Netflix has managed to corner the streaming video market with a strong slate of original programming over the past couple of years, but the network’s alignment with the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been especially fruitful. According to industry insiders, this fall’s Luke Cage was one of Netflix’s biggest hit series of the year.
In a report from Observer, the publication noted that multimedia data collection company Symphony Advanced Media released a newsletter this week saying that Marvel’s Luke Cage was one of Netflix’s top streaming shows.
While Netflix doesn’t unveil official viewer numbers to the public, Symphony’s estimation placed the Hip-Hop focused series ahead of the dark and brooding second season of Daredevil. If this is all to be believed, Harlem’s hooded hero will likely make a return to the small screen as there is already a third season for Daredevil in the works.
Symphony said that Luke Cage had a stronger opening week than Making A Murderer and Netflix’s ode to 80s sci-fi and horror films, Stranger Things — although both of those shows surged after the hype machine caught up with them. Observer also reports that Orange Is The New Black and Fuller House led the Netflix ratings pack in 2016. Symphony gets its data by paying subscribers to grant them access to their mobile phone’s microphones and captures TV sounds, which is how it tabulates its ratings system.
Essentially speaking, out of the slate of Marvel shows, Luke Cage has performed better than both seasons of Daredevil and the cerebral Jessica Jones series. Marvel’s Iron Fist series makes its debut next March.
Good Show. I feel like there could be more action scenes.
I don’t doubt it because of my aunty and Uncle got into it and don’t watch that many shows or got into Netflix series like that.
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why is this hip hop news? cos Cage is black and theres hip hop references? Dont see you reporting on any tv commercials that have hip hop songs in them? and the last paragraph? “Essentially speaking, out of the slate of Marvel shows, Luke Cage has performed better than both seasons of Daredevil and the cerebral Jessica Jones series.”
is there really a need to make a comparison? like “yeah, our black guy beat out the white guys” c’mon maaaaan? really?
“Dont see you reporting on any tv commercials that have hip hop songs in them?” They’ve done that before too.
They do it all the time. How else you think I saw the Lil Dicky condom commercial?
for one…tall of the episodes are named after gangstarr songs?
ali shaheed muhammad is the musical supervisor
there’s a lot more, if you used the time to look into it before sounding like a dumb fuck..
fuckin google it…
hiphop’s connection to luke cage goes a little deeper then just a black guy starring in it. idiot.
i dont need to google it…i know the reference to gangstarr, i know the reference to ali, i know the references to hip hip throughout the series…but why make a big deal out of the ratings then pit it against the white marvel shows? Luke Cage was ALWAYS going to be the better series….its marvel, its luke cage! but making it a race thing at the end wasnt needed.
Dont take Netflix seriously since they dont release numbers.
Don’t take it seriously? lol!! You’re just a consumer, so it’s not your concern anyways.