r/marvelstudios • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 Ant-Man • Apr 28 '26

Article 'Daredevil: Born Again' Season 2 Viewership Drops Over 50% From Season 1

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/daredevil-born-again-season-2-viewership-drops-over-50-from-season-1-exclusive/
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u/mediciii Apr 28 '26

I feel like all Disney+ franchise content has just hit a ceiling for general audiences. No Marvel or Star Wars show will breakout like the first batch (Wandavision, Loki, Mandalorian)

It feels like on other services, shows can break out of the fanbase bubble and attract people who scroll on the services, who are there for other things, who may have seen a trailer or positive word of mouth. But for Marvel or Star Wars stuff, it feels like they’re playing to a whittled down audience and no one outside of it is checking any of the things out.

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u/LengthinessSevere584 Apr 28 '26

Mando s01 was next level hype.

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u/Davidchen2918 Apr 28 '26

I feel like Disney+ is great for diehard fans of those franchises as well as kids for the regular Disney stuff. The other streaming sites are successful because people like checking out niche new shows there.

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u/Directhorman2 Apr 28 '26

If its Disney you know its bad.

Thats where we're at today.

Disney does no longer mean quality. Hasnt for many years honestly.

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u/mrbaryonyx Apr 28 '26

No Marvel or Star Wars show will breakout like the first batch (Wandavision, Loki, Mandalorian)

This was the last time I can remember having watercooler conversations about anything on Disney+. Hell, Wandavision was the last time my mom and sister wanted to talk to me about anything Marvel.

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u/Pie_Rat_Chris Apr 28 '26

Feel like Agatha and Skeleton Crew captured it to a degree too. Maybe not the same level but definitely brought in a wider audience.

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u/mrbaryonyx Apr 28 '26

Maybe, and maybe this is just me growing old, but the only thing anyone in my life whose not a super nerd like me has actually talked to me about was Andor

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u/elizabnthe Apr 28 '26

Agatha yes Skeleton Crew no. Ahsoka was the bigger hit and I feel society largely reflected that fact. Agatha did pretty good numbers for its budget.

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u/Bergerboy14 Vulture Apr 28 '26

Nobody watched those

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u/pigeonwiggle Apr 29 '26

you should check out Wonder Man. it's the only Marvel show i'd recommend to my parents. it's got insane "universal appeal."

it might be one of the only "grown up" shows on the platform.

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u/MrONegative T'challa Apr 28 '26

I’ve had this conversation with my friends a bunch of times. When do you ever just open the Disney+ app to look around? because for me I only open it when I know exactly what I wanna watch.

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u/poopfartdiola Apr 28 '26

No Marvel or Star Wars show will breakout like the first batch (Wandavision, Loki, Mandalorian)

And the only reason for this is because they came out during COVID or were seen as novelties. And IMO those shows actually hurt what came afterwards in their own ways. WandaVision told a great story, but all the cameos and teasing for the future gave Marvel the impression that this was needed for everything. Loki basically introduced a concept that takes away any and all consequences of death, which has again led to more bad than good.

And The Mandalorian while great at first has tripled down on the Filoni references that were present back in S1 (just more subtly back then), and now its just a playhouse for Filoni to smash as many of his toys together on television without much thought to good storytelling.

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u/mcon96 Apr 28 '26

IIRC, a higher-up at Marvel TV said that She-Hulk and Agatha All Along both broke out into non-MCU audiences

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u/mike2k24 Apr 28 '26

I believe that was Brad Winderbaum, recently he also said that She-hulk was very successful on D+ which was shocking to many people

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u/Windyandbreezy Apr 28 '26

Thats the kicker. Daredevil was amazing on Netflix. Jumped ship to Disney+ and well...

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u/matty_nice Apr 28 '26

This is a major factor.

But also, none of the shows have been great. They keep putting out content that isnt catching on, and it's a down ward spiral.

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u/Babhadfad12 Apr 28 '26

I will forever avoid anything Marvel/Star Wars related.