TV Series · 1975 · TV Series · 1970s
Fawlty Towers
Two parallel scores from 127 z-qualifying reviewers and 130 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: TV Series · 1970s (220 peers).
Z-normalized corrects for reviewer bias (every reviewer re-centered onto their personal scale). Raw average uses simple mean across the broader pool including stddev=0 reviewers.
Where this title sits
Z-normalized percentile · 220 peers in TV Series · 1970s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.885 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 9.16 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 9.18 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.739 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 127 / 130 |
Summary
A British sitcom set at a chaotic seaside hotel in Torquay run by Basil Fawlty, a snobbish, short-tempered manager perpetually exasperated by guests, staff, and his domineering wife Sybil. Aided by put-upon waiter Manuel and sensible waitress Polly, Basil's desperate schemes to impress a better class of clientele invariably spiral into farcical disaster.
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The math, in this order
127 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.885. DB2 raw mean = 9.18.
90% CI-floor = +0.739. Thin samples penalized.
Global 98.7 / cohort 92.2. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: TV Series · 1970s
