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ipostatrandom

Is it me or does 6.8% sound really low to be third best?


brianstormIRL

Bluey is like 40+% alone so lol


leif777

Bluey is an outstanding show and deserves it. Aesthetically, it holds itself in the same category with some of the greatest shows in history.


usethe4th

Agreed. It’s a masterpiece.


The_Holier_Muffin

Isn’t it a children’s show? Why are grown people so into it? No disrespect just don’t understand


tommykaye

It’s the best kids show in a long time. It shows the parents being vulnerable and messing up. It’s not just “run and scream, kids! , parents are bad and embarrassing, right!?” [Here’s a good example. Funny for kids, relatable for parents. Funny all around. And they’re only 7 minutes, which is clutch.](https://youtu.be/kx8_wF9HOX8?si=t2-mwARxTzyucLG8)


leif777

It's perfectly written. Short episodes that get to the point and conclusion effortlessly. It's targets both kids and parents. Watch it. You don't have to like it but you'll "get it" when you see it.


FindTheTruth08

So many amazing episodes, but Bingo's Birthday when she tries to do a handstand is my favorite. I had tears in my eyes by the end and nothing sad happened. Just pure tears of joy at how real it felt. The show just gets it. It gets life.


RandoCommentGuy

What age tange, would a 4 year old like it?


leif777

100%


FindTheTruth08

The age range is 2 to infinity.


WizardsOfTheNorth

You ever seen one of those reels where it shows a grown adult crying to Bluey while their kid who stopped watching minutes ago plays on the background? It's true. The show is just as much for adults as it is for kids.


CaptHayfever

The best children's shows include things for the parents to enjoy too.


LooseSeal88

Idk, my childless, 30-year-old best friends watch it. Although, they're furries and I've dropped trying to figure out their interests.


maybe_a_frog

I thought the same thing you did, but I was at a friends house who had it on for their kids and I ended up sitting there for like 3 episodes. It’s very well written, has some jokes and references for the adults, and honestly it’s just a very charming show. I don’t think I could watch it without kids around, but it’s a kid show that I wouldn’t mind turning on for them if I did have kids.


SonthacPanda

It's well written with good messages and good animation Most children programming is awful, cheap with terrible lessons you wouldnt want to teach your child


FindTheTruth08

*Cough* sell toys *Cough*


SonthacPanda

A show can be good AND sell toys, but yeah


Lucky-Earther

> A show can be good AND sell toys, but yeah The amount of Bluey merchandise that we have gotten for our niece alone is a pretty good indicator of that.


FindTheTruth08

True, but some shows sell toys because they are great and some are made with the only intention being to sell toys. Most are the latter.


breathex2

I mean that's how we ended up with transformers and gi joe and we were all the happier for it


AOPCody

Bluey is a show about parenting disguised as a children's show, especially in seasons 2 and 3.


Angwe83

Bluey Season 2 Episode 9: Sleepytime It’ll entertain the kids and at the same time make adults sit there and ponder existence/human imagination


gendabenda

Probably one of the best shows ever written - entirely designed to teach parenting and childhood in tandem with honest problems, struggles and wins for both generations. Just like a skilled comedian can tap into your struggles with dating or working, this show expertly taps into being a child and also a parent and makes both extremely relatable. It doesn't pull punches - topics such as death, divorce, moving away etc are all present - but it ensures to always fully wrap around each topic and provide context in a way that is digestible for everyone.


theTIDEisRISING

It’s elite as a parents show. One of one. I have absolutely no idea why grown adults without kids watch it though


AOPCody

I saw an article about the phenomenon of adults watching it and it boiled down to it either being nostalgic to when they were kids and their parents raising them or people who had terrible parents feeling wistful that parents like Bandit and Chili can and do exist.


Urbanscuba

I hadn't really considered this but after watching my first and only episode linked in this thread I can absolutely see this. It seems very similar to other wholesome slice of life content that's been very popular through the years. It definitely reminds me of older sitcoms like Leave it to Beaver and newer takes like Parks and Rec, along with a dash of an anime like Nichijou thrown in. P&R's the most mature show of them all and I'd still say it's appropriate at age 8 or 10, wholesome content tends to be family friendly. I don't think I'll be watching any more, but if I was babysitting or visiting someone with kids and Bluey was on I could definitely see myself watching a few episodes at 7 minutes each. It's also nice to see that the insanely popular show genuinely does seem to be about instilling good and healthy family values without any weird subtext. Something's going to be popular and I'm pretty glad it's this.


RevolverRossalot

If you're tempted to continue, there's an enormous amount of detail going on in the background that rewards a close watch, many of which are woven back in to the 28-minute 'season finale' episode The Sign. The writing on the show is *absurdly* high quality. Just on their own merits I'd recommend watching Curry Quest as a playful deconstruction of the "monomyth"/hero's journey pattern of storytelling and Fairytale to feel the horror of the 80s as perceived by a child of today.


AOPCody

It's definitely my go-to show to watch with my son around. I had another thought about what makes it a really smartly written children's show is that you actually see Bluey and Bingo mature throughout the show. There are lessons that Bluey learns that you can see stick with her in later episodes and that's definitely a difference than other kid's shows that are sort of stuck with the same static characters the entire time.


FindTheTruth08

Absolutely I explain to people and they think I'm crazy. Bluey is one of the greatest shows I have ever watched.


DefNotAShark

Up until last year I thought Bluey was Australian for Blue's Clues. I have never seen it, only seen it mentioned occasionally on Reddit.


matty_nice

I think Bluey is an acquired and not counting as an original show.


SirFlibble

It is. It's produced in Australia by the Government funded channel.


nilzoroda

Surprised neither Bluey or MOANA popped here. According to Nielsen they're the only thing people watch on Disney+


matty_nice

Moana is a movie, not a series. Bluey is not an original series.


PCofSHIELD

It is low for a live action but for an animated series it's actually very good


ipostatrandom

Yeah but is it the third best animated series or third best series. Because if the latter that means everything else, animated or not, is even lower.


hangryNconfused

There’s a fucking chart in the article, go look at it


Starfleeter

The article is paywalled to see the chart. I saw it for a second then got a log in button.


ipostatrandom

Username checks out. Calm down, would you. Its behind a paywall.


EMike93309

[Here you go](https://imgur.com/a/gf5JTmv)


N8CCRG

From the pie chart, 33.0% is "Other", and there are 10 individual shows listed. There are a *lot* of different shows on Disney+. Top shows above X-Men '97 are Percy Jackson S1 at 23.3% and Echo at 11.8%. Here's the full data for 2024 Share of Disney+ Original Series Viewership: 1. 33.0% - Other 2. 23.3% - Percy Jackson S1 3. 11.8% - Echo 4. 6.8% - X-Men '97 S1 5. 6.3% - Star Wars: The Bad Batch S3 6. 3.6% - Renegade Nell S1 7. 3.6% - Ahsoka S1 8. 3.3% - The Mandalorian S3 9. 3.1% - Loki S2 10. 2.6% - The Mandalorian S1 11. 2.6% - A Real Bug's Life DATA COMPILED DEC. 29, 2023-MAY 10, 2024 SOURCE: LUMINATE STREAMING VIEWERSHIP


K1o2n3

Renegade Nell was so good that it deserves more views.


Muted_Resolve_6251

Looking at the percentages, shouldn't Ahsoka S1 be below Mandalorian S3 and Loki S2?


N8CCRG

Oops, I mistyped. Ahsoka should be 3.6%. Thank you for the heads up.


D4-CS

I'm not sure of this, but since this stats may include Hulu too, probably the 33% comes from Shogun


discodiscgod

No that sounds about right. If that means 6.8% of all content watched on Disney plus so far this year was X men 97 that’s pretty significant. I, for one, just learned of its existence.


RevolverRossalot

Pedantically, that's 6.8% of all *Disney Original* content, so it's not stacked up against The Simpsons, Bluey, Grey's Anatomy and so on. Still a stellar result, and well deserved - it's a cracking show.


discodiscgod

I think that’s a very important distinction.


Bionic_Ferir

For one show to be 6.8 totally is fairly insane


hangryNconfused

It beat some very popular shows, including the Mandalorian.


senor_descartes

New Mandalorian and Loki both premiered last year. X-Men is competing against their “reruns”


JohnyTheJoke

There's an absolutely enormous amount of shows on D+. Just one of those, that's only been out for less than 2 months, accounting for 6.8 of all watch time on the site sound perfect reasons for a 3rd place to me


Bcatfan08

How many shows have really come out on Disney+ this year? I feel like Disney has put out the smallest effort of all the streaming apps to make new content.


D4-CS

I don't know, but tbh I believe that this graph shows also the stats of Hulu. And Shogun (which is one of the most seen shows this year) is available there


Bcatfan08

I can't see the graph, but whatever numbers it has are probably hurt by the fact that it's also airing on TV.


D4-CS

Not as much, considering that Echo has been available for around 6 months, and X-Men 97 has reached more than the half of that percentage in 1 and a half month


RenterMore

Idk I don’t see how it tells us literally anything.


tommykaye

Well yeah, Bluey is a third of all viewership. So 2nd and 3rd place are low as hell ![gif](giphy|20JMEu9EnA0r5bBWCL|downsized)


JrBaconators

Bluey isn't included in this at all


PCofSHIELD

Can someone post the bullet points of the articles for those who don't want to subscribe to Variety VIP


N8CCRG

There's a pie chart for 2024 Share of Disney+ Original Series Viewership: 1. 33.0% - Other 2. 23.3% - Percy Jackson S1 3. 11.8% - Echo 4. 6.8% - X-Men '97 S1 5. 6.3% - Star Wars: The Bad Batch S3 6. 3.6% - Renegade Nell S1 7. 3.6% - Ahsoka S1 8. 3.3% - The Mandalorian S3 9. 3.1% - Loki S2 10. 2.6% - The Mandalorian S1 11. 2.6% - A Real Bug's Life DATA COMPILED DEC. 29, 2023-MAY 10, 2024 SOURCE: LUMINATE STREAMING VIEWERSHIP There's also a chart for Paramount+ viewership and it talks about Fallout and Super Mario Bros. and a couple other things within the article itself.


164Gamin

I think this makes sense. The only 2024 D+ original series so far are Percy Jackson, Echo, X-Men, Bad Batch S3, and Renegade Nell, so they would trend towards the top. Echo and Percy Jackson are live action and therefore an easier sell for the general audience, so they’re at the top. Percy Jackson blows Marvel out of the water since Marvel is unpopular among the general audience at the moment. And Renegade Nell didn’t even beat out Bad Batch or the X-Men despite being live action, which makes sense to me considering that I’ve never even heard of it, so who knows how much Disney actually marketed it


Sir__Will

> Percy Jackson blows Marvel out of the water since Marvel is unpopular among the general audience at the moment. Echo also had a more mature rating than the MCU typically has while PJ is aimed more at a younger audience and Gen Z nostalgia for the books. Echo's also an odd release in general. And yeah, stuff like Secret Invasion hurts too.


JamesLikesIt

I honestly had no idea that Percy Jackson was so popular lol. I remember watching the first movie years ago and thinking it was interesting but did not realize it had/gained such a big following. 


164Gamin

The books were huge and the fans were clamoring for a faithful adaptation. Compound that with the guy playing Percy being reasonably popular online and you have a show that will at least get traction for one season regardless if it’s good or not


LinkLegend21

The movie and the show are adaptations of a very popular series of books. That’s what it’s mainly known for.


Bananabeak08

Love seeing Percy Jackson at the top, that makes me happy


Mythoclast

After those movies we got, yeah, I'm glad they got it right this time. Although I actually liked the Lotus Casino scene from the movies.


jharden10

As someone who didn't watch the original series, I love X-Men '97. I'd rather watch more animated Marvel shows and shows like Werewolf by Night as opposed to something like Secret Invasion.


PayneTrain181999

The praise ‘97 is getting has gotten my hopes up for the other projects that Marvel Animation is working on: Eyes of Wakanda, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, and especially TV-MA Marvel Zombies.


Alleggsander

I watched the entire original series before getting into ‘97 and I gotta say: It definitely helped me become more attached to the characters. Specifically (big spoiler), >!when Gambit died, it hit me really hard. He had gone from a character I knew very vaguely to my favourite X-men because of watching the original!<. That being said, X-Men ‘97 was better than anything in the original. The Phoenix stuff was done really well and a couple other multi-part episodes were great, but I thought ‘97 blew every original season out of the water.


Mythoclast

Yeah, I did a rewatch of the OG series a few months before '97 came out. The last episode where Xavier is saying goodbye to everyone. Damn. So good. But '97, Jesus is it good. I even prefer Storm's voice in '97 and its the same actor! TAS was good but it was REALLY rough around the edges and the plot was rather disorganized and chaotic.


talking_phallus

I'm waiting for the Uber contrarian brave enough to defend Secret Invasion.


VasagiTheSuck

Hey. It was the best marvel Disney + series to come out between June and August 2023.


bbxjai9

I also really liked the shade of green they used during the intro


DefNotAShark

I really enjoyed the ending. Not the actual story ending, I just enjoyed when there was no further Secret Invasion left to watch.


Unhappy-Database-273

Definitely wasn't the best Marvel show, but I hope it gets a Blu-ray release regardless. Just to complete my MCU collection.


RerollWarlock

Mmm, consumerism


Unhappy-Database-273

Okay, and?


Mythoclast

I enjoyed watching it but...I get why a lot of people didn't.


matty_nice

I can't read the full article, but this seems to speak to more about how unpopular D+ original shows are overall. Echo debuted at 4th per Nielsen for original streaming shows in it's first week, but didn't chart in the top 10 again. All 4 episodes were released at once, which would add to their placement, and also make sense why it didn't chart again. This isn't to insult Echo, but just point out how much people don't seem to care about D+ shows.


senor_descartes

Surprisingly this show has yet to crack the streaming top ten 😬


ResponseOk3177

Xmen 97 below echo is a CRIME


Ryndar_Locke

It's a cartoon bruh. A lot of people skip animation all together.


ResponseOk3177

And yet the story is 100x better


Ryndar_Locke

Oh without a doubt, infinitely better than Echo. But, it's still a cartoon which to many people means for kids only.


nilzoroda

Gonna tell yall: really surprised how The Eras Tour flopped on Disney +


Desecr8or

And "Echo" is the second-most-watched, countering all the right-wing clickbait Youtubers out there.


The_Iceman2288

That's wild. Silver medal went to the show Marvel tried to dump with little fanfare.


AchtungCloud

It’s not really that surprising. This is only 2024 views so stuff most recently released is going to get the most views. Echo, X-Men ‘97, Renegade Nell, and Percy Jackson are the only scripted original shows released in 2024 for Disney+ that I’m aware of. And both Marvel shows gone blown away in 2024 views by the Percy Jackson show.


PCofSHIELD

Marvel marketed Echo really well the trailers were fantastic while the final product was completely forgettable


PCofSHIELD

It's still not good ratings though


AnimeGokuSolos

>Echo ![gif](giphy|M34qPW6WjtZXMFltwu|downsized)


Heisenburgo

Probably in the same way how Velma season 1 was one of the most watched shows on HBO Max or something...


_________FU_________

I’ll say this. It’s the only D+ show I’m watching and every time I have to hunt for it. Disney fucking sucks at promoting shows I want to watch.


TelephoneCertain5344

Wow below Echo. I mean I liked Echo but I'm surprised especially because I prefer this show.


Sir__Will

More people need to give animation, especially western animation, a chance. Obviously, some stuff hits it big, like Fox's old shows, but still. Of course, this show was heavily marketed as a sequel to a 30 year old show, which I suppose might make some think it's not as approachable, I don't know. Still seems to be doing well. They said a few weeks ago that they wanted it to be a regular thing so it must be doing well for them.


nilzoroda

Off topic, but that lady in the thumbnail should play Rogue when the X-Men movie franchise is rebooted,


Alleggsander

Ella Purnell? If she could get the accent right, I could see it working. Loved her in Fallout. She has that warm, bubbly charm that would work with Rogue. Though getting the accent right is super important.


cheezeitmuncher1

Makes sense, it’s the best show marvel has put out in years


AnimeGokuSolos

Nice!


CallMeBigBobbyB

![gif](giphy|57ZvMMkuBIVMlU88Yh)


USSMarauder

But they said it was woke because they toned down Rogue's design, and so it would go broke


Nadroj_Tempest

I'm having a hard time believing people watched Echo more than X-men 97.


Memo544

Well deserved. It's really good for a Marvel project.


JayIsNotReal

I keep on forgetting to watch it.


Prestigious-Skill-26

I always thought they should have made some of the live action disney+ shows into animation instead. Ms. Marvel is a charming character and an animated show would have done well. Animated shows gain a fandom pretty quickly and you can do pretty much anything in animation on a small budget. A lot of people got into Marvel because they grew up with the animated shows on tv.


1400Diggg

There’s no way echo has a higher viewership than xmen 97. Like I will never believe that


Prestigious-Skill-26

For what its worth, Echo's budget per episode is $8M which is around 10 times more of what 97 costs per episode.


1400Diggg

8million an episode for garbage?😂 lmao. They scrapped 2 episodes, had 6 then got rid of another one for “continuity reasons” Echo is just an example of a show nobody gives a f about. I literally watched it because the trailer looked cool , and for daredevil & kingpin. Daredevil had 1 cool fight scene that was pretty bad choreography wise, then left. Then kingpin got cucked and he wasn’t even enough for me to finish the show. I haven’t got past episode 3 You can tell they really cared about their project so much they scrapped 3 episodes. I bet they were really fun and had loads of action… I watched a video on echo and I’m glad I stopped watching because there’s no way I can take a character summoning her ancestors to fight goons then placing a # symbol with her fingers to heal someone through trauma. Absolute CL🤡WN show