The website TelevisionStats reports on the viewership of TV series on the torrent website ezTV, showing daily totals as well as daily averages. We’ve used this information to convert the data into total viewership for the month of November 2023. Note that we are not encouraging the usage of any torrent websites, but simply reporting on how many potential viewers streaming services lose to such websites. The below table reports on viewership for Disney+ original series that are either renewed, currently airing, or yet to be renewed or canceled. Underneath the table is a discussion of the viewership numbers. Let us know what you think in the comments!
Source: TelevisionStats
Despite not having a new episode released since April 2023, The Mandalorian is comfortably the most-torrented Disney+ series in this table. This isn’t entirely shocking, given it was the breakout series upon the streaming service’s launch. Lagging behind in 3rd and 4th place are Andor and Star Wars: The Bad Batch, respectively. Despite not reaching the levels of The Mandalorian, their positions demonstrate a sizable audience for the Star Wars franchise on ezTV. The same cannot be said for Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, although the series does abnormally well compared to most geared toward a young audience. Either the Star Wars name has adults curious about the show’s content, or preschoolers have learned how to torrent. One would be inclined to believe the former is more accurate.
The only thing stopping the Star Wars franchise from taking up the entire top 3 is the newly-released Goosebumps series. By the end of November, its daily torrents have been cut roughly in half from the beginning of the month, indicating its high placement to be the result of timing. The same can likely be said for The Santa Clauses, which dropped five new episodes in November. I’d be more impressed by the comedy American Born Chinese, which hasn’t aired since May and is yet to be renewed or canceled.
Every series in the bottom half of the chart is animated, with the exception of The Crossover. The sports drama, which aired in April, is performing abysmally on ezTV with just 351 streams in November. It hasn’t been renewed or canceled yet, and better hope it’s finding a larger audience on Disney+.
The fact that most shows toward the bottom of the list are cartoons doesn’t necessarily mean people aren’t torrenting Disney+’s animated series; The Bad Batch appears to be the exception to the rule, though. Pixar-based Monsters at Work received only 5,535 torrents on ezTV in November, while Chip ‘n’ Dale: Park Life had roughly half. Both are based on well-known properties. What If…? is certainly performing better for Disney+ than for ezTV, because it’s been renewed for a third season ahead of its second season’s premiere. Just barely beating out The Crossover for the title of last place is The Proud Family revival The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder. It’s been renewed for a third season and has also aired on Disney Channel and DisneyXD. The kids’ cartoon is not aimed at the torrenting demographic.