"Mad Men" Is Ending. What's Next For The Cast? — mad

The raw data behind the story ""Mad Men" Is Ending. What's Next For The Cast?" https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/mad-men-is-ending-whats-next-for-the-cast/.

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Format

A data frame with 248 rows representing performers on TV shows and 15 variables:

performer: The name of the actor, according to IMDb. This is not a unique identifier - two performers appeared in more than one program
show: The television show where this actor appeared in more than half the episodes
show_start: The year the television show began
show_end: The year the television show ended, "PRESENT" if the show remains on the air as of May 10.
status: Why the actor is no longer on the program: "END" if the show has concluded, "LEFT" if the show remains on the air.
charend: The year the character left the show. Equal to "Show End" if the performer stayed on until the final season.
years_since: 2015 minus CharEnd
num_lead: The number of leading roles in films the performer has appeared in since and including "CharEnd", according to OpusData
num_support: The number of leading roles in films the performer has appeared in since and including "CharEnd", according to OpusData
num_shows: The number of seasons of television of which the performer appeared in at least half the episodes since and including "CharEnd", according to OpusData
score: #LEAD + #Shows + 0.25*(#SUPPORT)
score_div_y: "Score" divided by "Years Since"
lead_notes: The list of films counted in #LEAD
support_notes: The list of films counted in #SUPPORT
show_notes: The seasons of shows counted in #Shows