Netflix’s ‘Umbrella Academy’ Top Binge on TV Time Charts

Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy” was the top binge, while the BBC’s “Get Even” was the top show on the rise on the TV Time charts for the week ended Aug. 2.

The second season of “The Umbrella Academy” hit screens July 31. The series, based on the comic books of the same name, follows a group of superheroes adopted at birth by a mysterious billionaire who face the end of the world. As season two begins, the time jump scatters the siblings in time in and around Dallas over a three-year period starting in 1960. Some, having been stuck in the past for years, have built lives and moved on, certain they’re the only ones who have survived. The series also came in at No. 2 on the rising show chart.

Top rising show “Get Even,” which streamed beginning in February on BBC’s iPlayer service, July 31 began streaming on Netflix. The British crime show follows four private school classmates who team up to expose schoolwide injustices.

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TV Time is a free TV viewership tracking app that tracks consumers’ viewing habits worldwide and is visited by more than 1 million consumers every day, according to the service. The weekly “Binge Report” ranks shows with the most binge sessions. A binge session is when four or more episodes of a show are watched and tracked in the app in a given day. The “Shows on the Rise” chart is calculated by determining the week-over-week growth in episodes watched for a given program. The network displayed is the network where the show first aired (e.g. “Friends” on NBC).

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 Top Binge Shows Week Ended Aug. 2 by Share of Binges:

  1. “The Umbrella Academy” (Netflix) — 5.55%
  2. “Good Girls” (NBC) — 2.87%
  3. “Modern Family” (ABC) — 2.40
  4. “Friends” (NBC) — 1.53%
  5. “The Office” (NBC) — 1.46%
  6. “Dark” (Netflix) — 1.35%
  7. “How to Sell Drugs Online Fast” (Netflix) — 1.25%
  8. “Grey’s Anatomy” (ABC) — 1.24%
  9. “One Piece” (Fuji TV) — 1.24%
  10. “Cursed” (Netflix) — 1.18%

 

Top “Shows on the Rise” Week Ended Aug. 2 by Rise Ratio:

  1. “Get Even” (BBC iPlayer) — 98.9%
  2. “The Umbrella Academy” (Netflix) — 97%
  3. “Locked Up: El Oasis” (Fox Espana) — 95.5%
  4. “Last Chance U” (Netflix) — 92.2%
  5. “Good Girls” (NBC) — 83.6%
  6. “Wynonna Earp” (Syfy) — 75.9%
  7. “Euphoria” (HBO) — 48.9%
  8. “Manifest” (NBC) — 25.3%
  9. “Shameless” (Showtime) — 24.2%
  10. “The Alienist” (TNT) — 19.3%

‘Umbrella Academy’ Spends Fourth Week Atop Parrot Analytics’ Digital Originals Chart

Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy” remains the most popular digital original series according to Parrot Analytics’ Demand Expressions chart for the week ended March 16, its fourth straight week in the top spot.

Demand for “Umbrella Academy” grew another 7.3% from the previous week, up to 53.3 million average daily Demand Expressions, the proprietary metric used by Parrot Analytics to measure global demand for TV content.

The Demand Expressions 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.

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 digital originals top five were the same shows from the previous week, but in a different order.

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DC Universe’s “Titans” kept the No. 2 spot with a 6% gain in expressions, to 27.9 million.

“Star Trek: Discovery,” from CBS All Access, rose to No. 3 with 26.8 million expressions, up 8.8%. Netflix’s “Stranger Things” rose 2.7% to 24.9 million expressions, but slipped to slipped to No. 4.

DC Universe’s “Doom Patrol” slipped to No. 5 with 24.2 million expressions, down 6.2% from the prior week.

Elsewhere on the chart, Netflix’s coming-of-age dramedy “On My Block” jumped to No. 7 on the chart with 21.5 million expressions, a 50.2% increase that coincides with its March 16 debut. It had been No. 18 the previous week.

“One Day at a Time,” which was canceled by Netflix March 14 after three seasons, was up a spot to No. 9 on the chart with 19.4 million expressions, an 11.1% increase over the previous 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.

‘Umbrella Academy’ Tops Digital Originals Chart For Third Week

Demand for Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy” continues to grow, as the comic book adaptation topped Parrot Analytics’ digital originals Demand Expressions chart for the third consecutive week the week ended March 9.

“Umbrella Academy” had 49.6 million average daily Demand Expressions, the proprietary metric used by Parrot Analytics to measure global demand for TV content. That was up from 47.1 million a week earlier, a 5% gain.

The Demand Expressions 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.

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 digital originals top five demand expressions top five were the same shows from the previous week, but in a different order.

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DC Universe’s “Titans” rose a spot to No. 2 despite a 2% drop in expressions, to 26.3 million.

Another DC Universe series, “Doom Patrol,” slipped to the No. 3 spot with 25.8 million expressions, down 12% from the prior week.

“Star Trek: Discovery,” from CBS All Access, rose to No. 4 with 24.6 million expressions, down 3%. Netflix’s “Stranger Things” slipped to No. 5 with 24.2 million expressions, down 9%.

Elsewhere on the chart, Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” jumped to No. 6, from No. 11 the previous week, with a 14% jump in expressions to 21.6 million.

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.

‘Umbrella Academy,’ ‘Doom Patrol’ Maintain Top Spots on Parrot Analytics Digital Originals Chart

Demand for Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy” has grown since its Feb. 15 premiere according to Parrot Analytics’ digital originals Demand Expressions chart for the week ended March 2.

“Umbrella Academy” held onto the No. 1 spot for a second-consecutive week with 47.1 million average daily Demand Expressions, the proprietary metric used by Parrot Analytics to measure global demand for TV content. That was up from 41.7 million a week earlier, a 13% gain.

The show is adapted from the Dark Horse comic book about a band of sibling superheroes.

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DC Universe’s “Doom Patrol,” which launched on the same day as “Umbrella Academy,” held onto the No. 2 spot with 29.5 million expressions, up 4% from the prior week.

The Demand Expressions 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.

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.

DC Universe’s “Titans” rose a spot to No. 3 despite a 3.5% drop in expressions, to 27.8 million.

Netflix’s “Stranger Things” slipped to No. 4 with 26.8 million expressions, down 5%.

“Star Trek: Discovery,” from CBS All Access, rose two spots to No. 5 with 25.3 million expressions, up 6.4%. The show was renewed for a third season during the week.

Elsewhere on the chart, Netflix’s “Orange Is the New Black” rose to No. 7, from No. 12 the previous week, with a 9.8% jump in expressions to 22 million as news of the final season wrapping production made the rounds on social media.

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.

‘Umbrella Academy,’ ‘Doom Patrol’ Take Top Two Spots on Parrot Analytics Digital Originals Chart

Demand for the premiere of Netflix’s “The Umbrella Academy” on Feb. 15 was high enough to push the comic book adaptation to No. 1 on Parrot Analytics’ digital originals chart for the week ended Feb. 23.

The number of average daily Demand Expressions soared to 41.7 million from 14.9 million the prior week, a 180% gain.

“The Umbrella Academy” is based on the decade-old Dark Horse Comics series by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá. The Netflix adaptation centers around a dysfunctional band of adopted sibling superheroes who team up to investigate their father’s death – and the threat of an apocalypse.

The series is produced by Borderline Entertainment, Dark Horse Entertainment and Universal Cable Productions and features an ensemble cast that includes Ellen Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher and Mary J. Blige.

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DC Universe’s “Doom Patrol,” which launched on the same day as “The Umbrella Academy,” debuted at No. 1 on the weekly digital originals chart, with approximately 28.3 million Demand Expressions, nearly twice as many as in the prior week.

“Doom Patrol” is the third series from DC Universe and is following the new streaming services’ two earlier shows, “Titans” and “Young Justice,” with top-tier debuts on the weekly digital originals chart.

“We expect both of these alternative superhero titles to maintain a hold on top chart positions over multiple weeks to come,” Parrot Analytics says.

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.

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.

Elsewhere on the chart, “The Dragon Prince” ranks as the sixth most in-demand digital original series in the United States following the Feb. 15 debut of season 2. The fantasy computer-animated series from Netflix is set in a mystical world where humans and elves are in conflict. Audiences were clearly eager to get a look at the new diverse story lines as the show realized a 108% spike in demand from the previous week.

Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” No. 1 the previous week, slipped to No. 9, with a 22.3% drop in demand.

Netflix’s “Stranger Things” and DC Universe’s “Titans” each slipped a spot to No. 3 and No. 4, respectively.

Holding firm at No. 5 was Marvel’s “The Punisher,” the last of the Marvel shows to air on Netflix and the most recent one to be canceled.

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.