SECRET INVASION Premiere Viewership Among MCU's Lowest-Viewed Disney+ Shows; New Clip Focuses On Gravik

SECRET INVASION Premiere Viewership Among MCU's Lowest-Viewed Disney+ Shows; New Clip Focuses On Gravik

Early viewership figures are in for Secret Invasion, and it seems the mixed reviews may have put off at least some Disney+ subscribers. We also have a very intriguing new clip from the second episode...

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By JoshWilding - Jun 27, 2023 03:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Secret Invasion

The first episode of Secret Invasion premiered on Disney+ last Wednesday, and we now have some early viewership data courtesy of Samba TV.

Before we go any further, it's important to note that streaming services rarely reveal official "ratings" and Samba TV only polls a certain percentage of U.S. households. However, they've done that for every MCU series so far, meaning these figures still give an indication of interest in the show. 

Apparently, 994,000 U.S. households watched "Resurrection" during its first five days of release. That makes it the second-lowest viewed series above Ms. Marvel's 775,000 households and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law's 1.5 million households. 

To put this in perspective, Loki reportedly drew 2.5 million households. 

Why is it so low? It could be any number of reasons, including the fact Secret Invasion doesn't introduce a major new superhero.

The Skrulls also weren't exactly the best part of Captain Marvel, while the marketing campaign for this one has only really picked up since the premiere (with the shape-shifters appearing in the background of ABC news broadcasts, for example). Still, this is unlikely to be the result Marvel Studios wanted.

"Secret Invasion is the MCU espionage thriller we’ve been waiting for," we said in our review of the first two instalments. "Samuel L. Jackson’s magnum opus as Nick Fury, the show delivers one jaw-dropping moment after another and quickly establishes itself as essential viewing for any Marvel fan."

A new clip from tomorrow's episode of Secret Invasion has also been released today and it sees Gravik share his thoughts on humanity...

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SirDuckAlot
SirDuckAlot - 6/27/2023, 3:34 PM
I think the main reason the show's ratings are tanking is because the other shows have been terrible.
Razorface1
Razorface1 - 6/27/2023, 3:46 PM
@SirDuckAlot - agreed. This one was pretty good for the MCU, but I cant blame people for not having faith on their shows anymore.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 6/27/2023, 3:59 PM
@SirDuckAlot - I've gotta agree. Aside from Loki and WandaVision I just don't think the other shows have been worth while. So people are just over giving them chances. Or at the very least they are waiting to see what word on the street is before giving it a chance.
supermanrex
supermanrex - 6/27/2023, 4:04 PM
@SirDuckAlot - nah its because you can literally watch it whenever the [frick] you want and a lot of people may not have [frick]ing time right now. its okay that everyone doesn't click play at the same damn time on streami
SATW42
SATW42 - 6/27/2023, 4:09 PM
@SirDuckAlot - I dunno. I was excited about this show and liked the first episode. I didn't watch it until Sunday morning, so I just made the 5 day cutoff.

my time right now is basically completely occupied by my wife and kids and tears of the kingdom. This isn't a show I want to watch with my 10 and 6 year old because I want to actually be able to pay attention.
Scarilian
Scarilian - 6/27/2023, 4:43 PM
@SirDuckAlot -
Fairly sure this show is terrible also, hence why people are avoiding it. Those involved dislike the fans, dislike the comics and did not even care enough to watch the previous films
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 6/27/2023, 5:32 PM
@SirDuckAlot - I think it’s more general fatigue, from the people in my life who are more casual MCU fans the trend isn’t “I don’t like the shows” it’s just “I didn’t watch that show.” It’s a lot of content to get through even removed from every other streaming show, and I think most people just don’t think it’s important to the overall story which to be fair so far it really hasn’t been
StSteven
StSteven - 6/27/2023, 6:46 PM
@SATW42 - Yep, I'm in the same boat as you, although I did manage to watch last week's episode on Wednesday. My kids (girls) are 7 and almost 4 and don't really care about the show and I'm trying to get them and my wife interested by selling it as a mystery/spy thriller show and not a superhero show, but I still end up rewatching the episodes on my own, like when I'm stuck in a meeting for work that has nothing to do with me (Ex: my work laptop is all screwed up and I can't do any work right now and it's 102 degrees outside, so it's a good time to rewatch Ep. 1). As it is I still haven't made it past the first episode of "Andor" or watched any of the "Assembled" shows or that new Stan Lee documentary because... time and life.

And for us it's any and all Mario Switch games on the weekends (Party, Kart, Brawl, and Odyssey). My oldest even had me fire up my Wii so we could play Mario Party on that last weekend. Then she lost and got all pouty about it and vowed to never play it again. That is, until next weekend 😉. So I feel ya.
Taonrey
Taonrey - 6/27/2023, 6:59 PM
@CorndogBurglar - I mean u can lump wandavision in there as well, those last two episodes is everything wrong with the MCU.
Comicmoviejunki
Comicmoviejunki - 6/27/2023, 8:41 PM
@supermanrex - 🤣🤣 true dat
Kadara
Kadara - 6/27/2023, 9:59 PM
@supermanrex - I'm with this opinion. It's summer time and there is just too much food weather to enjoy. I'll give this a binge watch eventually but it's not a priority for me at the moment.
CorndogBurglar
CorndogBurglar - 6/27/2023, 10:49 PM
@Taonrey - I won't disagree with that, but overall WandaVision was good and was important.
B89
B89 - 6/27/2023, 11:15 PM
@SATW42 - I have the opposite problem, I have the time but haven't watched yet due to my fiance being who I watch these with and she's been busy on tears of the kingdom haha. But I am keen to get started on the show and the game also when she's done haha
supermanrex
supermanrex - 6/28/2023, 9:35 AM
@Kadara - exactly it just baffles me that they base the success of a show on immediate viewership. its not the same as network tv where you miss it ...well you miss it back in the day until reruns. DVR changed this and showed a pattern of behavior that people prefer to get to shit when they are ready not when a time is forced on us. and now with streaming and it just sits ready for us at anytime it should be even less emphasis on short term ratings. i dont care how good a show is the fact remains people got shit to do and they will sit down when they good and ready. this show could see a massive surge in week 4. but the boo birds and hot take trolls are just finding anything to attack right now.
SuperiorHeckler
SuperiorHeckler - 6/27/2023, 3:38 PM
There are lies.
There are damn lies.
And then, there is THIS sentence....

"Secret Invasion is the MCU espionage thriller we’ve been waiting for" 🫤
Origame
Origame - 6/27/2023, 3:40 PM
@SuperiorHeckler - yes, we've been waiting for it so hard, no one went to see it 🤣
Amuro
Amuro - 6/27/2023, 3:48 PM
@Origame - That's pretty much what I thought too. In the end, it wasn't one of the most anticipated MCU shows at all, otherwise people would have tuned in at least for the first few episodes before the ratings start declining.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 6/27/2023, 3:39 PM
I just didn’t watch it yet bc I haven’t had time. I also just don’t like a weekly schedule I’d rather just mute all the keywords on Twitter and binge a few episodes at a time
Nemesis17then
Nemesis17then - 6/27/2023, 3:39 PM
I liked it and I really don't get the hate. Finally a more serious MCU show
supermanrex
supermanrex - 6/27/2023, 4:02 PM
@Nemesis17then - its just straight hate for hates sake now. trolls trolling and people jumping on the bandwagon to hate on shit and not watched a single episode. also its quite stupid to judge a streaming shows success on immediate numbers. its streaming and its not going anywhere people might want all of it at once and will wait or maybe let a few episodes get under the belt before watching too. its always this end of the world hot take headline because the entire world didn't tune in on night one for something that can be watched at your convenience.
AllsGood
AllsGood - 6/27/2023, 3:39 PM
Disney and other streaming companies need to drop ALL their episodes at once like Netflix does. Watch the viewership go through the roof.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 6/27/2023, 3:45 PM
@AllsGood - For like 2 days....Then everyone stops talking about them. The whole point of weekly episode drops are to have people talk about them continuously and generate some sort of hype. Unless you make a trendy show like for example Squid Game dropping all episodes does nothing for the streaming services or viewership.
AllsGood
AllsGood - 6/27/2023, 3:52 PM
@BlackStar25 - Netflix Stranger Things and Cobra Kai were great because didn't have to wait a week for the next episode.

Marvel Netflix shows like Daredevil also benefitted from dropping all at once. Try to watch Daredevil as a weekly show is sucks.
mountainman
mountainman - 6/27/2023, 3:59 PM
@AllsGood - A lot of people make this argument but HBO is still seeing success with weekly. I prefer it personally since I don’t binge and it can be tough to avoid spoilers when a season all drops at once.

I’d think this is not even in the top 10 reasons this show has low viewership.
AllsGood
AllsGood - 6/27/2023, 4:02 PM
@mountainman - I'm Netflix man let me watch all episodes at my speed not waiting a week.
eagc1995
eagc1995 - 6/27/2023, 4:03 PM
@AllsGood - Weekly is better, it allows the show to be in the conversartion for weeks and months, allowing its audience to grow, Shows like Last of Us only became as big because of the weekly release, cause people were talking about them for weeks and weeks that it made more people interested in checking them out

I can assure you if Netflix did weekly, sure shows like Daredevil, Squid Games and Stranger Things were already big as they are, but they would've been bigger if they had done weekly.
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 6/27/2023, 4:05 PM
@AllsGood - I get your point of view from a consumer point of view but weekly is better for streaming services and viewership in general.
AllsGood
AllsGood - 6/27/2023, 4:10 PM
@eagc1995 - Not for ME and a lot of others. Wait until Marvel Studios releases their 18-episode Daredevil show and have wait a week for the next 30-minute show.
mountainman
mountainman - 6/27/2023, 4:23 PM
@eagc1995 - Last of Us is a great recent example but never forget Game of Thrones. That show built anticipation and discussion around it. There’s a reason it had the highest viewership numbers of all time.

HBO is also much stricter on quality control than Netflix is so that has to play a part. They are still the gold standard for shows.
AllsGood
AllsGood - 6/27/2023, 4:34 PM
@mountainman - I hate all weekly televisions shows I've never watched a single episode Game of Thrones. There is not a single television show I watch today except Marvel just because they force me.
mountainman
mountainman - 6/27/2023, 4:38 PM
@AllsGood - Awesome comment. Never stop being you man.

Different strokes for different folks I guess.

I only have time for about an hour of TV per day so binging doesn’t work for me. But if it does for you, maybe try avoiding spoilers and waiting for the whole season to drop and binge it.
soupysales
soupysales - 6/27/2023, 4:41 PM
@mountainman - maybe it's an age thing with @allsgood?...i enjoy the weekly wait...we had to wait back in the 70-90's...and if you missed an episode, you had to hope and pray that you caught it during the summer reruns...delayed gratification as opposed to instant...that's one of the many things wrong with life nowadays...put in the time, and enjoy the outcome...i only binge cuz we don't have wifi or cable, so i just buy the whole series/season at one time
mountainman
mountainman - 6/27/2023, 5:01 PM
@soupysales - It does seem like older folks prefer weekly and younger folks prefer all at once.

I do like talking about shows with my friends and find it easier with weekly’s. But for me it’s mainly a time thing. For me “binging” is one episode per night anyway.
Ha1frican
Ha1frican - 6/27/2023, 5:34 PM
@BlackStar25 - Yeah but at this point the same thing is happening with the MCU shows anyway. Seems like a lot of people get 1-3 episodes in and then just stop watching, since even as someone entrenched in these communities I barely see anyone talking about them by the end of the season outside of here and New Rockstars videos
soupysales
soupysales - 6/28/2023, 4:37 PM
@mountainman - the only real time i binge a whole season, etc, is if i'm on vacation, or have made plans to watch something all the way through...otherwise, i don't have time either...i remember how cool it would be to watch 2-5 different shows every night...that's as gone as saturday morning cartoons...lol
ShellHead
ShellHead - 6/27/2023, 3:43 PM
This metric is completely unscientific and not a real indicator of engagement. Only Disney knows the actual numbers.
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