How Many Homes Watched Each Season’s No. 1 TV Show?
graph from Acquired Podcast; slow reveal by Jenna Laib
Type of Graph: scatterplot
Purpose
This slow reveal is designed to support analysis and discussion of both the data and the design choices. The questions in the slide deck invite learners to estimate values, compare values, explore the connections between percentage and total number, and examine and conjecture about trends.
About This Graph
This visualization is not provided for reuse or redistribution. Readers and educators are encouraged to view the original visualization in its published context.
Data Visualization Source:
Acquired. The Acquired Seinfeld Companion: PDF Companion to Podcast (Fall 2026, Episode 3, “TV’s last great startup”). October 18, 2026.
Accessed at https://library.acquired.fm/episodes/seinfeld.pdf
Data Sources:
Nielsen; National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters (NARTB); NBC
In The Classroom
There are many different mathematical connections that can be made to this data and data visualization.
Potential Math Content: scale, percentages, rate vs count. estimating values, scale along the y-axis, scatterplot, interpreting a point, trends over time
Potential Content Connections: US culture, television, media, pop culture,
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