the buzz log
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Nearly everyone who watches "The Wire" calls it the best show on television. Yet HBO's epic has never been a mainstream hit. Fortunately, it's getting some love in Search.
Queries on "The Wire" jumped 49% following the season four finale. Told from the perspectives of cops, drug dealers, and politicians, the show has been praised (worshipped, in fact) for exposing viewers to the harsh realities of life in West Baltimore.
Dominic West is the biggest star among the show's colossal cast. However, searches jumped the highest for little-known Julito McCullum. McCullum, who plays a 14-year-old student and low-level drug dealer, may find his success in Search leading to even bigger things.
Until then, we suggest you check out "The Wire" for yourself. If you're anything like the rest of America, you may quickly find yourself calling it "the best show on television."
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what's the buzz?
A subject's buzz score is the percentage of Yahoo! users searching for that subject on a given day, multiplied by a constant to make the number easier to read. Weekly leaders are the subjects with the greatest average buzz score for a given week.
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