For X , HBOhas been the blank space to go for prestige television . And by prestigiousness , we meanshowsthat drop F - turkey without fear of advertiser boycotts . Recently , the serial close of the dysfunctional family dramaSuccessionfeatured 235 expletive . But how does the Roy clan stack up to other profane show ?
To find out , language eruditeness sitePreplyanalyzed a number of other series finales from highly - regard programme . To compile the swears , Preply perpetrate 50 of IMDb ’s top user - grass series and then examined scripts for their last episode . Here ’s how it go against down .
Rank
Show
Final Episode Title
Total cuss
1
Succession
" With undetermined Eyes "
235
2
The Wire
" -30- "
127
3
Orange Is the New Black
" Here ’s Where We Get Off "
88
4
The Thick of It
" 4.7 "
87
5
Peaky Blinders
" Lock and Key "
71
6
Veep
" Veep "
52
7
The Sopranos
" Made in America "
51
8
Peep Show
" Are We conk out to Be Alright ? "
49
9
13 reason Why
" commencement exercise "
45
10
The Shield
" Family Meeting "
40
Successiondoes indeed take first place , about repeat the profanity numeration of 2nd - rankedThe Wireand its series finale , “ -30- . ” HBO has four of the top 10 , with just one serial that originate on basic cable television service — FX’sThe Shield — pee-pee its elbow room onto the lean .
Preply also look at the shows with the most swear words per minute — because why not ?
Expletives Per Minute ( EPM )
2.67
2.04
1.41
1.13
Eastbound and Down
" Chapter 29 "
Broad City
" Broad City "
1.04
0.98
0.88
Fleabag
" 2.6 "
0.85
UK political satireThe Thick of Itedges out the Roys here , with an average of three curse word per minute . BothThe Thick of ItandVeepwere create by Armando Iannucci , who seems to have a fondness for foul - mouthed character reference . Though it seems significant to remark thatSuccessioncreator Jesse Armstrong also co - createdPeep Show , which came in third here . And that Armstrong also write for bothThe Thick of ItandVeep . So who ’s the substantial mogul of swear intelligence ?
This is simply an examination of terminal episodes : It ’s possible other show are more expletive - filled in their entirety . Removing the profanity chemical element , It ’s Always Sunny in Philadelphiamight be thewordiestshow on television .
