If you're looking for some video entertainment to watch on your lunch break, this chart is a great place to start. Find a show you're interested in and click the play button to the right to check it out.
In April we saw some of last month's biggest performers — The Annoying Orange, Happy Tree Friends and Key of Awesome — stay strong, while it was a bit of a melee in the bottom few spots. Take a look at the list, and see below for some more detailed analysis, including insights into the male/female divide for a few of these shows.
The Chart: April 2010
Rank
Last Month’s Rank
Title
Studio
Genre
True Reach View Count
Change in Views
Sample Episode
1
1
The Annoying Orange
GagFilms
Comedy
49,261,849
-6%
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The Top 5: Reigning Champions
The top five in this month's chart are exactly the same as they were in March: The Annoying Orange, Key of Awesome, Happy Tree Friends and Smosh. The ranking hasn't changed, and the numbers are very close to what they were before, though Key of Awesome did grow by about 10%. In the world of web series, April was mostly a month for the status quo.
We'll note that The Annoying Orange and Key of Awesome are both relative newcomers to the chart, but have made a real splash in recent months. Happy Tree Friends' formula of childish cartoon veneer and grown-up, violent content is continuing to work.
Fred used to be the consistent champion, but his video releases have become less frequent, presumably because he's working on a career in cable TV now. His decline was significant over the past few months, but he seems to have stabilized somewhat in April.
The Station Grows 76%
The Station is a regular on the charts, but it saw this month's biggest gains when its view count increased by 76% over last month. The series hung around 4.3 million views in January and February, but dipped down to 3.6 million in March. It leaped back up to the #5 spot with 6.3 million views in April thanks to an increased number of new releases, including the male fantasy-gone wrong sketch segment "WET NIGHTMARES," which amassed a bit more than 500,000 views on YouTube.
Male and Female
Visible Measures pulled some demographic data to determine which shows appeal more to men and which appeal more to women. The results shouldn't surprise you at all. Both ladies and gents are watching web TV, and they're sometimes watching the same shows. But as groups, they do have different preferences.
Harry Potter-themed Potter Puppet Pals is the most popular series with female viewers in terms of percentage of total viewership, while action-oriented video game series Red vs. Blue has the largest percentage of male viewers.
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