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The top streaming TV shows on Disney Plus, Netflix, CBS All Access, and others this week

Travis Clark   

The top streaming TV shows on Disney Plus, Netflix, CBS All Access, and others this week
"Star Trek: Discovery"CBS All Access
  • 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.
  • CBS All Access' "Star Trek: Discovery" has surged in audience demand.

CBS All Access' "Star Trek: Discovery" has surged in audience demand more than a month after the third season premiered. The series is certainly All Access' most popular original as the service prepares to be rebranded as Paramount Plus next year.

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. The list is ranked by how much more in demand the top series are than the average TV show in the US.

Below are this week's nine most popular original shows on Netflix and other streaming services:

9. "The Umbrella Academy" (Netflix)

9. "The Umbrella Academy" (Netflix)
Aidan Gallagher on season two, episode four of "The Umbrella Academy."      Christos Kalohoridis/Netflix

Times more in demand than average show: 30.4

Description: "Reunited by their father's death, estranged siblings with extraordinary powers uncover shocking family secrets — and a looming threat to humanity."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 2): 90%

What critics said: "The Umbrella Academy is what you get when you mix Wes Anderson with Matthew Vaughn, stuff them full of Red Bull and Adderall, and give them a Spotify Premium subscription. Yes, that's a compliment." — Observer (season 2)

Season 2 premiered July 31 on Netflix. See more insights for "The Umbrella Academy."

8. "Lucifer" (Netflix)

8. "Lucifer" (Netflix)
Netflix

Times more in demand than average show: 31.0

Description: "Bored with being the Lord of Hell, the devil relocates to Los Angeles, where he opens a nightclub and forms a connection with a homicide detective."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 5): 81%

What critics said: "Part of Lucifer's charm is it's always erred on the side of cheesy soap opera when it calls for it, but there are some real gut-punching, grounding moments this season." — Metro (Season 5)

Season 5 premiered on Netflix on August 21. See more insights for "Lucifer."

7. "The Boys" (Amazon Prime Video)

7. "The Boys" (Amazon Prime Video)
Antony Starr and Chace Crawford on season two, episode three of "The Boys."      Panagiotis Pantazidis/Amazon Studios

Times more in demand than average show: 31.4

Description: "In a more intense, more desperate Season 2 of THE BOYS, Butcher, Hughie and the team reel from their losses in Season 1. On the run from the law, they struggle to fight back against the Superheroes. As Vought, the company that manages the heroes, cashes in on the panic over the threat of Supervillains, and a new hero, Stormfront, shakes up the company and challenges an already unstable Homelander."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 2): 97%

What critics said: "[Brian] Kripke and his writers have produced a show that's genuinely subversive in the way it critiques the superhero genre's big clichés." — Polygon (season 2)

Season 2 premiered on September 4 on Prime Video. See more insights for "The Boys."

6. "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" (Disney Plus)

6. "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" (Disney Plus)
Disney Plus

Times more in demand than average show: 32.3

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 7): 100%

What critics said: "The standout aspect here is the much-improved animation, especially in the action department." — Collider (season 7)

Season 7 premiered on February 21 on Disney Plus. See more insights for "Star Wars: The Clone Wars."

5. "Cobra Kai" (Netflix)

5. "Cobra Kai" (Netflix)
Netflix

Times more in demand than average show: 33.4

Description: "Decades after the tournament that changed their lives, the rivalry between Johnny and Daniel reignites in this sequel to the 'Karate Kid' films."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 2): 89%

What critics said: "The series remains entertaining despite its flaws, and fortunately it has a hero that negotiates this disconnect between retro mindset and contemporary consciousness." — Indiewire (season 2)

Season 3 premieres on January 8 on Netflix. See more insights for "Cobra Kai."

4. "Titans" (HBO Max)

4. "Titans" (HBO Max)
"Titans"      DC Universe

Times more in demand than average show: 35.0

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): 81%

What critics said: "Bruce, Deathstroke, and Rose so far form an impressive trio of new characters that breathe life into the show. They seem to be well cast, and open up the story up to many possible new plot-lines." — Forbes (Season 2)

Season 2 premiered on DC Universe in September, 2019. See more insights for "Titans."

3. "Star Trek: Discovery" (CBS All Access)

3. "Star Trek: Discovery" (CBS All Access)
CBS All Access

Times more in demand than average show: 36.1

Description: "After making the jump in the second season finale, season three of "Star Trek: Discovery" finds the U.S.S. Discovery crew dropping out of the wormhole and into an unknown future far from the home they once knew. Now living in a time filled with uncertainty, the U.S.S. Discovery crew, along with the help of some new friends, must together fight to regain a hopeful future."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 3): 93%

What critics said: "It's finally able to grow, unfettered by entrenched canon or unnecessary blockbuster aspirations (or unnecessary white guys — did y'all even see one this week?), into a series that will succeed or fail as a Star Trek show on its own merits." — Vulture (season 3)

Season 3 premiered October 15 on CBS All Access. See more insights for "Star Trek: Discovery."

2. "Stranger Things" (Netflix)

2. "Stranger Things" (Netflix)
"Stranger Things."      Netflix

Times more in demand than average show: 55.8

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: "Even while some things go a bit too predictably, the last two episodes tie everything and everyone together in spectacular, emotional fashion." — Dallas Morning News (Season 3)

Season 3 premiered July 4, 2019 on Netflix. See more insights for "Stranger Things."

1. "The Mandalorian" (Disney Plus)

1. "The Mandalorian" (Disney Plus)
The Child in "Chapter 10" of "The Mandalorian."      Disney Plus

Times more in demand than average show: 92.5

Description: "After the fall of the Empire, a lone gunfighter makes his way through the lawless galaxy."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 2): 90%

What critics said: "We're in an age of TV where so much money can be thrown around and it doesn't work. This is throwing a lot of money at something and it does." — BBC (Season 2)

Season 2 premiered on Disney Plus on October 30. See more insights for "The Mandalorian."

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