Big Idea Brief-
Our group shares a common interest in television and media, consuming hours each week in our free time. As regular users of streaming platforms, we wanted to learn more about how entertainment today is organized and what influences audience viewing choices. Each of us enjoys Disney+, which is a widely trusted, family-friendly platform. Disney’s emphasis on safe, reliable content increases the need for clear categorization and transparency for audiences who are searching for shows of their liking. Within our dataset, the ratings of over 1,000 Disney+ titles are offered alongside key attributes such as duration, descriptions, genre, and release year. These variables help showcase how content is structured on the platform and how that structure may shape the way audiences select what to watch.
The primary audience for this dataset is parents and media professionals. These individuals are responsible for selecting or evaluating viewing content, mainly concerned with safety, clarity of ratings, and the ability to make quick, confident decisions without needing to pre-watch every film individually. Specifically, parents face many challenges having to navigate the various choices on platforms like Disney, since they must ensure the content, their presenting meets their standards. This data will help aid in quick filtering to reduce any uncertainty. The ratings and inclusions of the content is easily outlined for viewers to view.
Business and media professionals today, such as Common Sense Media, also represent a key audience for this information. The Chief Content Officer at Common Sense Media Jill Murphy, for example, contributes daily to evaluating and communicating content for the public. Individuals in these roles focus on communicating content ratings and consistently applying these ratings throughout their platforms. Any unclear or inconsistent labeling can make it harder for families and viewers to effectively utilize streaming platforms, decreasing viewers trust and interest if content does not align with the portrayed image. Therefore, this data helps media professionals by providing clear and organized information that allows viewers to make informed decisions.
This dataset provides a detailed view of how Disney+ content is classified. Key attributes such as genre, duration, release year, and descriptions for over 1,000 titles helps audiences break down a large catalogue into understandable categories. Being able to understand the influence of these factors allows us to see how entertainment has evolved over time and if aspects like show/movie ratings evolved. These variables make it easier for audiences to evaluate content without needing to investigate each option individually.
Structured information helps any viewer navigate platforms like Disney+ quickly. However, specifically for parents, defined ratings help these individuals easily connect with content that matches their child’s maturity level and interests. For media professionals, it provides a way to evaluate whether streaming platforms are consistently and effectively communicating content classifications. In general, this data set helps Disney+ users understand how well the platform aids in this function, how ratings have changed, and whether improvements could be made regarding organization and presentation.
Overall, this dataset focuses on how Disney+ presents their shows/movies and why clarity matters to their audiences. By examining how ratings and key content attributes are portrayed, this approach helps guide the analysis toward understanding how streaming platforms can better support clearer decision-making for all viewers.
Movie Type VS Rating
When looking at the chart above, you will see the movie type versus the rating it has on Disney+. There has been a big evolve in movie types over the past few years. The highest rating is G. The G rated movies seem to stay pretty consistent with being the most popular. PG does come at a close second with staying steady as a very popular movie type for Disney+.
TV Type VS Rating
If you look at this chart you can see the TV show type versus the rating it has on Disney+. The TV shows are very different than the movie ratings. This data shows that the TV shows have a wider variety of rating than movies. TV-PG is the highest rated by far. The dataset shows that TV-PG is also just a very common rating for the shows on Disney+.
Year VS. Duration of the movie
The line chart comparing release year with show and movie durations on Disney+ showcases a noticeable jump in average runtime over the years. The year 1992 has the highest average duration with about 102 minutes. However the most recent year on the data-set, 2021, reflected a drop to about 46.6 minutes. This shift in duration reflects a change in the content type as well as the rise of streaming services such as Disney+ in popularity.
In earlier years, Disney primarily focused on theatrical films and cartoons which typically are longer in length. Today, Disney+ rivals platforms like Netflix and Hulu, shifting their content to reflect more episode style productions that viewers can watch in one sitting or on the go. Shorter, binge-able TV series have become more common. For our primary audience, this indicates a move toward more flexible viewing choices that fit into daily routines. For media professionals, it showcases a transition within the industry towards more streaming centered content, where series play a bigger role than traditional films.
As a whole, this data-set provides a clear overview of how ratings have grown to become more mature, even on platforms like Disney. Additionally, it outlines distinct characteristics of Disney’s iconic films to help parents, professionals, and general users navigate options efficiently, carefully, and successfully.
Rating vs. Release Year
When looking at the charts, dividing the level of content of which age range is best for its viewership, you’ll come across seven different sets. All these ratings come from the parental guidance decided by and in the United States.
TV-Y7 indicates viewers 7 years of age and older. TV-Y7 reached its peak in 2016, with Disney+ creating 17 films. Right behind 2016, is 2 years earlier, in 2014 with 14 TV-Y7 rated films created.
TV-G stands for a general audience, meaning it’s appropriate for any age to watch it. Having no strong language and little to no violence. The years of 2011, 2016, and 2020 were when most of the TV-G rated TV shows that Disney Plus offers were produced.
G-Rated is next with reaching its most produced films in the years of 2003, 2008, and 2011. Each of these years produced 12 films. The difference between G-Rated and TV-G is G is just for movies, while TV-G is just for TV shows.
The most used rating dataset is TV-PG, which is still on the rise. Look at 2021, which has 50 PG rated TV shows produced just in that year. Compared to a decade ago, the number has gone up 10%.
Now compare the data of released PG TV shows to PG movies released, movies have a significantly lower amount. As the peak of PG movies released was in 2020, with 12 movies.
Lastly, TV-14 reached 28 new TV shows onto the streaming site. As it continues to rise, in previous years showing 5, in 2019, then 20 in 2020.
Description Words
Below is a word graph showing the most commonly used words when describing a movie or TV show. Descriptive terms such as “Saves”, “World”, and “Family” come up the most frequently. What similarities these words have to each other is the plot. As some movies and TV shows are about saving the world, or family, or even Christmas!
TV Shows and Movie Ratings
This pie chart provides another perspective to visualize the comparison in ratings of TV shows and movies on Disney+. In general, G (253) and PG (235) make up the largest portions, followed closely by TV-G (233). The platform’s shift towards more general content can appeal to families as well as viewers of many varying ages. TV-PG (181) also represents a large portion of the chart, confirming Disney’s appropriation for a wide selection of audiences.
While there are some more mature options, parents and general viewers can utilize this visualization to view the top three ratings for TV and top three for movies on the platform. It reinforces Disney+’s content strategy of prioritizing broadly accessible programming while still offering some variety in maturity levels.
The packed circled chart helps to clearly compare the range of ratings between the movies and TV shows offered on Disney+. Both of the large circles separate the entertainment type, while the smaller circles showcase ratings from the dataset. The size of the circles represents the number of films within each rating. For the movie category, G and PG are of the highest with a strong focus on more generalized yet family-oriented content. As for TV shows, TV-PG is the largest category, with TV-Y7 and TV-G following. This showcases a wider age range of TV programs.
The packed circles chart provides a comprehensible visualization for parents, professionals, and general viewers. While movies are more consistent with family-friendly content, TV shows offer more variety.