Data about each series aired in the UK (raw)

Description

This dataset has one row per series aired in the UK as 'The Great British Bake Off'. When did a series premiere in the UK? When was the finale episode? How many viewers on average did a series have?

Usage

series_raw

Format

A data frame with 10 rows representing individual series and 11 variables:

series

A factor denoting UK series (1-10).

episodes

An integer denoting total number of episodes within series.

premiere

A date denoting original airdate of series premiere episode in the UK.

finale

A date denoting original airdate of series finale episode in the UK.

winner

A character string denoting name of series winner.

avg_uk_viewers

Average UK viewers in millions. Also see ratings.

day_of_week

A character string denoting weekday that series' episodes aired in UK.

timeslot

time of day that series' episodes aired in UK (24-hour clock).

channel

A character string denoting channel that series aired on: one of ⁠BBC One⁠, ⁠BBC Two⁠, or ⁠Channel 4⁠.

runner_up_1

A character string denoting the name of one of the bakers who was a series runner-up. The number is not meaningful.

runner_up_2

A character string denoting the name of one of the bakers who was a series runner-up. The number is not meaningful.

Source

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_British_Bake_Off#Series_overview

Examples

if (require('tibble')) {
  series_raw
 }
head(series_raw)