Years

Year	# Series	# Characters
2026	153 series	1409 characters
2025	335 series	2983 characters
2024	511 series	4569 characters
2023	569 series	5702 characters
2022	529 series	6259 characters
2021	545 series	6894 characters
2020	500 series	6435 characters
2019	545 series	7524 characters
2018	612 series	8554 characters
2017	586 series	9142 characters
2016	576 series	8116 characters
2015	514 series	8152 characters
2014	516 series	8740 characters
2013	550 series	8101 characters
2012	679 series	8884 characters
2011	636 series	8658 characters
2010	635 series	8729 characters
2009	628 series	7712 characters
2008	615 series	9610 characters
2007	645 series	9195 characters
2006	597 series	8093 characters
2005	470 series	7544 characters
2004	433 series	7400 characters
2003	343 series	4521 characters
2002	267 series	4437 characters
2001	234 series	4503 characters
2000	151 series	2432 characters
1999	140 series	3867 characters
1998	119 series	1889 characters
1997	90 series	4558 characters
1996	85 series	4518 characters
1995	71 series	2232 characters
1994	63 series	1626 characters
1993	48 series	738 characters
1992	45 series	1174 characters
1991	44 series	1126 characters
1990	31 series	1410 characters
1989	38 series	1063 characters
1988	28 series	280 characters
1987	30 series	1365 characters
1986	37 series	1594 characters
1985	21 series	477 characters
1984	25 series	1051 characters
1983	19 series	373 characters
1982	14 series	326 characters
1981	17 series	225 characters
1980	11 series	91 characters
1979	9 series	2086 characters
1978	8 series	84 characters
1977	9 series	174 characters
1976	5 series	80 characters
1975	17 series	156 characters
1974	8 series	52 characters
1973	11 series	101 characters
1972	8 series	98 characters
1971	5 series	165 characters
1970	3 series	31 characters
1969	2 series	48 characters
1968	2 series	9 characters
1967	4 series	39 characters
1966	4 series	81 characters
1965	5 series	72 characters
1963	2 series	128 characters
1962	2 series	13 characters
1961	1 series	8 characters
1960	1 series	5 characters
1959	1 series	3 characters
1958	1 series	6 characters
1950	1 series	39 characters
1943	1 series	1 characters
1939	1 series	987 characters
1929	1 series	7 characters
unknown	6 series	0 characters

Years

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