And so, the SpoilerTV 2014 Episode Competiton draws to a close, as we can announce the winner. Many of you will have seen on the final's post, but the winner comes from...
For the second time (from two competitions), the CW's Beauty and the Beast reigns triumphant, with its episode 'About Last Night' beating The Mentalist's 'Blue Bird' by 338 votes. For a time, it looked like the result was going to be far closer, but in the end, Beauty and the Beast ran away with it. Nevertheless, it was a great final between two shows with large fanbases on SpoilerTV.
Last year's competition was far more popular amongst fans, with 14,500 page viewers for the final this year in comparison to 33,000 for last year's final and 18,000 for last year's semi-final.
I'd like to thank those of you who voted, whether you only voted in one poll, all of them, or anywhere in between. All votes were important and much appreciated. This competition wouldn't have been anywhere near as successful as it has been without all of you voting and sharing the polls.
Below you can find a summary of the results - see where your favourite episode came. It is ranked by the percentage of votes and by the round which the episode was eliminated. It's easy to figure out, and there's a key there too.
The draw:
I hope everyone enjoyed the competition. I'll be running this competition again in June 2015. Until then...
Well, that's just embarrassing. Awful show. But that's what a young fandom can do I guess!
ReplyDeleteThanks Bradley, it was fun even though none of my favorites made it. Who was in the final last year for all of those page hits? I wasn't here then, sad to say.
ReplyDeleteAwe-inspiring quality shows ( Game of Thrones ,Person of Interest,etc.) mowed down by much lesser minions adored by young internet active high on crushes fans.
ReplyDeleteIt was Castle v Beauty and the Beast.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
ReplyDeletei love beauty and the beast
ReplyDeleteSame old, same old. Honestly, if there's any poll with The Mentalist, Supernatural, Castle or BatB included, it's the same results as always. In every poll, one of these shows will win.
ReplyDeleteThey have larger fanbases on the internet than other shows. More people voting = better chance they'll win.
ReplyDeleteBeauty and the Beast ❤️
ReplyDeletethere are people who like a show and people who don't like a show --- matter of taste and many other things have to do with that -- well done to all 'beasties' for being loyal and giving their show that win --and also congratulations to all shows !!! //// ( just because you don't like it ( and you have every right not to , by all means ) that doesn't mean that you can be disrespectful ... have a nice day ! ( sorry for any mistakes - english is not my mother language )
ReplyDeletecongrats to all shows and their fandoms for supporting their shows !!! ;)
ReplyDeleteThe 100 at 16 and Revenge at 18 is great to see!
ReplyDeleteBaTB is not my cup of tea, but congratulations to the fans!
Just so you know, I´m 33, not very young :) but ok
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the winner and thanks again Bradley!
ReplyDeleteCongrats 2 BATB... & Also 2all the shows
ReplyDeleteCongratz for organizing again.
ReplyDeleteSad chart though, among the top 20, only #3, #9 and #11 are elite, meanwhile round one has almost 10 great episodes including the best one at #39
What's the point? We all knew the answer. Thanks for your tireless work. Great job!
ReplyDeleteIt's meant to be a bit of fun. That's the point.
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks.
The fun factor is gone many polls ago! ;)
ReplyDeleteAll the episodes I would have voted for got knocked out pretty early, numbers 16, 17, 30, 37 & 60 :/
ReplyDeleteBeauty and the Beast won, awesome.
ReplyDeleteI thought this poll was about quality and not promotion. And "hateful" is a bit strong, don't you think ?
ReplyDeleteI'm a huge fan of BATB. I'm 37, my mom's a fan, she's 66. But whatever...you obviously know what your talking about. (insert sarcasm)
ReplyDeleteNo poll on the internet ever has been about quality, because it's impossible for that to work.
ReplyDeletesounds like a bunch of sour grapes to me!! added to the fact you know nothing about the fandom....especially their age.
ReplyDeleteWhy is everyone going mad in the comments , its just some fun. Anyway thanks Bradley for the awesome competition , hope to see you doing it next year!
ReplyDeleteBecause quality is subjective. I've watched lots of shows with good quality get overlooked by critics and viewers both while loving boring, less "good" shows or vice versa.
ReplyDeleteDoesn't surprise me Beauty & The Beast won,this is the greatest show on TV as far as I'm concerned,& to answer to Jo who wrote the comment before mine,I'm a Beastie & proud to be one and I'm not in the younger generation,I'm 64 years young & yes Jay Ryan makes my heart melt when he's in front of the camera,love that man, he's very talented & easy on the eyes,love everything about this show.
ReplyDeleteI have watched the show and know its fans are loyal and know many of them , but I just wish quality would sometimes win out in polls, awards, pizza eating contests,etc.
ReplyDeleteInteresting and revealing that my remarks touched on those particular nerves.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much Bradley for a fun way to pass the hiatus. I'm just glad some of my favorites got into the contest even if they did not rank very high.
ReplyDeleteI was just thinking, along with the Character Cup competition, will there be any other polls? It is a good way for fans to survive the hiatus.
ReplyDeleteAdam usually does the biggest competition of them all - Best Show Contest - in August. I agree that polls are a lot of fun since things tend to dry up in the TV world in summer, even with all the new shows.
ReplyDeleteI find your comment embarrassing. Why not just congratulate them and move on? You may not like the show, neither do I, but my guess is that this fandom is not as young as you think. They never are. Responses like these taint the fun for everyone.
ReplyDeleteThis is hardly necessary. Attacking a fandom is not the way things are done at SpoilerTV. You have the right to your opinion about a show but cutting down an entire fandom only makes YOU look bad.
ReplyDeleteThanks for calling me young, a 51 years old proud Beastie! But I am feeling young at heart and mind.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your respect (not). FYI I'm 51 and I like GoT and PoI too. But I'm simply hooked on BatB so I will always vote for them.
ReplyDeleteThanks Laura, you nailed it. I totally agree.
ReplyDeleteSad chart, elite. This is not the Emmy Awards LoL. Just cor fun. And BTW, I'm a big fan of BatB but I also like GoT, Hannibal and PoI. Just to name a few. But I will always vote for BatB.
ReplyDeleteCongrats BATB!! A mighty fandom you are :)
ReplyDeleteI would expect that your mother is more in the average demo for BatB than you are. It is definitely aimed at a higher audience much in the same way Castle is. You don't see them being pegged as teenagers.
ReplyDeleteWow, those results just make me feel all warm and fuzzy, the Mentalist gave it a serious run for the money Thanks Bradley and Spoiler Tv that was fun, even if my favorite episode of BATB, hadn't won I'd still say that was a good distraction, Mentalist fandom you guys rock, that was serious competition, it was fun seeing my favorite episodes of Castle going head to head, Thanks again Spoilertv for the hard work you guys do!!!!
ReplyDeleteI'd like to add to this age equation, although I'm young at heart or so I've been told I'm a 59 year old grandma and a die hard BATB, fan, so I really don't think age has anything to do with liking a show or not, you have the distinction, of watching, change the channel, or in this case just keep, voting for the shows you like, maybe next year your shows will win.
ReplyDeletelol, sure if that's what you want to tell yourself to excuse your rude, judgemental, unnessasary comment. Which by the way is interesting and revealing about yourself. ;)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations Beast fans. I helped you out on some polls even though I've only seen the pilot.
ReplyDeleteI just don't believe in relying on other's opinions. The only good show is one you like, whether or not others like or hate it too.
ReplyDeleteAwesome work Bradley
ReplyDeleteI could've sworn I commented on this post about a hour ago but I don't see my comment now. I guess someone else saw out and didn't appreciate it and deleted it. I guess I'm not entitled to my own opinion.
ReplyDeleteThanks Bradley for running the competition - was loads of fun!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats to the BATB fans - you voted your hearts out :-)
thank you ;)
ReplyDeleteJeez. I didn't mean that comment to be taken so seriously! LOL! I think BatB is childish, yes, but I have my guilty pleasure fandom too... Anyway... sorry if I offended you guys. It was only supposed to be a giggle. *Shrug*
ReplyDeleteI'M a huge fan of BATB. I'm 69 love the show!
ReplyDeleteWe "Beasties" (at least I) expected good things from ep. "About Last Night" and really, it was very nice.
ReplyDeleteI happen to love this show BatB and dont like anyone trashing any show, because those shows have fans happen to love their show. It depends what type of genre you like. I can truthfully say that I watched both shows, both were great episodes, and when it came to the vote I voted BatB, why because I liked it more. It's matter of pref. And by the way, the Mentalist and BatB were both close to being on the chopping block this year and I believe both shows got renewed because of the passionate fans. I'm sure you all will agree to that. More and more networks are renewing shows because of fans passion for their shows. So lets congratulate each other on beating the odds people. Just be happy we are still around
ReplyDeleteYou're right Rob, something seriously wrong with today's society when people dont congratulate the winner or even fans of both shows. Anonymity has a lot to do with that, guess people get away with a lot with that. It's matter of preference. I happen to love this show and it caters to a specific audience, those that like romance with a little action thrown in. Since there is no show on TV like this one (in my opinion anyway), the viewing audience is not great in the US, but this show is currently selling like hotcakes in the int'l market, if it wasn't making money for the network, do people really think they would have renewed it. You should see the social media on this show. Thanks Rob, for being nice
ReplyDeleteRalph, I see your comment below, wasnt deleted unless you had another one. BaTB fan
ReplyDeleteYour welcome. I just don't see the point in people hating towards a show that other people enjoy just because it has a big enough fan base to win these competitions.
ReplyDeleteThat was a different one that I actually posted after I noticed my previous one had been deleted.
ReplyDelete*sigh* I really wanted Game of Thrones to win :3
ReplyDeleteBut congrats to BATB fans!