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ShowDive A MooreMetrics tool

TV show recommendations

Deeply customizable show search.

9,903 TV shows profiled on 12 dimensions, from comedy and crime to sci-fi and critical acclaim. Describe the show you are in the mood for, or start from shows you already love.

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Shows
9,903
Dimensions
12
Scale
−4 to +4

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Two ways to find your next show

Set the dimensions that matter to you and switch off the rest. Zero is the average show; move toward either end to ask for more or less of a trait.

How warmly critics and award juries received it.

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From −4, Panned, to +4, Acclaimed. Zero is the average show.

Whether the whole family can watch.

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From −4, Adults only, to +4, Family-friendly. Zero is the average show.

Space, the future, and technology that does not exist yet.

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From −4, No sci-fi, to +4, Pure sci-fi. Zero is the average show.

Magic, monsters, and invented worlds.

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From −4, No fantasy, to +4, Fantasy. Zero is the average show.

Chases, fights, quests, and spectacle.

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From −4, Quiet, to +4, Action-packed. Zero is the average show.

Detectives, heists, and the underworld.

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From −4, No crime, to +4, Crime story. Zero is the average show.

How hard it tries to make you laugh.

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From −4, Serious, to +4, Comedy. Zero is the average show.

Drawn, rendered, or effects-heavy rather than filmed.

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From −4, Live action, to +4, Animated. Zero is the average show.

Real people and real events rather than drama.

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From −4, Fiction, to +4, Documentary. Zero is the average show.

Made in, set in, or shaped by Asia.

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From −4, Less, to +4, More. Zero is the average show.

Women-led stories and feminist themes.

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From −4, Less, to +4, More. Zero is the average show.

How prominently U.S. minority communities and their stories feature.

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From −4, Less, to +4, More. Zero is the average show.

How it works

Every show measured the same way

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    Each show is profiled

    Every one of the 9,903 series was rated on a long list of questions about its genre, tone, and audience.

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    12 dimensions

    A psychometric model condenses those ratings into 12 dimensions, each scaled from −4 to +4 around the average show. The sliders on this page set targets on those same scales.

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    Two ways to match

    Describe what you want finds the shows whose profile sits closest to your settings. Start from shows you like finds the series whose full rating profile correlates most strongly with the ones you named.

The data behind ShowDive is available through the MooreMetrics API.