April may come during Springtime, but it was a down right hot month for Web Originals on Clicker. The Streamy’s winners were announced, and though the celebration of Web talent may have been overshadowed by the controversy around the awards show itself, here at Clicker viewers were showing the love for Streamy’s big winners and nominees.
In our second edition of What You Watched, we’ve collected the highest rated programs on Clicker for the month of April. For show titles (like Modern Family, House, etc), this means rankings in terms of search volume (since, as previously discussed, you can’t watch a show title). For individual episodes, like this month’s #1 TV episode – Deadliest Warrior’s Attila the Hun vs. Alexander the Great – it means click-throughs to actually view the program.
Most Searched Broadcast Shows
1. Modern Family (ABC)
2. It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia (FX)
3. Caprica (syfy)
4. Family Guy (FOX)
5. LOST (ABC)
6. South Park (Comedy Central)
7. Archer (FX)
8. House (FOX)
9. The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
10. Fringe (FOX)
11. The Office (NBC)
12. NOVA (PBS)
13. V (ABC)
14. 24 (FOX)
15. The Simpsons (FOX)
16. How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
17. Chuck (NBC)
18. Bones (FOX)
19. Doctor Who (BBC)
20. Breaking Bad (AMC)
** Modern Family made a big jump this month, up to #1 from #14 in March. What’s most interesting about this list: the most searched for show from last month, LOST, dropped to number 5 this month. Maybe you Clicker viewers got caught up on all the LOST episodes in your queues last month, or maybe you’re subconsciously trying to wean yourselves off of it, knowing the last episode is quickly approaching. New additions to the top TV shows include Doctor Who, a BBC program, FX’s Archer, and Bones on FOX. NCIS just barely fell off the list, coming in at #21 this month, while Glee was also a narrow miss at #22.
Most Watched TV Episodes
1. Attila the Hun vs. Alexander the Great, Deadliest Warrior (Spike TV)
2. You Have 0 Friends, South Park (Comedy Central)
3. Sexual Healing, South Park (Comedy Central)
4. Medicinal Fried Chicken, South Park (Comedy Central)
5. April in Quahog, Family Guy (FOX)
6. Brian Griffin’s House of Payne, Family Guy (FOX)
7. Black Hole, House (FOX)
8. The Tale of Scrotie McBoogerballs, South Park (Comedy Central)
9. 5 to 9, House (FOX)
10. Spies Reminiscent of Us, Family Guy (FOX)
11. Episode 1, Dexter (Showtime)
12. 200, South Park (Comedy Central – no legal sources currently online)
13. American History X-Cellent, The Simpsons (FOX)
14. Shaolin Monk vs. Maori Warrior, Deadliest Warrior (Spike TV)
15. New Girl, Old Money, The Real Housewives of New York (BRAVO)
16. Happily Ever After, LOST (ABC)
17. Dances With Smurfs, South Park (Comedy Central)
18. Tales of Suspense – Part 2, Iron Man: Armored Adventures (Nickelodeon)
19. April 7, 2010 – Steve Carell, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
20. Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live (NBC)
** Wow, “grown-up” cartoons were a hit in April, with South Park taking 6 of the top 20 spots (make sure you watch #2, “You Have 0 Friends” where they skewer Facebook), Family Guy taking 3 entire spots, and an episode of The Simpsons coming in at lucky #13. Deadliest Warrior on SPIKE TV, a show pitting two of history’s most feared warriors against each other, took two spots, including #1…pretty good for a new addition to the top 20 TV episodes!
Most Searched Web Originals
2. Don’t Move Here: Inside Portland’s Music Scene
3. TED Talks
5. Blue Movies
6. Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
7. The Guild
13. Riley Hamilton’s Star Wars Jokes
14. The Onion
17. Tekzilla
18. Sex Ed
19. Zero Punctuation
20. Remember When
** LOST’s two Web-only shows maintained a strong presence on this month’s list, while Between Two Ferns With Zach Galifianakis, March’s 7th most searched Web show, missed the list entirely this month, coming in at #21. Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy made its debut on the list with a strong showing at #6. Other new additions hanging on at #19 and #20 are Zero Punctuation, an animated video game review show, and Remember When, a series about a guy with amnesia whose friends (not the brightest tools in the shed) try to help him get his memories back.
Most Watched Web Episodes
1. The Muppets: Stand By Me, The Muppets on YouTube
2. Adora Svitak: What adults can learn from kids, TED Talks
3. 10 Questions for Sarah Silverman, TIME’s 10 Questions
4. Star Wars Jokes #5, Riley Hamilton’s Star Wars Jokes
5. The Tipping Point, Bad Girls Club Webisodes
6. Backstage With Bob Dylan, Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy
7. Hero, The Guild
8. Poolside with a Playmate, Playboy Interns
9. INXS – Guns in the Sky, Record Club
10. 10 Questions for Alicia Keys, TIME’s 10 Questions
11. The First Time, Blue Movies
12. Jockey Liam Hollins The Favorite To Brutally Whip Horse To Kentucky Derby Win, The Onion
13. Fubar, Trenches
14. Hansel and Gretel, Super Why!
15. A Mysterious Existence, Mysteries Of The Universe: The Dharma Initiative
16. Bohemian Rhapsody, The Muppets on YouTube
17, God of War III, Zero Punctuation
18. The Three Little Pigs, Super Why!
19. Lou Charloff, Herschel the Magnificent Jew, Old Jews Telling Jokes
20. Season 1 Ep. 1 – Minisode, Breaking Bad Minisodes
** As expected, many of the top Web shows had top episodes in April, yet the #1 and #2 Web Originals didn’t have any individual episodes in the top 20. Wacky.
Most Searched Movies
1. Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?
3. Stan Lee Presents: Lightspeed
9. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
10. The Last Warrior
11. Shiri
12. The Black Love Stories Vol.1
13. Johnny Mnemonic
14. Commune
15. Scream Queen
16. National Lampoon’s Pledge This!
17. My Faraway Bride
18. Seducing Maarya
19. Battle in Heaven
20. The Mechanic
** Due to popular demand, we’re adding the most searched for movies to this month’s list. Oscar darling The Hurt Locker made a good showing at #2 while Tyler Perry’s comedic look at marriage took the top spot. From the indie circuit, Twentynine Palms and Battle in Heaven, both film festival winners, made the cut.
That’s it for April – check back in a month for May’s What You Watched. As always, feedback is appreciated so tweet @clicker or leave comments below.
