The top 9 shows on Netflix and other streaming services this week

doom patrol DC Universe/HBO Max

Every week, Parrot Analytics provides Business Insider with a list of the nine most in-demand original TV shows on streaming services in the US.
This week includes Netflix's "Lucifer" and DC Universe/HBO Max's "Doom Patrol."
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DC Universe's "Doom Patrol" returned this week with season two, and two ways to watch. The show is now streaming on both DC Universe and WarnerMedia's new streamer, HBO Max.

Every week, Parrot Analytics provides Business Insider with a list of the nine most in-demand TV shows on streaming services in the US.

The data is based on "demand expressions," Parrot Analytics' globally standardized TV-demand measurement unit. Audience demand reflects the desire, engagement, and viewership weighted by importance. The list is ranked by how much more in demand the top series are than the average TV show in the US.

Netflix's "Lucifer" is also in high demand after the streaming giant announced this week it renewed it for a sixth and final season.

Below are this week's nine most popular original shows on Netflix and other streaming services:

9. "Lucifer" (Netflix)

Netflix

Times more in demand than average show: 30.3

Description: "Bored with being the Lord of Hell, the devil relocates to Los Angeles, where he opens a nightclub and forms a connection with a homicide detective."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 4): 100%

What critics said: "The more I think about it, the more I stand by my belief that the majority of season four is among the very best episodes the Lucifer has to offer." — AV Club (Season 4)

Season 4 premiered on Netflix on May 8, 2019 and has been renewed for two more seasons. See more insights for "Lucifer."

8. "Doom Patrol" (DC Universe/HBO Max)

DC Universe/HBO Max

Times more in demand than the average show: 31.7

Description: "Doom Patrol is a team of traumatized and downtrodden superheroes, each of whom has suffered a horrible accident that gave them superhuman abilities but also left them scarred and disfigured. The members of the team have found their purpose through The Chief and have come together to investigate some of the world's weirdest phenomena. After The Chief mysteriously disappears, though, the reluctant heroes find themselves called to action by Cyborg, who comes to them with a mission that they cannot refuse. Doom Patrol, part support group, part superhero team, is a band of super-powered freaks fighting for a world that wants nothing to do with them."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (season 2): 100%

What critics said: "The HBO Max/DC Universe series takes one of the most bizarre comics ever made and turns it into excellent, empathetic TV." — The Verge (season 2)

Season 2 premiered on DC Universe and HBO Max on June 25. See more insights for "Doom Patrol."

7. "The Witcher" (Netflix)

Netflix

Times more in demand than average show: 33.8

Description: "Geralt of Rivia, a mutated monster-hunter for hire, journeys toward his destiny in a turbulent world where people often prove more wicked than beasts."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 1): 67%

What critics said: "For all its massive scale, The Witcher is a surprisingly small story centered around three appealing main characters." — Collider (Season 1)

Season 1 premiered on Netflix on December 20. See more insights for "The Witcher."

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