After Degrassi: Showdown was finished this past summer, I put together a blog post that took a look at the “attendance statistics” for the characters on Degrassi. All throughout Season 12 I’ve been keeping track of character appearances because I thought it’d be interesting to look at hard numbers, as opposed to relying on memory and perception of the characters’ value to the show. The “weight” of a character’s appearance can affect one’s perception, sometimes making us believe characters are being used more or less than they really are. For example, as you’ll see below, Adam had far more storylines than Mo in 12B…actually Adam probably had more storylines than anyone in this block.
Adam and Mo also appeared in the same number of episodes in 12B.
The information I’m providing below deals nothing with the weight of appearances…it deals STRICTLY with the number of episodes each individual character has appeared in (character = those featured in the opening credits). It doesn’t matter how big their role is…if we see their face, they’re credited as appearing.
NUMBER OF EPISODE APPEARANCES FOR CHARACTERS IN 12B
(Out of 10 Episodes)
8 – Adam
8 – Jake
8 – Maya
8 – Mo
7 – Cam
7 – Imogen
7 – Katie
7 – Marisol
6 – Becky
6 – Clare
6 – Drew
6 – Fiona
6 – Tori
6 – Zig
5 – Bianca
5 – Eli
4 – Dave
4 – Jenna
4 – Tristan
3 – Dallas
2 – Alli
2 – Connor
1 – Luke
1 – Ms. Oh
1 – Owen
0 – Simpson
*Most consecutive appearances: 8 episodes (Maya: 1222-1229. Cam had the second most with 7 consecutive appearances, in 1223-1229)
*Most consecutive episodes without an appearance: 9 (Luke appeared in 1221 and hasn’t appeared since. Connor last appeared in 1224 and hasn’t appeared in 6 consecutive eps. Owen didn’t appear in 5 consecutive episodes before appearing in 1226)
Number of Characters Who Appeared in Each Episode
14 – Building A Mystery Pt 1 (1221)
14 – Building A Mystery Pt 2 (1222)
14 – I Want It That Way Pt 1 (1225)
14 – Tonight, Tonight Pt 1 (1227)
13 – I Want It That Way Pt 2 (1226)
13 – Tonight, Tonight Pt 2 (1228)
12 – Doll Parts Pt 1 (1223)
12 – Doll Parts Pt 2 (1224)
12 – LoveFool Pt 1 (1229)
10 – LoveFool Pt 2 (1230)
SHIP APPEARANCES
(NOTE: This is strictly based on the number of times members of ships appeared in the same episode, together or separate, and DOES NOT reflect the number of times their relationship was the actual focus of one of the episode’s plots.)
Jatie: 7 episodes
Beckam/Beckdam/Badam: 6 episodes
Camaya: 6 episodes
Morisol: 6 episodes
Drianca: 5 episodes
Fimogen: 5 episodes
Zaya: 5 episodes
Eclare: 4 episodes
Zori: 4 episodes
Dalli: 2 episodes
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TOTAL NUMBER OF EPISODE APPEARANCES FOR CHARACTERS IN SEASON 12
(Out of 30 episodes)
22 – Maya
20 – Adam
20 – Clare
20 – Eli
19 – Bianca
19 – Dallas
19 – Tori
18 – Katie
18 – Mo
18 – Tristan
17 – Becky
17 – Fiona
17 – Imogen
17 – Jake
16 – Cam
16 – Drew
16 – Luke
15 – Alli
15 - Dave
15 – Jenna
15 – Marisol
12- Zig
11 – Connor
8 – Simpson
7 - Owen
6 – Ms. Oh
*NO CHARACTER APPEARED IN MORE EPISODES IN 12B THAN THEY DID IN SHOWDOWN. Zig is the only character who came close, splitting his appearances 6/6 between the two blocks.
Vote in the poll below:
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Everyone from Zig down were excluded from the poll because it would be statistically impossible for them to catch up and appear in the most episodes. Everyone from Cam down to Marisol were excluded because of how insanely difficult it would be for them to take that top spot from Maya. She would have to be virtually nonexistent in the final 10 episodes and their attendance would have to be near perfect. Realistically, the race for the most episodes is probably just between Maya, Adam, Clare, Eli, Bianca, Dallas and Tori. Though it might be safe to say that the characters near the very bottom of the list will probably remain near the bottom, with all of the fluctuation in the middle and upper parts of the list it’ll be interesting to see how it all pans out after the final 10 episodes of the season.
