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Netflix’s third major TV series to come from A24 Television landed on the service in July 2023. Survival of the thickest return for a second outing in the form of season 2? This is what we know so far.

Created by and starring Michelle Buteau, Survival of the thickest is about the exploits of Mavis Beaumont, a single woman who must rebuild her life.

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All eight episodes dropped on July 13, and the show was notably not tagged as a limited series, ending with potential for more to come.

It’s one of several projects Netflix has partnered with industry darling A24 on, with others including Beef, the deepest breath, White noise, and Month.

The series launched to mostly positive review scores, with a 7.6/10 on IMDb and a 86% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes.


has renewed netflix Survival of the thickest for season 2?

Official renewal status: Not yet renewed
Our renewal prediction: Too early to call

At the time of publication, Survival of the thickest it has yet to be renewed for a season 2 on Netflix.

We will take a look at the viewing statistics of Survival of the thickest in a minute, but we should mention a title before we dive into them. As we’ve covered before, Netflix uses a lot of metrics to decide whether or not to renew a show.

I’d also be remiss not to mention that since May 1, Hollywood writers have been on strike, which will likely play a role in renewal decisions as well.

Month, the first big TV project to come from A24 Television, received a second and final season order from Netflix despite not actually performing well for the streamer. It failed to make the global top 10, but did manage to garner some accolades from various award organizations. BeefNetflix’s multi-Emmy nominated series has yet to receive a second season renewal.

Yeah Survival of the thickest performs well in prizes (such as Month and Beef both did) and the fact that Netflix clearly wants to keep its relationship with A24 Television sweet could play a role here.


that’s good Survival of the thickest acting on netflix?

Using various sources, we can see how well Survival of the thickest acts on Netflix. Naturally, this section will be expanded in the coming weeks and months, so we will continue to update it as new data comes in.

We’re still waiting for TelevisionStats.com to list the show in their database, but it’s worth noting that the trailer (which may indicate success on the platform) only managed 356k views.

Netflix Global Top 10

Let’s start with the horse’s mouth itself. Netflix

Every Tuesday afternoon/evening, they publish a weekly top 40 list detailing hours viewed globally plus their respective full views.

Survival of the thickest presented in the first week of its availability being the number 4 ranked program with 13.30 million hours, which equates to around 3.7 million complete views.

How well does its CVE (full display equivalent) compare to other new series releases in 2023 so far? Around the lower end of the middle, following below the likes of Beef and florida man but just above Unstable and Attractive.

Survival of the thickest vs other netflix original series premieres

Survival of the Thickest vs. Other Netflix Original Releases in 2023


FlixPatrol data for Survival of the thickest

That’s the global data, but what about the top 10 more granularly? Flix Patrol (which tracks 89 countries) can help us see where the program is performing best.

The show peaked as the sixth most popular show on Netflix globally on July 17, with 385 points. The best performing countries include Eastern Europe, Australia, Ireland and Spain.

Their data often indicates that you should have around 30 days in most countries they track to guarantee a Season 2 renewal.

flixpatrol data for survival of the thickest

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Viewing statistics from PlumResearch and Nielsen for Survival of the thickest

The program did not appear in the top 10 of PlumResearch during the week of July 10 to July 16. It was mostly outclassed by Suits, earth king, attack player, Lawyer Lincoln, and movies like Puss in Boots: The Last Wish and Sixty-five.

Nielsen publishes its program data approximately one month after it is collected. We hope to start collecting data in mid-August 2023.


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