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

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The top 9 shows on Netflix and other streaming services this week
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  • 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.
  • Disney Plus' "The Mandalorian" retook the lead from Netflix's "The Witcher" this week.
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Netflix's "The Witcher" and Disney Plus' "The Mandalorian" continue their tug of war, with the latter reclaiming the title of most in-demand streaming series in the US.

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, so a stream or a download is a higher expression of demand than a "like" or a comment on social media, for instance.

"Narcos: Mexico" is a new addition this week ahead of the second season's debut in February.

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

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9. "Narcos: Mexico" (Netflix)

9. "Narcos: Mexico" (Netflix)

Average demand expressions: 29,670,662

Description: "Witness the birth of the Mexican drug war in the 1980s as a gritty new 'Narcos' saga chronicles the true story of the Guadalajara cartel's ascent."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 1): 89%

What critics said: "This season is a wonderful showcase for two talented Latinx actors who've long deserved a high-profile TV project." — NPR (Season 1)

Season 2 premiers February 13 on Netflix. See more insights here.

8. "Lucifer" (Netflix)

8. "Lucifer" (Netflix)

Average demand expressions: 31,787,015

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: "Lucifer combines style with a rather playful charm in its concept." — Entertainment Voice (season 4)

Season 4 premiered on Netflix May 8. See more insights here.

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7. "Grace and Frankie" (Netflix)

7. "Grace and Frankie" (Netflix)

Average demand expressions: 32,027,353

Description: "They're not friends, but when their husbands leave them for each other, proper Grace and eccentric Frankie begin to bond."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 5): 100%

What critics said: "Though far from perfect, Grace and Frankie season 6 is one of the better seasons the show has to offer. " — Daily Dot (season 6)

Season 6 premiered on Netflix January 15. See more insights here.

6. "Harley Quinn" (DC Universe)

6. "Harley Quinn" (DC Universe)

Average demand expressions: 34,060,380

Description: "Harley Quinn has finally broken things off with the Joker and attempts to make it on her own as the criminal Queenpin of Gotham City in this adult animated action-comedy series which also features Poison Ivy and a whole cast of heroes and villains, old and new, from the DC Universe."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 1): 89%

What critics said: "Add pitch-perfect comedic timing, a solid cast of comedy's hardest hitters, and inimitable chemistry presented in the form of one of the most satisfying female friendships in a long while, and you have one of the best shows of the year, easily." — AV Club (season 1)

Season 1 premiered on November 29 on DC Universe. See more insights here.

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5. "Titans" (DC Universe)

5. "Titans" (DC Universe)

Average demand expressions: 50,884,046

Description: "'Titans' follows young heroes from across the DC Universe as they come of age and find belonging in a gritty take on the classic Teen Titans franchise. Dick Grayson and Rachel Roth, a special young girl possessed by a strange darkness, get embroiled in a conspiracy that could bring Hell on Earth. Joining them along the way are the hot-headed Starfire and lovable Beast Boy. Together they become a surrogate family and team of heroes."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 2): 85%

What critics said: "Freed of the leftover baggage from Season 1, the series is now able to move forward and establish a more engaging status quo for its heroes." — IGN (Season 2)

Season 2 premiered on DC Universe on September 6. See more insights here.

4. "You" (Netflix)

4. "You" (Netflix)

Average demand expressions: 55,570,970

Description: "A dangerously charming, intensely obsessive young man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of those he is transfixed by."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 2): 89%

What critics said: "'You' is still fun, and its ending easily sets up a Season 3. But there are only so many times Joe can worm his way out of an impossible situation before viewers stop caring." — Observer (Season 2)

Season 2 premiered on Netflix on December 26. See more insights here.

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3. "Stranger Things" (Netflix)

3. "Stranger Things" (Netflix)

Average demand expressions: 67,016,495

Description: "When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 3): 89%

What critics said: "While 'Stranger Things' will always have its diehard fans, this season has far more to prove about the show's overall longevity than any other." — Variety (Season 3)

Season 3 premiered July 4 on Netflix. See more insights here.

2. "The Witcher" (Netflix)

2. "The Witcher" (Netflix)

Average demand expressions: 85,394,300

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): 66%

What critics said: "The Witcher, for all its convoluted inanity, manages to buck expectations of female characters in a TV fantasy series simply by writing them the way men in the genre normally are." — Daily Beast (Season 1)

Season 1 premiered on Netflix on December 20. See more insights here.

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1. "The Mandalorian" (Disney Plus)

1. "The Mandalorian" (Disney Plus)

Average demand expressions: 96,551,014

Description: "After the fall of the Empire, a lone gunfighter makes his way through the lawless galaxy."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score (Season 1): 95%

What critics said: "Even dug-in purists who haven't enjoyed a single Star Wars thing since Return of the Jedi might find themselves loving this exquisitely judged new series." — Sydney Morning Herald (Season 1)

Season 1 premiered on Disney Plus on November 12. See more insights here.