Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/November 17 to 23, 2019

Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (November 17 to 23, 2019)
Prepared with commentary by A lad insane and Igordebraga

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 * What is this, an episode of Downton Abbey? There's certainly enough royalty to go around

Similar to last week, Star Wars is present - this week it has bookended the report with an original TV series (#1) and the title being-group from that TV series (#25), and another TV show makes an appearance at #2. Unlike last week, however, there are an ungodly number of royals peppering this list - in fact, another TV series, The Crown, is responsible for a respectable two-fifths of the list (#3, #4, #5, #8, #9, #14, #15, #18, #19, #21). Movies are also a heavy feature - in various genres (#7 and #23 for the child inside, #17 for graphic comic spin-offs, and #11 for... sports drama?)! - as well as the American news cycle (#6, #13, #16, and somewhat unexpectedly, #10). Association football fills in a couple spots near the bottom (#20, #24) and the weekly death report (#22) rounds out the report, albeit lower than normal.


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! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! About
 * 1
 * The Mandalorian
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 * The Mandalorian.svg
 * Similar to another time this list was heavily dominated by one subject, a Star Wars-related subject takes top ranking; however, this time that wasn't the primary topic on the list. Disney+'s debut, accompanied by this original TV series set in the Star Wars universe, has received positive ratings.
 * 2
 * Caitlyn Jenner
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 * Caitlyn Jenner.jpeg
 * Formerly known as decathlon gold medalist and Kardashian–Jenner patriarch Bruce Jenner, Caitlyn has decided to go across The Pond and survive in the jungle on the reality show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!.
 * 3
 * Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon
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 * Princess Margaret 1965b (cropped).jpg
 * rowspan=2| The Crown has returned, and thus again there's a views spike for the daughters of George VI. Given the show has skipped from the 1940s to the 1960s, the actresses have changed to two women who have played crazy queens: Margaret is now Red Queen Helena Bonham Carter and Elizabeth changed to Queen Anne Olivia Colman.
 * 4
 * Elizabeth II
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 * Queen Elizabeth II in March 2015.jpg
 * 5
 * Aberfan disaster
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 * Aberfan memorial - 5027628280 7c31b0bed7 o.jpg
 * Not everything The Crown brings into this list is old or dead royalty, it turns out.
 * 6
 * Fiona Hill (presidential advisor)
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 * Fiona Hill MSC 2017 (cropped).jpg
 * Americans are divided into two factions right now: those who are eagerly hanging onto every word of the impeachment inquiry, and those who would like to end all of those responsible for the 24-hour news cycle and all the prolonged impeachment inquiries on it. The first group has propelled this article to its position here, as they rush to find out who the hell this person is anyway.
 * 7
 * Frozen 2
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 * Snowflake macro photography 1.jpg
 * This list has something for the child inside all of us, for if this isn't your style there is, of course, Fred Rogers down at #23, having been portrayed by Tom Hanks (and as Weird Al said, nobody doesn't like Tom Hanks!) Here, though, Elsa and Anna return to travel on a magical, icy journey to discover happy things, because Disney likes happy things.
 * 8
 * Princess Alice of Battenberg
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 * Prinzessin Victoria Alice Elisabeth Julie Marie von Battenberg, 1907.jpg
 * See #18. One would think people wouldn't Wikipedia the name of the person in a TV show they're watching, for that would count as a spoiler - but that doesn't seem to be the case. In an alternate universe, this show was probably why spoiler warnings were deprecated: a lengthy RfC concluded with the consensus "no we will not put spoiler tags on an actual real-used to be alive person, and y'all can't figure out how to do that, so no more spoiler tags".
 * 9
 * Harold Wilson
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 * Harold Wilson.jpg
 * See #18.
 * 10
 * Prince Andrew, Duke of York
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 * Prince Andrew at the National Memorial Arboretum.jpg
 * With the multitude of other royals brought here by The Crown (#18, and a third of the rest) one might think this is simply another case of TV fever, but no, Jeffrey Epstein (#13) and his entourage of criminals brought a royal down with them. Andrew's allegations that he couldn't possibly have been the person his accuser referred to - for he simply couldn't sweat, and she said he did! - were shot down by some photos (and I hate the Mirror too, don't worry) and little princey's birthday was cancelled, not to mention the whole "being kicked out of Buckingham Palace" issue.
 * 11
 * Ken Miles
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 * Dolphin Mk 2 with ken MIles.tif
 * More movies, but this time not the typical genre one might expect - a sports drama film, Ford vs. Ferrari has its theatrical release last week. It's won several awards already, and although it fell behind Frozen 2 (#7) at the box office, the target audiences aren't in any particular competition.
 * 12
 * Richard Jewell
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 * Atlanta Olympic Park Bomb Aftermath.png
 * The hero of the Centennial Olympic Park bombing then wrongly accused of being the perpetrator, this deceased security guard has now had a movie made about the events leading up to his media vilification.
 * 13
 * Jeffrey Epstein
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 * Jeffrey Epstein mug shot.jpg
 * Jeffrey Epstein has become the Internet's newest "tree-fiddy" - wedged into every unexpected nook and cranny, the message awaits: "Epstein didn't kill himself". While the real-life matter is a matter of conjecture as of now what exactly transpired in his cell that night, the popular opinion is certainly clear.
 * 14
 * Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
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 * RCR Colour Presentation 2013 2 cropped.JPG
 * Dear holy Jimbo, it's another royal.
 * 15
 * Anne, Princess Royal
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 * Princess Anne October 2015.jpg
 * Another royal? I'm utterly flabbergasted. If you still don't know what's happening: see #18.
 * 16
 * Gordon Sondland
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 * Gordon Sondland official photo.jpg
 * See #6 - more Americans desperately trying to follow the news turn to Wikipedia for explanations of who is on their TV screen today.
 * 17
 * Joker (2019 film)
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 * Joaquin Phoenix at the 2018 Berlin Film Festival.jpg
 * The Wikipedian is a fascinating creature. Its native habitat is in front of a computer screen, and its favorite pastime is probably patrolling Special:RecentChanges to snap at vandals menacingly. The Wikipedia browser, though, has defferent priorities. An average browser may spend much of its time reading articles about the newest movies, perhaps to find out what the critics have to say, the hottest controversies, or maybe just to read the plot in order to know what everyone is talking about.
 * 18
 * The Crown (TV series)
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 * Imperial State Crown2.JPG
 * The show. The story. The legend, and apparently quite popular seeing as it's brought in two-fifths of the list.
 * 19
 * Charles, Prince of Wales
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 * Charles_Prince_of_Wales.jpg
 * Look up.
 * 20
 * UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
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 * UEFA_Euro_2020_Qualifiers_Map.png
 * The only thing Wikipedians love more than movies is sports, as it turns out.
 * 21
 * Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
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 * Lord Mountbatten Naval in colour Allan Warren.jpg
 * Bet you'll never guess why he's here.
 * 22
 * Deaths in 2019
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 * Babys Clothes Never Worn.png
 * A fascination with death is seemingly the only constant on this list, and this week's list is no exception - this article, or its yearly equivalent, has made an appearance on nearly every list since the inception of the list. It does have fewer views than normal this time, but not as much of a drop as its loss of 18 spots on the list might imply.
 * 23
 * Fred Rogers
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 * Mister-Rogers-Congress.jpg
 * Mister Rogers has hit the theaters with A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, where he is portrayed by Tom Hanks. The movie is, so far, universally acclaimed. On a somewhat related note, it made the news a week or so ago that the original and his portrayer are sixth cousins.
 * 24
 * UEFA Euro 2020
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 * UEFA_Euro_2020_Qualifiers_Map.png
 * See #20.
 * 25
 * Mandalorian
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 * The Mandalorian.svg
 * The titular being-group from #1 has returned to close the list out, because doesn't everyone need a little more Star Wars in their life?
 * }
 * 19
 * Charles, Prince of Wales
 * style=text-align:right;|733,221
 * Charles_Prince_of_Wales.jpg
 * Look up.
 * 20
 * UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
 * style=text-align:right;|720,248
 * UEFA_Euro_2020_Qualifiers_Map.png
 * The only thing Wikipedians love more than movies is sports, as it turns out.
 * 21
 * Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
 * style=text-align:right;|701,882
 * Lord Mountbatten Naval in colour Allan Warren.jpg
 * Bet you'll never guess why he's here.
 * 22
 * Deaths in 2019
 * style=text-align:right;|697,934
 * Babys Clothes Never Worn.png
 * A fascination with death is seemingly the only constant on this list, and this week's list is no exception - this article, or its yearly equivalent, has made an appearance on nearly every list since the inception of the list. It does have fewer views than normal this time, but not as much of a drop as its loss of 18 spots on the list might imply.
 * 23
 * Fred Rogers
 * style=text-align:right;|680,603
 * Mister-Rogers-Congress.jpg
 * Mister Rogers has hit the theaters with A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, where he is portrayed by Tom Hanks. The movie is, so far, universally acclaimed. On a somewhat related note, it made the news a week or so ago that the original and his portrayer are sixth cousins.
 * 24
 * UEFA Euro 2020
 * style=text-align:right;|669,200
 * UEFA_Euro_2020_Qualifiers_Map.png
 * See #20.
 * 25
 * Mandalorian
 * style=text-align:right;|626,768
 * The Mandalorian.svg
 * The titular being-group from #1 has returned to close the list out, because doesn't everyone need a little more Star Wars in their life?
 * }
 * 24
 * UEFA Euro 2020
 * style=text-align:right;|669,200
 * UEFA_Euro_2020_Qualifiers_Map.png
 * See #20.
 * 25
 * Mandalorian
 * style=text-align:right;|626,768
 * The Mandalorian.svg
 * The titular being-group from #1 has returned to close the list out, because doesn't everyone need a little more Star Wars in their life?
 * }
 * The Mandalorian.svg
 * The titular being-group from #1 has returned to close the list out, because doesn't everyone need a little more Star Wars in their life?
 * }