The top 9 shows on Netflix and other streaming services this week
Disney Plus
Every week, Parrot Analytics provides Business Insider with a list of the nine most in-demand original TV shows on streaming services in the US.
Netflix's "BoJack Horseman" returned to the list this week and Disney Plus' "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" surged.
Disney Plus' revival of "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" is surging with audiences.
Every week, Parrot Analytics provides Business Insider with a list of the nine most in-demand TV shows on streaming services in the US.
The data is based on "demand expressions," Parrot Analytics' globally standardized TV-demand measurement unit. Audience demand reflects the desire, engagement, and viewership weighted by importance, so a stream or a download is a higher expression of demand than a "like" or a comment on social media, for instance.
Below are this week's nine most popular original shows on Netflix and other streaming services:
9. "BoJack Horseman" (Netflix)
Netflix
Average demand expressions: 30,356,020
Description: "Meet the most beloved sitcom horse of the '90s, 20 years later. He's a curmudgeon with a heart of ... not quite gold ... but something like gold. Copper?"
Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 6): 96%
What critics said: "Like all every topic the show has courageously covered in its six seasons, Bojack's ending drives the point home that there are no neatly wrapped conclusions. In fact, it's almost boring-life's a bitch, but it goes on." — Jezebel (season 6)
The final episodes premiered on January 31 on Netflix. See more insights here.
8. "Titans" (DC Universe)
DC Universe
Average demand expressions: 46,882,169
Description: "'Titans' follows young heroes from across the DC Universe as they come of age and find belonging in a gritty take on the classic Teen Titans franchise. Dick Grayson and Rachel Roth, a special young girl possessed by a strange darkness, get embroiled in a conspiracy that could bring Hell on Earth. Joining them along the way are the hot-headed Starfire and lovable Beast Boy. Together they become a surrogate family and team of heroes."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 2): 85%
What critics said: "Titans is not going to blow anyone away but it will still appeal to established fans and has some nice moments for fans of DC Comics history." — JoBlo's Movie Emporium (Season 2)
Season 2 premiered on DC Universe on September 6. See more insights here.
7. "Star Trek: Picard" (CBS All Access)
CBS All Access
Average demand expressions: 47,424,424
Description: "'Star Trek: Picard' features Sir Patrick Stewart reprising his iconic role as Jean-Luc Picard, which he played for seven seasons on 'Star Trek: The Next Generation.' The new series will follow this iconic character into the next chapter of his life."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 2): 90%
What critics said: "Smart, well-crafted, layered — verging on over-layered." — Newsday (season 1)
Season 1 premiered on January 23 on CBS All Access. See more insights here.
6. "Narcos: Mexico" (Netflix)
Netflix
Average demand expressions: 53,065,408
Description: "Witness the birth of the Mexican drug war in the 1980s as a gritty new ‚Narcos' saga chronicles the true story of the Guadalajara cartel's ascent."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 2): 82%
What critics said: "This second season of Narcos: Mexico is perhaps the the harshest, the most violent, and the most pertinent yet." — Deadline (Season 2)
Season 2 premiered February 13 on Netflix. See more insights here.
5. "The Witcher" (Netflix)
Netflix
Average demand expressions: 54,907,008
Description: "Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 1): 67%
What critics said: "The [action] is of a kinetic and impressively top-shelf variety, Cavill's Geralt moving like a man possessed as he rends flesh from bone and engages in some surprisingly balletic bouts of swordplay." — Forbes (Season 1)
Season 1 premiered on Netflix on December 20. See more insights here.
4. "Harley Quinn" (DC Universe)
DC Universe
Average demand expressions: 60,500,045
Description: "Harley Quinn has finally broken things off with the Joker and attempts to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City in this adult animated action-comedy series which also features Poison Ivy and a whole cast of heroes and villains, old and new, from the DC Universe."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 1): 86%
What critics said: "Ultimately, Harley Quinn might be an economical watch, but it feels expansive, partially because the supporting cast pops with every shade of personality." — Uproxx (season 1)
Season 1 premiered on November 29 on DC Universe. See more insights here.
3. "The Mandalorian" (Disney Plus)
Disney Plus
Average demand expressions: 63,783,820
Description: "After the fall of the Empire, a lone gunfighter makes his way through the lawless galaxy."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 1): 95%
What critics said: "The Mandalorian is easily the best Disney+ Original Show — and quite possibly the best television show of 2019. The prefect mix between a western, samurai, and Star Wars." — Mama's Geekly (Season 1)
Season 1 premiered on Disney Plus on November 12. See more insights here.
2. "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" (Disney Plus)
Disney Plus
Average demand expressions: 67,514,447
Description: "From Dave Filoni, director and executive producer of 'The Mandalorian,' the new Clone Wars episodes will continue the storylines introduced in the original series, exploring the events leading up to 'Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.'"
Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 6): 100%
What critics said: "It's the brief breath of air that keeps the audience invested in the fates of the soldiers on screen, building up their characters by showing who they are when they aren't fighting for their lives." — Polygon (season 6)
Season 7 premiered on February 21 on Disney Plus. See more insights here.
1. "Stranger Things" (Netflix)
Netflix
Average demand expressions: 74,422,234
Description: "When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments."
Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 3): 89%
What critics said: "It's a slicker, pacier operation than the slightly sprawling previous season, and far more fun." — Guardian (Season 3)
Season 3 premiered July 4 on Netflix. See more insights here.
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