July 08, 2021
5 minutes
Have you ever made it through a TV show without googling the plot beforehand?
Well, you could be in the minority.
Whether it’s excitement, impatience or sheer curiosity, people are continuously searching for the biggest TV spoilers for their favourite tv shows – because why watch a full episode when all could be revealed through the power of a quick search?
From the most-spoiled TV show, to the most googled spoiler of all time, as ultimate TV connoisseurs, we’ve analysed the biggest, brain-rattling TV spoilers – to save you from googling this too.
The most searched for TV spoiler of all time comes from the Star Wars series,‘The Mandalorian’, with ‘who is the mandalorian’ reaching 22,000 searches per month alone on the internet.
However, 45% of the most searched TV spoilers came from the series Game of Thrones, making the blockbuster the most googled TV show of all time.
Searches for ‘who killed Joffrey’, (9,600) ‘how did Arya kill the night king’ (3,000) and ‘why did the night king want Bran’ (3,000) made the top three most googled Game of Thrones spoilers.
The top 5 spoilers of all time also featured globally recognised series Pretty Little Liars and Riverdale, with ‘who is A in Pretty Little Liars’ and ‘who killed Jason Blossom’ being the most commonly googled TV spoilers from the shows.
The research also includes recent fan-favourite finales, such as series Line of Duty, with ‘who is H in Line of Duty’ reaching 1,400 searches per month.
| Show | Characters | Event | Spoiler | Monthly Searches |
| The Mandalorian | The Mandalorian | Reveal of Mandalorian face and name: Din Djarin – Season 1 Ep 8 | who is the mandalorian | 22,000 |
| Game of Thrones | Joffrey Baratheon | Joffrey dies at purple wedding – Season 4 Ep 2 Later confirmed he was poisoned by Olenna Tyrell – Season 4 Ep 4 |
Who killed joffrey | 9,600 |
| Pretty Little Liars | A | Reveal of Charlotte Drake as A – Season 6 Ep 10 | who is a in pretty little liars | 7,800 |
| Riverdale | Jason Blossom | Reveal of Clifford Blossom (father) murdering Jason Blossom – Season 1 Ep 12 | who killed jason blossom | 5,400 |
| Game of Thrones | Arya Stark | In The Long Night Arya kills the knight king with dragon glass – Season 8 Ep 3 | How did arya kill the night king | 3,000 |
| Game of Thrones | Night King | Three eyed raven reveals that “he wants to erase the world and I am its memory” – Season 8 Ep 2 | why did the night king want bran | 3,000 |
| The Walking Dead | Rick Grimes | Exploding bridge and Rick abducted by helicopter. Fans believe this is by CRM group and that he will be coming back to the show. – Season 10 Ep 13 | what happened to rick grimes | 3,000 |
| Grey’s Anatomy | Derek Shepherd | Main character Derek Shepherd is killed after suffering traumatic injuries in a roadside car accident. – Season 11 Ep 21 | when does derek shepard die | 2,100 |
| Game of Thrones | Jon Snow | Whilst the characters sleep together, it is revealed that Jon Snow is Daenerys’ nephew. – Season 7 Ep 7 | jon snow and daenerys related how | 2,000 |
| Game of Thrones | Jon Snow | Jon Snow “dies”. – Season 5 Ep 10 | when does jon snow die | 1,900 |
| The Walking Dead | Negan | Rick kills Negan. – Season 8 Ep 16 | when does negan die | 1,800 |
| Game of Thrones | Daenerys | Drogon flies away with Daenerys’ body. It has been reported that he took her to Volantis – the homeland of the Targaryens and the dragons they commanded. – Season 8 Ep 6 (finale). | where did drogon take daenerys | 1,500 |
| Line of Duty | H | H revealed as Nigel Boyle. – Season 6 (finale). | Who is H in line of duty? | 1,400 |
| Game of Thrones | Tyrion Lannister | It was revealed Shae was paid by the Lannisters and having a sexual relationship with Tywin (Tyrion’s father). – Season 4 Ep 10 | why did Shae betray Tyrion | 1,400 |
| The Handmaid’s Tale | Ofglen/Emily | Ofglen is subjected to female genital mutiliation (FGM) where her clitoris is unwillingly surgically removed – and with it her ability to have pleasurable sex when it is discovered she’s a “gender traitor”. – Season 1 Ep 3 | What did they do to ofglen? | 1,200 |
| Breaking Bad | Walter White | Walter White dies of gunshot wound. – Season 5 Ep 16 (finale). | how did walter white die | 800 |
| The Mandalorian | Grogu/Baby Yoda | Grogu is taken by Luke Skywalker from Mandalorian for jedi training. – Season 2 Ep 8 (finale). | what happens to grogu | 800 |
| Breaking Bad | Walter White | Walter White made 80 million dollars. – Season 6 Ep 16 (finale). | how much money did walter white make | 700 |
| Game of Thrones | Jon Snow | Jon Snow is revived by Melisandre the Red Priestess. – Season 6 Ep 1 | How did Jon Snow come back to life | 600 |
| Game of Thrones | Khal Drogo | Khal Drogo dies of septic shock from a cut, made worse by “healer” Mirri Maaz Duur. – Season 1 Ep 6 | How does Khal Drogo die | 600 |
Game of Thrones takes the top spot for the most spoiled TV show of all time, with the iconic show reaching 26,320 searches per month for juicy episode spoilers.
The Mandalorian is the second most spoiled TV show of all time, with 22,800 searches per month for episode spoilers.
Other popular TV spoilers came from shows such as Breaking Bad, Pretty Little Liars and Line of Duty.
Pretty Little Liars is the third most spoiled TV show, with fans taking to google to discover who the character ‘A is’, with nearly 8,000 searches per month.
Unsurprisingly, other classic TV shows which made the top 20 include: The Office, Grey’s Anatomy, The Handmaid’s Tale and Stranger Things.
| Show | Total Monthly Searches |
| Game of Thrones | 26,320 |
| The Mandalorian | 22,800 |
| Pretty Little Liars | 7,950 |
| The Walking Dead | 5,880 |
| Riverdale | 5,550 |
| Grey’s Anatomy | 3,400 |
| Breaking Bad | 1,500 |
| Line of Duty | 1,400 |
| The Handmaid’s Tale | 1,280 |
| Stranger Things | 600 |
| This Is Us | 600 |
| Parks and Recreation | 500 |
| The Office | 500 |
| Criminal Minds | 450 |
| Friends | 390 |
| Downton Abbey | 60 |
