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Top 10 Most Watched Query
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Top 10 Most Watched Query

MediumSQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

Write a query to find the top 10 most watched anime series from a dataset.

Use the provided anime_series and watch_events tables. Calculate total watches per series, include series with no valid watch events, and return fewer than 10 rows only if fewer than 10 series exist.

Output

  1. One row per anime series with columns series_title and total_watches
  2. Include the 10 highest totals, treating missing or NULL watch counts as zero
  3. Order by total_watches descending, then series_title ascending for ties

Schema

anime_series
ColumnTypeDescription
series_idPKINTEGERUnique identifier for an anime series
series_titleVARCHAR(200)Anime series title
watch_events
ColumnTypeDescription
event_idPKINTEGERUnique identifier for a watch event
series_idINTEGERReferenced anime series identifier
watch_countINTEGERNumber of watches represented by the event
Tablesanime_serieswatch_events
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