Distribution of deaths in TV shows by causes 2016

The statistic presents information on the most common causes of TV deaths in the United States in the 2015-2016 season. According to the source, 27 percent of characters who died during this season were shot.

Most common causes of TV deaths in the United States in the 2015-16 season

Characteristic	Share of deaths
Shooting	27%
Stabbing	16%
Suicide*	8.6%
Supernatural	5.1%
Illness	4.3%
Beating	3.1%
Poison	3%
Explosion	3%
Suffocation**	3%

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Release date

June 2016

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Region

United States

Survey time period

June 1, 2015 to May 31, 2016

Special properties

primetime and streaming shows

Supplementary notes

* including self-sacrifice
** including drowning and strangulation

The source provided the following information about the methodology: "The show containing the death had to air in primetime on an American network or be an original series on a streaming platform. The character had to appear in at least three episodes of the show. The death had to be final."

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