“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” is the most wordy show on TV with 176.2 words per minute, a new study by WordFinderX shows, making the Rob McElhenney-created FX sitcom the most difficult series to watch if you watch with subtitles. are looking.
To put this into perspective, the National Disability Authority recommends that subtitles should not exceed 140 words per minute.
Ranking right behind “Sunny” at 174.6 wpm was “Brooklyn Nine-Nine”, followed by “Gilmore Girls”, where the witty joke clocked in at 167.8 wpm.
Using OpenSubtitles, Subdl and TVSubtitles.net, wordfinderx Analyzed subtitles from the most recently aired seasons of several TV series. The most verbose genre was comedy, usually relying on quick spoken words. According to a study of the 15 most wordless comedies, including “Modern Family” and “Parks and Recreation,” the average was 133.6 wpm.
The study also found that “DC Legends of Tomorrow” is the most wordy superhero show at 115.0 words per minute, while animated series were led by Apple TV+’s “Central Park” with 163.9 words per minute. “South Park,” “Bob’s Burgers” and “BoJack Horseman” were also the most verbose.
More and more people are using subtitles to watch TV, with four in five 18-25 year olds saying they turn on closed-captions, even though only one in ten say they are deaf or are hard of hearing.
