Why was ‘Cowboy Bebop’ Canceled at Netflix?

Cowboy Bebop has been canceled at Netflix after only three weeks of being on the service. Thanks to plenitude of data, we can get a enough good suggestion as to why the show has been canceled and it’s all down to viewership. Let’s dig into the figures Released on November 17th, Cowboy Bebop is the brand new live- action series acclimated from the popular anime series. The series was controversial indeed before it was released but after failing to connect with cult, The Hollywood Journalist verified on December 9th that the show was removed.
Let’s dig into why.

Netflix Top 10 Data for Cowboy Bebop Netflix’s top 10s give us with a diurnal look at what’s trending on Netflix in the US and also around the globe While the show got off to a slow launch and made ground over the first weekend its position in the top 10s began slipping rather dramatically As of December 9th, the show had all but fallen out of the Netflix top 10s around the globe. As you can see from the map below, the series faced a dramatic drop with the appearance of new shows pushing it out and cult generally dropping down top 10 map for buckaroo bebopTop 10 map for Cowboy Bebop encyclopedically In the United States, Cowboy Bebop remains in the Television top 10s as of December 9th, 2021 but at position 8. The series reached number 1 in the US between November 23rd and 24th and in the Television top 10s between November 21st and the 24th. It would appear that within days, the show would ’ve dropped out of the US top 10s entirely In the UK TV top 10s, Cowboy Bebop was only present for the first 14 days after release before dropping out.
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Netflix Continually Viewing Numbers for Cowboy Bebop

Thanks to Netflix’s brand new top 10 point, they release the top 10 hourly viewing numbers for four orders every week. Since the release of Cowboy Bebop, the show has been featured each week As of December 8th, we ’ve got three weeks of data so far where the show has picked up hours but it’s worth noting that on its current line, the show is doubtful to feature in the top 10s for a fourth week The show specially launched several days within the November 14th to 21st week on November 19th Week 2 was the first full week the show was on Netflix and in week 3 the show faced a 59 percent drop. Could this dramatic drop in viewership indicate why?Other shows in the same kidney similar as Locke & Key and Arcane had over hours viewed in the same time period.

Week Period Hours Viewed(M) Weeks in Top 10
November 28th, 2021 to December 5th, 2021 15,260,000 3
November 21st, 2021 to November 28th, 2021 36,950,000 2
November 14th, 2021 to November 21st, 2021 21,630,000 1

IMDb MovieMeter

IMDb is the biggest movie hunt machine on the earth where you can view information and read reviews on shows and pictures. With its huge followership, we can tell a shows fashionability grounded on the moviemeter which tracks business to individual shows and movie runners The show managed to peak on the movie cadence map between November 21st and November 28th (the week following the launch) but drooped down to position 10 the week following IMDb Movie Cadence for Cowboy Bebop Some of the stars of Cowboy Bebop have also skyrocketed up the StarMeter’s including most specially Daniella Pineda who was number 2 as of December 7th and Elena Satine who rose to number 3.

SambaTV Viewing Statistic for Cowboy Bebop

TV data analytics and software company SambaTV blazoned a viewing stat for Cowboy Bebop for its first week. Unfortunately, SambaTV data is fairly hard to compare given they frequently advertise stats for different time ages (ie first day, first weekend, first 5 days, first 6 days, and first week) According to their data 981k US homes watched the series premiere of Netflix’s live- action in its first week streaming (November 19th through to the 25th.) In addition, they state that Portland, OR and Seattle were two countries that sounded to watch the show further than other locales in the US.

Additional Statistics for Cowboy Bebop

Google Trends

Google Trends wasn’t particularly insightful but does give as an idea as to where the show is resonating the most. Here are the top regions as of December 7th, 2021:

  • United States – 100
  • New Zealand – 85
  • Canada – 75
  • Australia – 64
  • Puerto Rico – 61
  • Chile – 51
  • Singapore – 44
  • Philippines – 42
  • United Kingdom – 42
  • Ireland – 40

Are you disappointed Netflix hasn’t renewed Cowboy Bebop hasn’t been renewed for a second season? Let us know in the comments down below.

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