You know when a friend recommends a show to you, and adds in a fair warning like, "Give it a few episodes, I swear it's good"? Well, they're probably not wrong.
There's a new study based on IMDb ratings, and it found that you should give a new show an average of SIX episodes to get good.
Here are 12 shows that took a while to hit their potential, and the number of episodes it took to reach its potential:
(This is when the episode's IMDb rating was higher than the show's average.)
1. "Breaking Bad": 6
2. "Doctor Who": 6
3. "Friends": 7
4. "South Park": 8
5. "Seinfeld": 16
6. "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia": 8
7. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer": 8
8. "Community": 7
9. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine": 6
10. "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.": 13
11. "The 100": 9
12. "BoJack Horseman": 8
(You can see more stats here.)