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.
This month we saw huge bursts in popularity for two shows that were on the chart last month — The Annoying Orange and Key of Awesome. We have some old standards too, including one of the original web series — Red Vs Blue.
The Chart: March 2010
Rank
Last Month’s Rank
Title
Studio
Genre
True Reach View Count
Change in Views
Sample Episode
1
1
The Annoying Orange
GagFilms
Humor
52,255,333
82%
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Breakout Hits: The Annoying Orange and Key of Awesome
The Annoying Orange debuted on the chart at #1 last month with an already impressive 29 million views. In March it grew 80% to 52 million, leaving most of the competition far behind. Some folks will observe that it's surprising that those 52 million people don't find the orange that stars in the series too annoying. Others will just keep on laughing.
The other big winner this month is Key of Awesome, which jumped from fewer than 14 million views to more than 21 million, moving from #4 to #2. This was thanks in part to two hugely successful Lady Gaga-related music videos: “No Lady Gaga Telephone! Adam Lambert: Behind the Awesome” and “Lady Gaga Telephone Parody (ft Beyonce): Key of Awesome #17.”
Apparently the Internet loves Lady Gaga. Who knew?
Newcomers: Charlie the Unicorn and Potter Puppet Pals
Look at these two new successes and you might notice a pattern: Many of the top series on the list combine kid show presentation with some edgy, grown-up humor. The Annoying Orange, Happy Tree Friends, Charlie the Unicorn, and Potter Puppet Pals all seem like they might be for kids at first glance, but they can be pretty morbid.
Even Fred is edgy sometimes thanks to its implication of a difficult family life for the title character.
Charlie the Unicorn and Potter Puppet Pals are also comparatively old; both are on the list thanks to traffic on episodes published several years ago. Viral success can be gradual, it can be delayed, or it can even come in spurts.
Why is Fred Less Popular Now?
Fred slipped from its usual #1 or #2 spot to #4. Why did that happen?
The simple answer is that actor Lucas Cruikshank has (at least for now) moved on to bigger, more lucrative things. He's playing the role of Fred in a made-for-TV movie on Nickelodeon called Fred: The Movie. As a result, he has dedicated less of his time to producing YouTube videos, so viewership declined 17%.