According to real data, the most anticipated new TV shows debuting in May 2024 include awards and comedy specials, franchise additions, reality shows, and drama book adaptations. In partnership with predictive media analytics company Diesel Labs, Screen Rant has exclusive data revealing the brand-new TV shows with the most online engagement prior to their May 2024 premieres. Each show is given a hype score measuring their audience anticipation, which is based on chatter across various online platforms.
The upcoming TV shows are ranked by Attention Signals, which are calculated by measures such as likes, shares, comments, and views on social and video channels like Facebook and YouTube. These online engagement metrics offer valuable insight into which new series have made the biggest impact on potential viewers before release – regardless of reviews and ratings. Diesel Labs’ data also gives valuable insight into which online platforms the shows have generated the most discussion on.
Excluding the returns of established TV shows, such as Hacks season 3, Bridgerton season 3, and Doctor Who season 14, the most-hyped new series of May 2024 appeal to a variety of audience demographics and tastes. From a new animated Star Wars TV show to a hard-hitting drama about a real tattooist in the Holocaust, there’s no shortage of compelling releases hitting the small screen. Here’s Screen Rant’s list of the 10 brand-new TV shows in May 2024 that audiences have been talking about the most, based on Diesel Labs’ data.
For May 2024, the most anticipated new TV release is the 59th Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony, which celebrates various aspects of country music throughout 2023. The next-most-hyped TV show is Disney+’s animated Star Wars series Tales of the Empire, an anthology following Barriss Offee and Morgan Elsbeth. Close behind in anticipation are John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA, a Netflix comedy special, and the Barack Obama-produced Netflix comedy-thriller Bodkin.
Also among May 2024’s new TV shows with the most online engagement are reality shows such as Dance Moms: The Reunion, OMG Fashun, and Dance Moms: Epic Showdowns. Additionally, Netflix’s new Jeff Daniels-starring show A Man in Full has made waves online, with the streaming service’s latest addition to the wider Jurassic Park franchise, Jurassic World: Chaos Theory, having similar anticipation. Peacock’s drama The Tattooist of Auschwitz, an adaptation of the same-named Holocaust book, also ranks high among the most-talked-about TV debuts of May 2024. From dark thrillers to reality star returns, May’s new releases are bringing plenty of excitement to the small screen.