New Study: ‘Animaniacs’ Top-Searched Show Among Hulu Originals in U.S.
Original content is one way for streaming services to set themselves apart from the competition and bring in subscribers.
Hulu released its first original series in 2011. Since then, the streaming service has been expanding its Hulu Originals library, giving subscribers access to many different shows and movies. With so much original content to choose from, you may be wondering which series are worth watching and which you should skip.
Findings from a new USDISH.com study show that the rebooted Animaniacs is the most searched for Hulu Original series. The series topped the charts in 22 states, which comes out to nearly half of the United States. To find the most-searched Hulu Originals, USDISH used the online visibility management platform Semrush to find the average monthly search volume for each of the included series. Then, Google Trends was used to track the search volume for the top 10 Hulu Originals.
Animaniacs originally aired in the 1990s, but the Hulu Originals reboot hit the streaming service in November 2020. The reboot’s 42 episodes proved to be a success. Not only is the animated series the most-searched-for Hulu Original, but it was also nominated for an “Outstanding Children’s Program” award by the Producers Guild of America.
Animaniacs
Yakko, Wakko and Dot return for all-new big laughs and the occasional epic takedown of authority figures in serious need of an ego check. Joining the Warners are Starbox & Cindy on their latest play date while Pinky and the Brain’s ideas for world domination lead them to all new adventures.
Hulu confirmed that the show has already been renewed for a second season, which will air sometime in 2021. If this study’s results tell us anything, the second season will likely be a success as well.
Hulu
Hulu is a video streaming service that gives access to thousands of full seasons of exclusive series, hit movies, kids shows, and Hulu Originals like “Only Murders in the Building,” and “The Handmaid’s Tale.”
If animated shows aren’t for you, there are plenty of other Hulu Originals to enjoy. Per the study, other top-searched Hulu Originals throughout the United States include A Teacher, The Handmaid's Tale, Solar Opposites, The Act, Mrs. America, Castle Rock, and Little Fires Everywhere.
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A Teacher
November 10, 2020Claire Wilson, a young teacher at a suburban Texas high school, begins an affair with her student, Eric Walker. But their relationship accelerates faster than anticipated and the permanent damage becomes impossible to ignore.
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The Handmaid's Tale
April 26, 2017Set in a dystopian future, a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship. A TV adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s novel.
This harrowing series features dynamite performances from Elisabeth Moss, Yvonne Strahovski, Joseph Fiennes, and Ann Dowd. The show’s first season won 8 Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Drama Series.
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Solar Opposites
May 8, 2020A family of aliens from a much better world must take refuge in middle America after the destruction of their planet. Their mission: protect the Pupa, a living super computer that will one day evolve into its true form, consume them and terraform the Earth.
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The Act
March 20, 2019A seasonal anthology series that tells startling, stranger-than-fiction true crime stories with the first season following Gypsy Blanchard, a girl trying to escape the toxic relationship she has with her overprotective mother.
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Mrs. America
April 15, 2020The true story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, aka “the sweetheart of the silent majority.”
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Castle Rock
July 25, 2018Based on the stories of Stephen King, the series intertwines characters and themes from the fictional town of Castle Rock.
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Little Fires Everywhere
March 18, 2020The intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and daughter who upend their lives. Explore the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, the ferocious pull of motherhood – and the danger in believing that following the rules can avert disaster.
