It has already scooped a string of awards and prizes. But now Downton Abbey has also entered the record books.
The hit series has landed a place in the Guinness World Records with the highest critical ratings for a TV show.
The period drama, which returns to ITV1 on Sunday, has been officially recognised for attracting the highest critical ratings for a TV show, making it the first British programme to hold the accolade previously shared by US shows Mad Men, Sons of Anarchy and Modern Family.
The first series of Downton Abbey scored 92 out of 100 on website Metacritic, which aggregates critical reviews from around the world, making it the highest-scoring reviewer-rated show of 2010.
Entries included in the 2012 edition of Guinness World Records, released on Thursday, are collected in 2010, meaning Downton was the most critically acclaimed series at that time.
Series creator Julian Fellowes and the cast and producers of Downton Abbey accepted the award from Guinness World Records' editor-in-chief, Craig Glenday.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/...-critically-acclaimed-show-on-television.html
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The hit series has landed a place in the Guinness World Records with the highest critical ratings for a TV show.
The period drama, which returns to ITV1 on Sunday, has been officially recognised for attracting the highest critical ratings for a TV show, making it the first British programme to hold the accolade previously shared by US shows Mad Men, Sons of Anarchy and Modern Family.
The first series of Downton Abbey scored 92 out of 100 on website Metacritic, which aggregates critical reviews from around the world, making it the highest-scoring reviewer-rated show of 2010.
Entries included in the 2012 edition of Guinness World Records, released on Thursday, are collected in 2010, meaning Downton was the most critically acclaimed series at that time.
Series creator Julian Fellowes and the cast and producers of Downton Abbey accepted the award from Guinness World Records' editor-in-chief, Craig Glenday.
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/...-critically-acclaimed-show-on-television.html
Do any of you watch this show?
