Welcome to First Week Peak, a column which discusses shows that are about to premiere on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+, HBO Max, Peacock, Hulu, and/or Apple TV. Each discussion concludes with a prediction for the show's weekly peak performance on their respective streaming service's U.S. trending chart, including a reader poll. Final results can be found in our weekly What's Trending On Streaming column. Let us know what you think in the comments!
Premieres: September 8 on Netflix
Genre: Adult animation
Dang! hails from creator and voice star Andrew Law, who was a writer on popular comedies like Hacks, The Good Place, and Silicon Valley. It's also executive produced by Mike Schur, who created A Man on the Inside for Netflix as well as broadcast sitcoms like Parks and Recreation, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and The Good Place.
While Mike Schur is behind some of the most well-known comedies of the 21st century, A Man on the Inside failed to make Netflix's weekly US TV Shows Top 10 in either of its first two seasons. It holds just a 1.2 Attention Score today per Television Stats. Animation is also a tough genre on Netflix, though Haunted Hotel was able to make a Top 10 appearance in November.
Premieres: September 8 on Hulu
Genre: Crime drama
First premiering in 2017, Snowfall became a popular series for FX in its six season, 60 episode run. If this spinoff is no different, it should have little trouble competing with Project Runway on Hulu's chart. At the very least, a single day at #1 should be obtainable from the curiosity factor.
It's been over three years since the series finale of Snowfall aired. Even in its heyday, Snowfall only peaked at a 9.6 Attention Score per Television Stats, and currently sits at a 2.1. Also, recent FX on Hulu shows like Adults and It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia have struggled a bit on the Top 15 chart.
Premieres: September 9 on Apple TV
Genre: Thriller drama
Silo has finished airing its third season, which will reduce Last Seen's active competition. It's already had a special screening in Sydney ahead of its worldwide release.
Even though Silo has completed airing, Ted Lasso and Dark Matter have not. All three shows will be formidable competition for the first two episodes of an Australian miniseries.
Premieres: September 9 on Peacock
Genre: Workplace comedy
The Paper currently holds a 3.1 Attention Score per Television Stats, which is modest yet still strong enough to be the fifth-highest Peacock original. Even though it's unlikely to touch the 20s that it reached in its first season, The Paper should have no trouble cracking Peacock's Top 10.
Unlike Apple TV, Peacock's chart holds far more than Peacock originals. In fact, it's almost exclusively not Peacock originals on any given week. The Paper could face the reality of coming behind Dateline NBC or one of many Real Housewives shows.
Premieres: September 10 on Netflix
Genre: Sports teen drama
Crew Girl likely has a better chance at a #1 debut than Netflix's other new series, animated comedy Dang!, simply because of the nature of the two series. It has a high ceiling if Netflix lets it be discovered.
There hasn't been a whole lot of coverage for the upcoming premiere of Crew Girl. In fact, the series has yet to even receive its own Wikipedia page. This could become a victim of Netflix's new 'quality over quantity' mantra it underperforms.
Premieres: September 10 on Hulu
Genre: Reality
Season 4 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives spent four consecutive days at #1 on Hulu's Top 15 chart in March when it premiered. It reached an 18.5 Attention Score the day after it premiered.
There are only five episodes in the fifth season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, compared to ten in Season 4. There could also be some fatigue, given this will be the third season in ten months. It will also continue to co-star the controversial Taylor Frankie Paul, who infamously got The Bachelorette pulled from ABC's schedule shortly before it was set to premiere.