‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ Has the Most Words Per Minute of Any TV Show, Study Finds

Sharon Knolle

The Wrap

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“It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” which was ranked as the TV series with the most words-per-minute in 2023 by WordFinderX with 176.2 words per minute, is not the chattiest show on TV anymore.

A new study by Kapwing, an online content creation platform, revealed that cop comedy “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” now holds the title as the wordiest TV show with 206 words per minute spoken on average. The sitcom, which starred Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher, ran on NBC from 2013 to 2021.

The National Disability Authority recommends that subtitles should be no more than 140 words per minute to allow viewers time to follow along. “Always Sunny” landed at no. 2 in the Kapwing study with 189 words per minute.

Legal drama”Suits” averages 179 words per minute while, despite Sam Rockwell’s jaw-dropping monologue in Season 3 of “The White Lotus,” the acclaimed HBO series clocked in with a mere 86 words per minute, according to Kapwing.

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