TVMidsomer Murders
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Premiered Mar 23, 1997

Midsomer Murders

1997 · TV-14 · Crime, Drama · 26 seasons
Created by Anthony Horowitz, Caroline Graham · Returning Series

The peacefulness of the Midsomer community is shattered by violent crimes, suspects are placed under suspicion, and it is up to a veteran DCI and his young sergeant to calmly and diligently eliminate the innocent and ruthlessly pursue the guilty.

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Real Score
67
Not bad
from 841 reactions
very high confidence
41% positive52% mixed6% negative
↓ FallingTrend
26Seasons

What people are saying

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The Real Review

The classic cozy mystery series is a comfort watch for many, but the reaction is genuinely split, with people either loving its formula or finding it a bit tired after so many seasons. The gentle, dark humor is by far the most praised aspect, often carrying episodes when the murder plots get convoluted or slow. The lead detectives, especially the various incarnations of DCI Barnaby, are the steady center, though opinions on specific actors like John Nettles or Neil Dudgeon are very mixed, and some really disliked Daniel Casey's Sergeant Troy. It's the definition of a mixed bag: not particularly original or visually stunning, but for fans of the genre, it reliably delivers a puzzling case with a dose of English village charm.

Synthesized from 841 real reactions · very high confidenceHumorActingStoryOriginalityVisualsPacing

Sentiment split

Every qualifying reaction, weighted.

41%positive
  • Positive41%
  • Mixed52%
  • Negative6%

By aspect

What people scored, piece by piece.

humor90
acting69
originality56
visuals50
story46
pacing42

How opinion moved

The Real Score, night by night.

657075Nov 9Nov 1011127367

By season

Season 266737 reactions

Scored only from posts that clearly name a season. Seasons without enough of that conversation yet aren’t shown.

Buzz

51 reactions over two weeks, counted by the day they were posted.

0510Oct 30: 0 reactionsOct 30Oct 31: 0 reactionsNov 1: 1 reaction1Nov 2: 2 reactionsNov 3: 0 reactions3Nov 4: 0 reactionsNov 5: 4 reactions5Nov 6: 10 reactionsNov 7: 4 reactions7Nov 8: 6 reactions · new episodeNov 9: 8 reactions9Nov 10: 2 reactionsNov 11: 4 reactions11Nov 12: 3 reactions12

Where the signal came from

Volume and platform mix only.

Social Media841

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Names and topics that came up

Mentions across all reactions, with the share that were positive. Anything mentioned fewer than twice never shapes the review.

John Nettlesperson32×28%+
Barnabycharacter23×39%+
Neil Dudgeonperson19×37%+
DCI Barnabycharacter11×45%+
Daniel Caseyperson11×9%+
Troycharacter10×30%+
Tom Barnabycharacter9×44%+
John Barnabycharacter8×38%+
DCI Tom Barnabycharacter7×43%+
DCI John Barnabycharacter6×33%+
Caroline Grahamperson5×60%+
Anthony Horowitzperson4×50%+
Wintercharacter4×50%+
DS Gavin Troycharacter4×25%+
Sergeant Troycharacter4×0%+

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