Streaming Video Power Rankings #152

Welcome once again to the longest-running weekly feature...on this blog.

1) Netflix: My latest temporary deep dive is Frasier, and, wow, the more I rewatch it, the more I think the series is actually underrated. Netflix also debuted Ricky Gervais' new series and a Clark Johnson joint starring Alfre Woodard (Juanita) that sounds like the kind of movie people who lament the lack of "serious" movies in the theater ought to watch.

2) Hulu: Now that I don't have YouTube TV but remain without cable, I have renewed appreciation for Hulu stockpiling current shows like Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

3) Amazon Prime Video: Tin Star season 2 premiered this weekend, but honestly I'm more likely to watch Stingray, which also came to Prime this week. The Stephen J. Cannell shows have found a HOME on Prime!

4) YouTube: I don't have YouTube TV, but I still marvel at how much my children seek out YT over any other content source these days, including Netflix. A little Disney Now, yes, but, man, that Disney + can't come fast enough if the company wants to keep its grip on the young'uns.

Plus one of the channels I subscribe to posted episodes of Star Search and partial episodes of The Morton Downey Jr. Show and The Byron Allen Show.

5) DC Universe: If you're watching some of the new original live-action programming on here and you worry about what kind of budget they have to work with, well, just watch the old syndicated Adventures of Superboy episodes in the library.

6) Parsons Jarrett Wrestling: Non-wrestling fans, bear with me. This is a brand-new totally free Roku channel offering samplings from many of the big territories whose tape libraries are not controlled by WWE, plus some added value in the form of new intros and interviews. Best new channel to hit Roku in months.

7) The CW: See #2.

8) Shout! Factory TV: I continue to explore the fascinating time capsule that is the 1970s PBS series Soul!  which offers Stokely Carmichael in one episode and Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes in the next.

9) HBO: It should have been a great week for HBO with the deserved buzz for eviscerating Jacko witn the Finding Neverland documentary, another eagerly anticipated doc in The Case Against Adnan Sayed, and making the Internet go crazy with yet another Game of Thrones trailer. Yet there's an air of sadness because AT&T is making its presence felt, and just about everyone assumes it will ruin HBO. Let's enjoy it will while we can!

10) NBC: Starz might have earned a slot due to the premiere of season 2 of American Gods, but I lost track of how many reviews spotlighted some variation of the word "boring." So instead, NBC gets in due to me actually putting some of their "Throwback" shows on as background this week...and kudos to them for leaving so much library content up for free.