‘X-Men ’97’ Delivers Strong Ratings For Disney+
X-Men ’97 has proven to be an unexpected and undeniable hit for Disney+.
The revival of the 90’s classic X-Men: The Animated Series debuted to strong ratings, drawing four million views across its first two episodes. Impressively, the series not only managed to keep that audience on board but actually grew its viewership through Season 1.
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While Disney has not released individual rating numbers for each episode, Tolerance is Extinction Part 3, the Season 1 finale drew 3.5 million global viewers in its first five days on the platform. That number gave X-Men ’97 the most-viewed animated season final since What It….? Season 1.
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Additionally, the original X-Men: The Animated Series has seen its viewership double since X-Men ’97 premiered.
More ‘X-Men ’97’ Is on the Way
While X-Men ’97‘s first season has drawn to a close, fans won’t have to wait another twenty-seven years to find out what happens next.
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The series has already been renewed for two more seasons, with Season 2 currently in the animation phase.
‘“Just like the original series that was drafting so heavily from Chris Claremont’s work, we’re continuing that,” Marvel’s head of animation Brad Winderbaum said.
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“We’re looking at that late ’70s, mid ’70s to early ’90s kind of era. We do start to play outside of the Chris Claremont sandbox a little bit into the ’90s, almost getting to Grant Morrison. But it’s definitely just like the OG series. It’s drafting from the stories from the books.”
A Hit For Marvel
Between its sparkling critical rating and its strong viewership numbers, X-Men ’97 has proven to be exactly the kind of surprise hit that Marvel needed.
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The series is now streaming on Disney+.
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