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Rating Discrepancy Despite Majority of High Ratings
Two days ago, We released a TV show that has been getting overwhelmingly positive reaction and views from the audience.
Show Page: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt41366593/?ref_=tturv_ov_i
Based on the ratings distribution, the vast majority of users have given the show very high scores (primarily 10/10, along with some 9/10 ratings). However, despite this overwhelmingly positive feedback, the overall rating is currently showing as significantly lower than expected (around 6.6).
From what I can see, there are a relatively small number of 1/10 ratings compared to the large volume of 10/10 ratings while also getting review bombed by a group in a spammy manner. This has led me to wonder whether the current score is being affected by potential review bombing or spam activity, or if IMDb’s weighted rating system is influencing the result in a way that might not reflect the actual audience sentiment.
Maya
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4 hours ago
Hi na9irr-
Thank you for bringing this to our attention.
We are aware that there are people who may vote for the sole purpose of trying to inflate/deflate the rating for a movie. We have several safeguards in place to automatically detect and defeat this type of ballot stuffing: even though we count and display all unaltered votes in the rating breakdown, we apply several countermeasures against all attempts to skew the rating for the weighted rating you see displayed on the site. We will review the title in question to ensure that the weighted average is displaying as intended.
For more information on our abuse detection methods, or details about IMDb ratings and weighted averages, please refer to our Ratings FAQ.
Cheers!
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