Netflix's "Lucifer" surged in audience demand this week after its fifth season debuted on the streaming giant on Friday.
But it's still lagging behind Netflix's other hit, "The Umbrella Academy."
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.
The collection of shows this week highlight how sci-fi and fantasy — superheroes, monsters, and more — dominate streaming TV. From the "Star Wars" series "The Mandalorian" to Netflix's fantasy hit "The Witcher," TV audiences generally gravitate toward genre moreso than traditional dramatic fare.
Below are this week's nine most popular original shows on Netflix and other streaming services: