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‘Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘F is for Family’ Zoom Onto Top 10 Digital Originals Chart

Two digital originals shot into the top 10 the week that ended Dec. 8, according to Parrot Analytics Data.

The Dec 5 release of Season 2 propelled Amazon Prime Video’s award-winning comedy “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” to No. 5 from No. 21 the prior week, with 30.4 million average daily Demand Expressions, twice as many as in the prior week.

The animated Netflix sitcom “F is for Family” soared to No. 9 from No. 48 with 18.2 million average daily Demand Expressions, up from 7.2 million the prior week. Again, the catalyst was the recent (Nov. 30) release of a new season, Season 2.

“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is a period comedy-drama created by Amy Sherman-Palladino. The series stars Rachel Brosnahan as Miriam “Midge” Maisel, a housewife in 1950s New York City who finds she has a talent for standup comedy. The series won two Golden Globe Awards (Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Musical or Comedy for Brosnahan) and five prime-time Emmy Awards.
“F is for Family,” created by Bill Burr and Michael Price, revolves around Francis X. “Frank” Murphy (voiced by Burr), a hot-tempered, foul-mouthed Korean War veteran and father of three who lives in the fictitious Rust Belt city of Rustvale during the 1970s.

Elsewhere on the chart, “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” regained the No. 1 spot on the digital originals chart it had held for five weeks prior to last week, when “Narcos: Mexico” jumped into the top spot, sending “Sabrina” to No. 2.

“Sabrina” generated nearly 36.7 million average daily demand expressions in the week that ended Dec. 8, to 34.6 million for the latest “Narcos” season.

Demand Expressions is a proprietary metric used by Parrot Analytics to measure global demand for TV content. The metric draws from a wide variety of data sources, including video streaming, social media activity, photo sharing, blogging, commenting on fan and critic rating platforms, and downloading and streaming via peer-to-peer protocols and file sharing sites.

The No. 3 spot on the digital originals chart went to “Marvel’s Daredevil,” up from No. 4 the prior week. Demand rose 12% as the fan backlash to Netflix’s decision to cancel the superhero series continued to grow.

Rounding out the top five on the digital originals chart was “Stranger Things” at No. 4, down a notch from the prior week.

Media Play News has teamed with Parrot Analytics to provide readers with a weekly top 10 of the most popular digital original TV series in the United States, based on the firm’s proprietary metric called Demand Expressions, which measures global demand for TV content through a wide variety of data sources, including video streaming, social media activity, photo sharing, blogging, commenting on fan and critic rating platforms, and downloading and streaming via peer-to-peer protocols and file sharing sites.

Bye-Bye ‘Sabrina,’ ‘Narcos: Mexico’ is the New No. 1 Digital Original

After two weeks of racing up the digital originals chart, “Narcos: Mexico” dislodged “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” to claim the top chart position the week that ended Dec. 1, according to Parrot Analytics data.

The Netflix series about the Mexican drug wars generated an average of 36.5 million daily Demand Expressions, about the same as last week.

But demand for “Sabrina” dropped 8% to 34.3 million average daily Demand Expressions, pushing the dark teen witch series down a notch to No. 2 on the digital originals chart after five weeks at No. 1, according to Parrot Analytics.

“Stranger Things” held down the No. 3 spot despite a 12.4% drop in demand, while “Marvel’s Daredevil” repeated at No. 4, despite word that Netflix is canceling the series after three seasons.

Rounding out the top five on the digital originals chart was “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which shot back up the chart to No. 5 from No. 8 the prior week with a nearly 23% spike in demand.

It was also a good week for Netflix’s historical drama “The Last Kingdom,” which rose five spots to become the week’s No. 6 digital original thanks to a 16.2% increase in demand.

“The Last Kingdom” is a British historical fiction show based on Bernard Cornwell’s The Saxon Stories novels. Originally seen on the BBC, season 3 became available exclusively on Netflix on Nov. 19. A fourth season is in the works.

‘Narcos: Mexico,’ ‘Big Mouth’ Top Gainers on Digital Originals Chart

A nearly 60% spike in demand for “Narcos: Mexico” sent the Netflix series about the Mexican drug wars racing up the digital originals chart for the week that ended Nov. 24, according to Parrot Analytics data.

The show finished the week at No. 2, up from No. 6 the prior week, when it debuted, with average daily Demand Expressions soaring to 36.9 million from 23 million the week before.

“The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” remained No. 1 for the fourth consecutive week, despite a 20% decline in demand to 37.4 million average daily Demand Expressions, Parrot Analytics data shows.

Big gains in demand also were seen for “Big Mouth,” the adult animated sitcom – also on Netflix – that is based on co-creators Nick Kroll and Andrew Goldberg’s middle school years in Westchester County, New York, with Kroll voicing his fictional self.

“Big Mouth” re-entered the top 10 digital originals chart at No. 5, with a 30% rise in demand. Parrot Analytics attributes the gain to the announcement that a third season is in the works and will be released next year.

A “digital original” is a multi-episode series in which the most recent season was first made available on a streaming platform such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video or Hulu.

Also in the top five for the week that ended Nov. 24: “Stranger Things” at No. 3, the same position it held last week, and “Marvel’s Daredevil” at No. 4, down from No. 2 the prior week.

Demand for “Stranger Things” was flat, while “Marvel’s Daredevil” saw its average daily Demand Expressions drop nearly 20% to 29.4 million.

The only non-Netflix entry on the top 10 digital originals chart for the week is Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale, which repeated at No. 8.

‘Narcos: Mexico’ Netflix Debut Pushes Show to No. 6 on Digital Originals Chart

The big winner among digital originals in the week ended Nov. 17 was “Narcos: Mexico,” which shot up to No. 6 on the weekly digital originals chart from No. 14 the prior week with a 38% spike in demand, Parrot Analytics says.

The catalyst was the Nov. 16 debut of the show’s new season. The reset “Narcos: Mexico” jumps back in time to the 1980s to show the origins of the Mexican drug war, a shift from the series’ previous focus on the Colombian cartels.

The drama is one of seven Netflix series to command the top seven spots on the digital originals chart. A “digital original” is a multi-episode series in which the most recent season was first made available on a streaming platform such as Netflix, Amazon Prime Video or Hulu.

“The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” remained No. 1 on the chart for the third consecutive week, despite a second weekly decline in demand.

The reboot of “Sabrina, the Teenage Witch” generated 46.8 million average daily Demand Expressions during the week, down more than 16% from the prior week, Parrot Analytics says.

“Marvel’s Daredevil,” also from Netflix, moved back up to No. 2, again switching places with “Stranger Things,” which finished the week at No. 3. Both series experienced drops in demand – 2.8% for “Daredevil” and 15.5% for “Stranger Things.”

“House of Cards” and “The Haunting of Hill House” repeated at Nos. 4 and 5.

Ranked at No. 9, Amazon Prime Video’s “Homecoming” is the only half-hour drama series on the chart, with18.6 million average daily Demand Expressions.

It’s followed, at No. 10, by Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why” – which reappeared in the top 10 as it resumes production for Season 3.

The third season of the teen drama will be the first without the star of Seasons 1 and 2, Katherine Langford. Langford led the first season as Hannah Baker, the teen who commits suicide after leaving a box full of cassette tapes for her good friend Clay (Dylan Minnette) that explain the 13 reasons she decided to end her life.

She returned in Season 2, appearing in Clay’s visions, but has since said she will not be around in Season 3.

Langford told Entertainment Weekly, “For me, letting Hannah go was in Season 1; Season 2 was for Clay to let her go. It was being able to assist Clay on that journey as Hannah and let Clay have his moment to let Hannah go.”

In October, it was confirmed that Langford 13 has joined the cast of Avengers 4. While details about the actress’ character have yet to be revealed, The Wrap reported that Langford has already completed filming.