Wikipedia:Top 25 Report/September 20 to 26, 2015

=Top 25 Report: Most Popular Wikipedia Articles of the Week (September 20 to 26, 2015)=

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! Rank ! Article ! Class ! Views ! Image ! Notes
 * 1 || Pope Francis || Symbol c class.svg || 1,299,584 || Governor Wolf and First Lady Wolf Bid Farewell to Pope Francis - 21748750136.jpg || The Pope visited the United States, a week after becoming the first pontifex in Cuba.
 * 2 || Pablo Escobar || Symbol b class.svg || 941,721||CDH_-_Comissão_de_Direitos_Humanos_e_Legislação_Participativa_(23742606876).jpg||Down from #1 after a three week lead, as those seeing Wagner Moura (pictured) playing the famed Colombian drug lord on Narcos keep on researching him.
 * 3 || Whitey Bulger || Symbol c class.svg || 876,879||Whitey_Bulger_US_Marshals_Service_Mug1.jpg||This American criminal got a biopic about his life, Black Mass, where he's played by Johnny Depp.
 * 4 || Yogi Berra || Symbol c class.svg || 861,806||HOF_Berra_Yogi_plaque.jpg||The Hall of Famer baseball player died at the age of 90.
 * 5 || Martin Shkreli || Symbol start class.svg || 859,883||Martin Shkreli House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 2016.jpg||The founder of Turing Pharmaceuticals is now a widely hated person for medicine price hiking.
 * 6 || Night of Champions (2015) || Symbol question.svg || 800,143||Sting_Wrestlemania_31.jpg||The latest WWE pantomime, featuring among others Sting.
 * 7 || Scream Queens (2015 TV series) || Symbol start class.svg||760,169||Scream Queens logo.png||Fox has released this comedy horror series that is the latest endeavor by Ryan Murphy of Glee and American Horror Story fame.
 * 8 || Everest (2015 film) || Symbol start class.svg||610,990|||Everest kalapatthar.jpg
 * Universal Pictures took the unusual step of releasing this historical disaster pic (loosely based on the true-life account Into Thin Air) in premium widescreen and IMAX theatres only, before going wide next week. The strategy seems to have paid off, at least mildly, with a $7.5 million opening weekend.
 * 9 || Rockbitch ||Symbol stub class.svg || 609,064||CENSORED.svg||Reddit learned about this all-female metal British band which was pagan and overtly sexual.
 * 10 || Yom Kippur || Symbol b class.svg ||597,048||Maurycy Gottlieb - Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur.jpg
 * The Jewish "Day of Atonement" occurs 10 days after Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah), and involves fasting, repentance and prayer.
 * 11 || Jackie Collins || Symbol c class.svg || 586,769||Jackie_Collins.jpg||Best-selling romance novelist Jacqueline Collins died two weeks before her 78th birthday.
 * 12 || Eid al-Adha || Symbol b class.svg || 560,644||Eid Prayers at Barashalghar, Debidwar, Comilla.jpg
 * The arrival of the other major Muslim holiday, after Eid al-Fitr, was marked by a sharp rise in interest. The "Feast of the Sacrifice" honours Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son Ishmael (Muslims read that story a bit differently) by sacrificing animals and dividing the portions among family, friends and the poor. If that seems a bit old-fashioned to you, ask yourself how much sympathy you've ever felt for your Christmas turkey.
 * 13 || Deaths in 2015 || || 545,309||Skullclose.jpg
 * The viewing figures for this article have been remarkably constant; fluctuating week to week between 450 and 550 thousand on average, apparently heedless of who actually died.
 * 14 || George Hotz || Symbol c class.svg||478,362||George_Hotz.jpg||Reddit remembered the 17 year old that unlocked the original iPhone back in 2007.
 * 15 || Robert Black (serial killer) || Symbol start class.svg || 450,255||The_road_to_Cornhill_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1195591.jpg ||The most disturbing of those Reddit-propelled articles.
 * 16 || 2015 Rugby World Cup || Symbol c class.svg || 421,973||Cardiff Castle rugby ball 2015 RWC (cropped).jpg||The latest edition of rugby union's quadrennial tournament kicked off in England.
 * 17 || Carly Fiorina || Symbol b class.svg ||403,701||Carly_fiorina_speaking.jpg||The Republican potential presidential candidate continues to hold her own, even with the fierce competition of our next entry...
 * 18 || Donald Trump || Symbol b class.svg|||401,070||Donald Trump announcing latest David Blaine feat.jpg||The Donald's presidential campaign continues to stir the media, as shown by a New York article, Trump's appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and an episode of South Park where he is murdered.
 * 19 || List of Bollywood films of 2015 || Symbol list class.svg || 396,409|| Anushka at the trailer launch of Baahubali.jpg||Not an unusual visitor to the Top 25.
 * 20 || Gotham (TV series) || Symbol c class.svg || 380,498||Gotham_City_backdrop_for_Gotham_TV_series.jpg||The second season of the televisual reboot of the Batman franchise premiered on September 21.
 * 21 || How to Get Away with Murder || Symbol start class.svg || 354,620||How_To_Get_Away_With_Murder.svg||One of the new shows that hit the airwaves was this drama where a teacher is caught in a murder plot.
 * 22 || John Boehner || Symbol c class.svg || 350,810||John_Boehner_official_portrait.jpg||One day after the Pope (#1) visited Washington, the Speaker of the House of Representatives announced his resignation. His sucessor will be elected in October.
 * 23 || Narcos || Symbol c class.svg || 349,481||No a los «narcos».png||The TV series about the rise of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar (see #2) premiered in its entirety on Netflix on August 28.
 * 24 || List of superheroines || Symbol list class.svg || 345,207||A Trio of Heroines (14111684796).jpg||For some reason, this got a popularity bump, with legitimate views. Go figure.
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 * Fear the Walking Dead
 * Symbol c class.svg
 * align="right"|339,370
 * Fear The Walking Dead.png
 * The first season of AMC's spin-off to their hit series The Walking Dead is about to end.
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 * 16 || 2015 Rugby World Cup || Symbol c class.svg || 421,973||Cardiff Castle rugby ball 2015 RWC (cropped).jpg||The latest edition of rugby union's quadrennial tournament kicked off in England.
 * 17 || Carly Fiorina || Symbol b class.svg ||403,701||Carly_fiorina_speaking.jpg||The Republican potential presidential candidate continues to hold her own, even with the fierce competition of our next entry...
 * 18 || Donald Trump || Symbol b class.svg|||401,070||Donald Trump announcing latest David Blaine feat.jpg||The Donald's presidential campaign continues to stir the media, as shown by a New York article, Trump's appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and an episode of South Park where he is murdered.
 * 19 || List of Bollywood films of 2015 || Symbol list class.svg || 396,409|| Anushka at the trailer launch of Baahubali.jpg||Not an unusual visitor to the Top 25.
 * 20 || Gotham (TV series) || Symbol c class.svg || 380,498||Gotham_City_backdrop_for_Gotham_TV_series.jpg||The second season of the televisual reboot of the Batman franchise premiered on September 21.
 * 21 || How to Get Away with Murder || Symbol start class.svg || 354,620||How_To_Get_Away_With_Murder.svg||One of the new shows that hit the airwaves was this drama where a teacher is caught in a murder plot.
 * 22 || John Boehner || Symbol c class.svg || 350,810||John_Boehner_official_portrait.jpg||One day after the Pope (#1) visited Washington, the Speaker of the House of Representatives announced his resignation. His sucessor will be elected in October.
 * 23 || Narcos || Symbol c class.svg || 349,481||No a los «narcos».png||The TV series about the rise of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar (see #2) premiered in its entirety on Netflix on August 28.
 * 24 || List of superheroines || Symbol list class.svg || 345,207||A Trio of Heroines (14111684796).jpg||For some reason, this got a popularity bump, with legitimate views. Go figure.
 * 25
 * Fear the Walking Dead
 * Symbol c class.svg
 * align="right"|339,370
 * Fear The Walking Dead.png
 * The first season of AMC's spin-off to their hit series The Walking Dead is about to end.
 * }
 * 24 || List of superheroines || Symbol list class.svg || 345,207||A Trio of Heroines (14111684796).jpg||For some reason, this got a popularity bump, with legitimate views. Go figure.
 * 25
 * Fear the Walking Dead
 * Symbol c class.svg
 * align="right"|339,370
 * Fear The Walking Dead.png
 * The first season of AMC's spin-off to their hit series The Walking Dead is about to end.
 * }
 * }
 * }