TV Series · 2015 · TV Series · 2010s
The Magicians
Two parallel scores from 332 z-qualifying reviewers and 352 raw-average reviewers. Cohort: TV Series · 2010s (3,236 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. The 18-point gap is the rating-inflation signature for this title — discriminating reviewers liked it more than the casual crowd.
Where this title sits
Z-normalized percentile · 3,236 peers in TV Series · 2010s
| Mean reviewer z-score | +0.135 |
|---|---|
| DB1 raw-mean rating | 6.34 /10 |
| DB2 raw-mean rating | 6.46 /10 |
| 90% CI-floor (z) | +0.044 |
| Reviewers (DB1 / DB2) | 332 / 352 |
Summary
Quentin Coldwater, a brilliant but disaffected grad student, is admitted to Brakebills, a secret graduate school of magic in upstate New York. As he and his fellow students master spellcraft, they discover that Fillory, the enchanted land from a beloved series of children's novels, is real - and something dark within it threatens both worlds.
Pipeline applied to this title
The math, in this order
332 stddev>0 reviewers re-centered onto personal z-scale.
Mean z = +0.135. DB2 raw mean = 6.46.
90% CI-floor = +0.044. Thin samples penalized.
Global 61.4 / cohort 51.1. Z-track and raw-track ranked separately.
Cohort: TV Series · 2010s
