‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ Tops Weekly Whip U.S. Streaming Originals Chart

Disney+’s “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” topped the Whip Media chart of streaming originals among U.S. consumers the week ended Sept. 25.

The Marvel Comics-based series, which began streaming on Disney+ in weekly episodes Aug. 18, rose from No. 2. The series follows a lawyer specializing in cases involving superhumans who also becomes a superhero.

Hit series “House of the Dragon” was not included in the streaming chart because it also airs on HBO linear TV in addition to streaming on HBO Max. On the linear TV plus streaming chart it would rank No. 2.

Debuting at No. 2 on the streaming originals chart was Disney+’s “Andor,” the latest series from the “Star Wars” universe. A prequel to the “Star Wars” spin-off movie Rogue One, the series follows thief-turned-Rebel spy Cassian Andor during the five years leading up to the events of the film.

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TV Time, a Whip Media company, is a free TV and movie viewership tracking app with 21 million global users. The streaming originals chart rankings are determined by streaming original TV series with the greatest share of views in the given week, among a balanced panel of U.S. users of the TV Time app. The movie rankings are determined streaming movies with the greatest share of views in the given week, among a balanced panel of U.S. users of the TV Time app.

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Dropping to No. 3 from the top spot was Netflix’s “Cobra Kai.” Season five of the martial arts comedy-drama started streaming Sept. 9. The series is based on the “Karate Kid” franchise, focusing on the characters more than 30 years after the original film.

Debuting at No. 4 on the chart was Netflix’s “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.” The series, which premiered Sept. 21, is a fictional series showcasing the infamous Milwaukee cannibalistic psychopath who killed and sexually abused 17 men and boys from 1978 t0 1991.

Dropping from No. 3 to No. 5 on the streaming originals chart was Prime Video’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power,” which started streaming Sept. 1. Dubbed the most-expensive TV season ever with a production budget of $715 million, the fantasy series is based on the books by J.R.R. Tolkien and is set thousands of years before The Hobbit

Top Streaming Originals Among U.S. Consumers for the Week Ended Sept. 25:

  1. “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” — Disney+
  2. “Andor” — Disney+ (Series Premiere)
  3. “Cobra Kai” — Netflix
  4. “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” — Netflix (Series Premiere)
  5. “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” — Prime Video
  6. “The Handmaid’s Tale” — Hulu
  7. “Fate: The Winx Saga” — Netflix
  8. “Reboot” (2022) — Hulu (Series Premiere)
  9. “The Patient” — Hulu
  10. “Love Is Blind” — Netflix

‘Stranger Things,’ ‘She-Hulk’ Still Lead on Parrot’s Digital Originals Demand Chart

Netflix’s supernatural thriller “Stranger Things” remained No. 1 on Parrot Analytics’ digital originals U.S. rankings the week ended Sept. 2. The series had an 11.1% drop in demand expressions, the proprietary metric Parrot uses to gauge a show’s popularity, giving it 85.5 times the demand of an average series. “Stranger Things” was No. 2 on Parrot’s list of overall TV shows.

The new Disney+ series “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law” remained No. 2 on the digital originals chart. The latest Marvel Comics adaptation stars Tatiana Maslany as the cousin of Bruce Banner, who accidentally gains his Hulk powers, which has major effects on her career as an attorney. The series had a 5% drop in demand expressions for the week to give it 38.8 times the demand of an average series.

Remaining No. 3 was Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building.” It had 32.7 times average demand after a 15.4% drop in demand expressions in the week after after the second-season finale became available Aug. 23.

The Disney+ “Star Wars” spinoff “The Mandalorian” rose to No. 4 on the digital originals chart with a 0.1% rise in demand expressions and 30.9 times average demand.

Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi series “The Orville,” which made the transition from the Fox network to Hulu for its third season, slid to No. 5 on the digital originals chart. It had an 8.5% drop in demand expressions to give it 30.1 times average demand.

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

The No. 1 overall TV series in terms of online demand was “Game of Thrones,” with 122.9 times average demand, getting a boost from of prequel series “House of the Dragon,” which was No. 6 with 62.1 times average demand.

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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 demand for TV content in a given market 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. Results are expressed as a comparison with the average demand for a TV show of any kind in the market.

 

‘She-Hulk’ Jumps to No. 2 on Parrot’s Demand Chart; ‘Stranger Things’ Still No. 1

Netflix’s supernatural thriller “Stranger Things” remained No. 1 on Parrot Analytics’ digital originals U.S. rankings the week ended Aug. 26. The series had a 27.6% drop in demand expressions, the proprietary metric Parrot uses to gauge a show’s popularity, giving it 95.5 times the demand of an average series. “Stranger Things” dropped to No. 2 on Parrot’s list of overall TV shows.

Climbing 10 spots to No. 2 was the new Disney+ series “She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.” The latest Marvel Comics adaptation stars Tatiana Maslany as the cousin of Bruce Banner who accidentally gains his Hulk powers, which has major effects on her career as an attorney. The series premiered its first weekly episode Aug. 18. It had a 59.8% spike in demand expressions for the week to give it 40.6 times the demand of an average series.

Remaining No. 3 was Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building.” It had 38.4 times average demand after a 12.4% rise in demand expressions after the second-season finale became available Aug. 23.

Seth MacFarlane’s sci-fi series “The Orville,” which made the transition from the Fox network to Hulu for its third season, rose to No. 4 on the digital originals chart. It had a 0.06% drop in demand expressions to give it 32.7 times average demand.

The Prime Video superhero series “The Boys” dropped to No. 5 on the digital originals chart. It had a 6.2% decline in demand expressions to give it 32.6 times average demand.

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

The No. 1 overall TV series in terms of online demand was “Game of Thrones,” with 108.7 times average demand, getting a boost from the debut of prequel series “House of the Dragon” on HBO.

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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 demand for TV content in a given market 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. Results are expressed as a comparison with the average demand for a TV show of any kind in the market.