2017 Character Cup - Stats, Bracket, and Rankings

Below you will find the official brackets, stats so far, and both final and original ranking lists once voting begins. These include all the characters that made it in the Character Cup. The original rankings are placed by number of nominations and I've included what shows they are from in case you need a handy guide for predicting or voting. Final rankings are placed by which round they went out and how many votes they got in that round.

Official Brackets: 

If you click on full screen, you can see the whole thing. A downloadable copy is here.  If you would like a blank printable bracket to play along, click here.  Fillable brackets are here.  (Hint - download it before you fill it out or it won't keep what you typed.  Learned that from experience..ugh!)

2017 CC Brackets - Fixed by Dahne1 on Scribd

STATS TO GEEK OUT ON:

Round Results:

Winner:  Alex Danvers
Second Place:  Jamie Fraser
Third Place:  Buffy Summers
Fourth Place:  Bellamy Blake

Characters Still In (Round 4):  Bellamy Blake, Jamie Fraser, Alex Danvers, Buffy Summers
Characters Out (Round 4):  Peggy Carter, Eleven, Sarah Manning, Leo Fitz

Characters Still In (Round 3):  Bellamy Blake, Peggy Carter, Eleven, Jamie Fraser, Sarah Manning, Alex Danvers, Buffy Summers, Leo Fitz
Characters Out (Round 3):  Jethro Gibbs, Jon Snow, Eliot Spencer, Felicity Smoak, Caitlin Snow, Sara Lance, Lucifer Morningstar, The Doctor

Characters Still In (Round 2):  Bellamy Blake, Jethro Gibbs, Peggy Carter, Jon Snow, Eliot Spencer, Eleven, Felicity Smoak, Jamie Fraser, Caitlin Snow, Sarah Manning, Alex Danvers, Sara Lance, Lucifer Morningstar, Buffy Summers, Leo Fitz, The Doctor
Characters Out (Round 2):  Dana Scully, Michael Scofield, Sam Winchester, Lucy Preston, Meredith Grey, Captian Hook, Liv Moore, Jake Peralta, Kate Beckett, Gregory House, Klaus Mikaelson, Walter Bishop, Lorelai Gilmore, Jane Doe, Veronica Mars, Spencer Reid

Characters Still In  (Round 1): Bellamy Blake, Dana Scully, Jethro Gibbs, Michael Scofield, Sam Winchester, Peggy Carter, Lucy Preston, Jon Snow, Eliot Spencer, Meredith Grey, Captain Hook, Eleven, Felicity SMoak, Liv Moore, Jamie Fraser, Jake Peralta, Caitlin Snow, Kate Beckett, Sarah Manning, Gregory House, Alex Danvers, Klaus Mikaelson, Sara Lance, Walter Bishop, Lucifer Morningstar, Lorelai Gilmore, Buffy Summers, Jane Doe, Leo Fitz, Veronica Mars, Spencer Reid, The Doctor
Characters Out (Round 1): Olivia Pope, Norman Bates, Marty Deeks, Ben Linus, James Cole, Annalise Keating, Harvey Specter, Shadow Moon, Jacob Stone, David Haller, Bonnie Bennett, Jessica Huang, Sherlock (Sherlock), Jane Villanueva, Jughead Jones, Sherlock Holems (Elementary), Matt Murdock, Stiles Stilinski, Martin Riggs, Clay Jensen, Chuck Bartowski, Daryl Dixon, Maeve Millay, Walter White, Sheldon Cooper, Sun Bak, Jack Pearson, Steve McGarrett, Olivia Benson, Red Reddington, Erin Lindsay, Matthew Casey


Polls with the Most Votes:

Alex Danvers vs. Jamie Fraser = 4,999
Jamie Fraser vs. Bellamy Blake = 4,249
Alex Danvers vs. Buffy Summers = 2,482
Jamie Fraser vs. Eleven = 1,944


Losing Characters with the Most Votes:

Round 1 = Annalise Keating, Stiles Stilinski, Shadow Moon
Round 2 = Dana Scully, Meredith Grey, Sam Winchester/Captain Hook
Round 3 = Felicity Smoak, Jethro Gibbs, Caitlin Snow
Round 4 = Peggy Carter and Eleven


Characters with Biggest Improvement between Initial Rankings and Final Rankings: 

Jamie Fraser = moved up 51 spaces
Sarah Manning = moved up 42 spaces
Peggy Carter = moved up 35 spaces


Closest Polls:

Meredith Gray vs. Eliot Spencer = 10 votes
Bellamy Blake vs. Peggy Carter = 11 votes
Walter Bishop vs. Walter White = 14 votes


Gender Breakdown:

This Year - male = 39 / female = 25
After First Round: male = 16 / female = 16
Second Round:  male = 8 / female = 8
Third Round:  male = 5 / female = 3
Elite Eight:  male = 2 / female = 2
Final Four:  male = 1 / female = 1
Finals: female = 1


Network Breakdown:

This Year: network = 36 / cable = 14 / streaming = 5 / ended shows = 9
After First Round: network = 19 / cable = 4 / streaming = 2 / ended = 7
Second Round:  network = 8 / cable = 4 / streaming = 1 / ended = 4
Third Round:  network = 3 / cable = 2 / streaming = 1 / ended = 2
Elite Eight:  network = 2 / cable = 1 / ended = 1
Final Four:  network = 1 / cable = 1
Finals: network = 1

Final Character Ranking List:

1. Alex Danvers (Supergirl)
2. Jamie Fraser (Outlander)
3. Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
4. Bellamy Blake (The 100)
5.  Peggy Carter (Agent Carter)
6.  Eleven (Stranger Things)
7.  Leo Fitz (SHIELD)
8.  Sarah Manning (Orphan Black)
9.  Felicity Smoak (Arrow)
10.  Jethro Gibbs (NCIS)
11.  Caitlin Snow (The Flash)
12.  Sara Lance (Legends of Tomorrow)
13.  Jon Snow (Game of Thrones)
14.  Eliot Spencer (Leverage)
15.  The Doctor (Doctor Who)
16.  Lucifer Morningstar (Lucifer)
17.  Dana Scully (The X-Files)
18.  Meredith Grey (Grey's Anatomy)
19.  Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
20.  Killian Jones (Once Upon a Time)
21.  Michael Scofield (Prison Break)
22.  Liv Moore (iZombie)
23.  Lucy Preston (Timeless)
24.  Jake Peralta (Brooklyn 99)
25.  Kate Beckett (Castle)
26.  Veronica Mars (Veronica Mars)
27.  Spencer Reid (Criminal Minds)
28.  Lorelai Gilmore (Gilmore Girls)
29.  Gregory House (House)
30.  Jane Doe  (Blindspot)
31.  Walter Bishop  (Fringe)
32.  Klaus Mikaelson  (The Originals)
33.  Annalise Keating (HTGAWM)
34  Stiles Stilinski (Teen Wolf)
35.  Shadow Moon (American Gods)
36.  Matt Murdock (Daredevil)
37.  Daryl Dixon (The Walking Dead)
38.  Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock)
39.  Sherlock Holmes (Elementary)
40.  Walter White (Breaking Bad)
41.  Norman Bates (Bates Motel)
42.  Olivia Pope (Scandal)
43.  Jughead Jones (Riverdale)
44.  Clay Jensen (13 Reasons Why)
45.  Sun Bak (Sense8)
46.  Bonnie Bennett (The Vampire Diairies)
47.  Harvey Specter (Suits)
48.  David Haller (Legion)
48.  Erin Lindsay (Chicago PD)
50.  Matthew Casey (Chicago Fire)
51.  Ben Linus (LOST)
52.  Sheldon Cooper (The Big Bang Theory)
53.  Martin Riggs (Lethal Weapon)
54.  Steve McGarrett (Hawaii 5-0)
55.  Red Reddington (The Blacklist)
56.  James Cole (12 Monkeys)
57.  Jacob Stone (The Librarians)
58.  Chuck Bartowski (Chuck)
59.  Jack Pearson (This Is Us)
60.  Olivia Benson (L&O:  SVU)
61.  Marty Deeks (NCIS: LA)
62.  Maeve Millay (Westworld)
63.  Jane Villanueva (Jane the Virgin)
64.  Jessica Huang (Fresh Off the Boat)

Original Character Ranking List:

1. Bellamy Blake (The 100)
2. Caitlin Snow (The Flash)
3. Lucifer Morningstar (Lucifer)
4. Jacob Stone (The Librarians)
5. Felicity Smoak (Arrow)
6. Leo Fitz (Agents of SHIELD)
7. Alex Danvers (Supergirl)
8. Sam Winchester (Supernatural)
9. Lucy Preston (Timeless)
10. Sara Lance (Legends of Tomorrow)
11. Spencer Reid (Criminal Minds)
12. Jughead Jones (Riverdale)
13. Killian "Captain Hook" Jones (Once Upon a Time)
14. Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
15. Martin Riggs (Lethal Weapon)
16. Jethro Gibbs (NCIS)
17. Michael Scofield (Prison Break)
18. Clay Jensen (13 Reasons Why)
19. Jane Doe (Blindspot)
20. Eleven (Stranger Things)
21. Jake Peralta (Brooklyn 99)
22. The Doctor (Doctor Who)
23. Walter Bishop (Fringe)
24. Jon Snow (Game of Thrones)
25. Annalise Keating (How to Get Away with Murder)
26. Klaus Mikaelson (The Originals)
27. Raymond Reddington (The Blacklist)
28. Liv Moore (iZombie)
29. David "Legion" Haller (Legion)
30. Sun Bak (Sense8)
31. Stiles Stilinski (Teen Wolf)
32. Dana Scully (The X-Files)
33. Norman Bates (Bates Motel)
34. Kate Beckett (Castle)
35. Lorelai Gilmore (Gilmore Girls)
36. Meredith Grey (Grey's Anatomy)
37. Jane Villanueva (Jane the Virgin)
38. Veronica Mars (Veronica Mars)
39. Daryl Dixon (The Walking Dead)
40. Peggy Carter (Agent Carter)
41. Shadow Moon (American Gods)
42. Walter White (Breaking Bad)
43. Matthew Casey (Chicago Fire)
44. Sherlock Holmes (Elementary)
45. Jessica Huang (Fresh Off the Boat)
46. Steve McGarrett (Hawaii 5-0)
47. Gregory House (House)
48. Ben Linus (LOST)
49. Marty Deeks (NCIS:LA)
50. Sarah Manning (Orphan Black)
51. Jack Pearson (This Is Us)
52. Bonnie Bennett (The Vampire Diaries)
53. Jamie Fraser (Outlander)
54. Erin Lindsay (Chicago PD)
55. Maeve Millay (Westworld)
56. Harvey Specter (Suits)
57. James Cole (12 Monkeys)
58. Chuck Bartowski (Chuck)
59. Olivia Benson (Law & Order: SVU)
60. Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock)
61. Eliot Spencer (Leverage)
62. Sheldon Cooper (The Big Bang Theory)
63. Matt Murdock (Daredevil)
64. Olivia Pope (Scandal)

About the Author - Dahne

One part teacher librarian - one part avid TV fan, Dahne is a contributing writer for SpoilerTV, where she reviews and/or creates polls for Teen Wolf, How to Get Away with Murder, The Librarians, and others. She also runs the annual Character Cup. She's addicted to Twitter, loves live tweeting, and co-hosts The 100 "Red-Shirted" and Teen Wolf "Welcome to Beacon Hills" podcasts for Southgate Media Group. Previously she wrote a Last Week in TV column for her blog and SpoilerTV. ~ "I speak TV."