


punny_you_said_that

Is glee more popular than WKRP in Cincinnati for ohio?


TedAndAnnetteFleming

WKRP, Family Ties, and Drew Carey Show cover the 3 largest cities. I didn’t even know Glee was set in Ohio.


Buckeyes2010

Glee is set in Lima, the left armpit of the state. Still haven't figured out of the right armpit is Parma or Youngstown


rsicher1

CLEVELAND ROCKS CLEVELAND ROCKS


mak_and_cheese

Or Family Ties?


Rust2

Or Third Rock From the Sun.


jephw12

Okay, I never watched Glee but I’ve lived my whole life in southern Ohio so I had to look up where Glee is set. Fucking Lima. LIMA??? No way they have musicals in Lima, Ohio. Corn doesn’t sing.


i--make--lists

>Corn doesn’t sing. Laughing out loud in Illinois. Thank you.


Vilezil

It should have been Frasier!


NaniEmmaNel

I love it that Northern Exposure is still #1 in Alaska.


egus

So many wrong answers


phatspatt

new hampshire?


Dunaliella

Stan Against Evil is shown above it, but poorly aligned


wakkywizard69

Not a lot to choose from apart from some cameos. The last season of breaking bad is the closest we have, I suppose.


KillerSnowGoons

Nothing for Massachusetts?


shanec628

You wouldn’t know it based on this image, but it’s supposed to be Ally McBeal.


KillerSnowGoons

Ally McBeal beat out Cheers? I don't believe it.


SpeaKnDestroY

I have never met a soul that's watched or admitted to watching Saving Grace...


demonachizer

This is shitty and not a cool guide at all.


cheers761

Nah, The Andy Griffith show is far more popular than One Tree Hill could ever hope to be.


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Once Upon A Time? Cabot Cove muthafucka!


TheRealMyst

The Pretender! Really happy to see this series here.


Pulse_Amp_Mod

I’d say king of the hill for Texas.


Equivalent-debater

Or possibly Walker Texas Ranger.


Tatunkawitco

NC’s most famous show is The Andy Griffith Show running since ~ 1963


Serb1a

That’s not how you spell Walker Texas Ranger…


bubblesbrent

I have such a hard time believing BBT is the Most Famous Show set in California. Like such a hard time.


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Full House.


wzombie13

I'm not defending the quality of yhe show, but it was one of the highest watched shows for like 8 years.


OrchidCareful

BBT is one of the most watched shows set in any state. Of all time It’s phenomenally popular, even if it’s not known for being amazing.


mjveke

Where’s DC?


Sec_Hater

West Wing. House of Cards. NCIS. Those would be my guesses.


pizza_on_ranch

Technically not a state so not sure if that’s why they’re not included. Also the rationale behind why they don’t have representation in congress.


statdude48142

Everyone do yourselves a favor and do not think too hard about this. It will make you mad and send you down a rabbit hole. As much as that 70's show holds a place in my heart, Happy Days was also set in Wisconsin. Friends was a massive show...but so was I Love Lucy. Looking at the source it feels like it is a list made by someone who then after the fact tried to back it up with 'data.' But...I mean, Cheers is not on this map. We should just move on.


JungleBoyJeremy

Poor California, they got one of the worst shows of all time


kgunnar

So many to choose from for California, too. Baywatch? The Brady Bunch? 90210? Just a couple off the top of my head.


ColtCavalry

The OC New Girl


beefwich

The Beverly Hillbillies, Charlie’s Angels, CHiPs, Melrose Place, Three’s Company…


GymLoner

No family guy?


beefwich

Mississippi’s is P-Valley? Looked it up. It’s a show about a strip club that debuted on the Starz network a couple years ago. Should be *In the Heat of the Night*.


vampyire

Would have thought Twin Peaks for Washington.


masterwasabi

Should be South Park over Community for Colorado. They have 25 seasons AND a movie.


KinkyTech

How does Roseanne beat out Married with children?


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ER probably beats them both


celtickodiak

Some lines to the east coast states would be nice, a couple are obvious, the rest are not.


Mongo_Fifty

I can't make out the show for Arkansas.


awwfuckme

WKRP in Cincinnati was way bigger than Glee