Years

Year	# Series	# Characters
2018	248 series	1377 characters
2017	318 series	3190 characters
2016	343 series	3751 characters
2015	362 series	4396 characters
2014	393 series	5363 characters
2013	463 series	5378 characters
2012	610 series	7160 characters
2011	577 series	7037 characters
2010	598 series	6876 characters
2009	598 series	7220 characters
2008	580 series	8561 characters
2007	614 series	7940 characters
2006	553 series	6867 characters
2005	416 series	5467 characters
2004	382 series	6162 characters
2003	294 series	3735 characters
2002	212 series	3297 characters
2001	183 series	3148 characters
2000	112 series	1795 characters
1999	100 series	3048 characters
1998	80 series	1367 characters
1997	62 series	3488 characters
1996	60 series	2993 characters
1995	54 series	1915 characters
1994	42 series	1307 characters
1993	28 series	524 characters
1992	30 series	995 characters
1991	25 series	382 characters
1990	17 series	757 characters
1989	25 series	898 characters
1988	20 series	193 characters
1987	16 series	847 characters
1986	25 series	1016 characters
1985	11 series	317 characters
1984	17 series	908 characters
1983	10 series	159 characters
1982	8 series	277 characters
1981	14 series	209 characters
1980	7 series	78 characters
1979	6 series	1024 characters
1978	4 series	64 characters
1977	7 series	153 characters
1976	4 series	71 characters
1975	7 series	62 characters
1974	4 series	27 characters
1973	4 series	21 characters
1972	3 series	10 characters
1971	1 series	11 characters
1967	1 series	14 characters
1966	2 series	29 characters
1963	2 series	5 characters
1939	1 series	16 characters
200	1 series	28 characters
199	1 series	11 characters
105	1 series	33 characters
unknown	11 series	0 characters