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Grade B28 sourcesHIS-00096

Cobra Kai

Series · 2018 · Notable

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Netflix reported 50 million households watching Cobra Kai after its YouTube run.

Original · re-upload by Cobra Kai
Trailer · Karate Kid & Cobra Kai on YouTube
First episode, Ace Degenerate, screened at Tribeca before its official YouTube upload.
Cobra Kai on YouTube
Cobra Kai artwork from Netflix’s official series media page.
Netflix
Cobra Kai: poster
Wikipedia (non-free, fair use)
Cobra Kai Official Trailer | The Karate Kid Saga Continues
Karate Kid & Cobra Kai on YouTube
'Karate Kid' TV Sequel, Starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, Go YouTube Red (Exclusive)
The Hollywood Reporter
'The Karate Kid' Returns to the Big Screen With a Sneak Preview of YouTube Red's Original Series Reboot 'Cobra Kai,' in Cinemas Nationwide April 25 Only
Fathom Events / PR Newswire
2017 Summer TCA Tour - Day 11
Fortune
YouTube Red Hits Top of Digital Originals Chart with ‘Cobra Kai’
Parrot Analytics
YouTube Original series Cobra Kai is the most in-demand digital original series in the world according to Parrot Analytics
Parrot Analytics
Thomas Ian Griffith as Terry Silver and Patrick Luwis as Axel in 'Cobra Kai' Season 6.
Netflix
[Tribeca 2018] Cobra Kai Review: Sequel Series Strikes First, Strikes Hard
Bleeding Cool

Spread Score

How it works
Reach75Contagion35Breadth100Velocity0Longevity3855

Numbers

Peak date
Week of Sep 4, 2020
Apr 24 ’18 to Week of Sep 4, 2020
Platforms
7
Started on Box office
Origin
Mixed
Entertainment

Mechanics

  • Platform jumpPrimary
  • Press loop
  • Pairing
  • Revival
  • Challenge

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Cobra Kai premiered at Tribeca and launched on YouTube with two free episodes and paid promotion. Netflix later reported 50 million households watching season one in four weeks. Its later seasons topped Netflix's global English TV chart.

Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Wikipedia views · Google searchesApr ’17SepMay ’18SepApr ’19AugJun ’20OctApr ’22Jan ’24Aug ’25Oct ’26PeakPressTVBox officeYouTubeXOpen webRetail
PressTVBox officeYouTubeXOpen webRetail

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Timeline (16)

  1. August 2017

    The Hollywood Reporter precursor · Aug 4 ’17

    The Hollywood Reporter reported YouTube Red's order for a Karate Kid sequel series.[1]

    'Karate Kid' TV Sequel, Starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, Go YouTube Red (Exclusive)
    Open the first post ↗

  2. March 2018

    YouTube Red precursor · Mar 22 ’18

    YouTube Red's Cobra Kai television commercial appeared in iSpot's advertising catalog.[2]

  3. April 2018

    Tribeca Film Festival seed · Apr 24 ’18

    Tribeca premiered the first two episodes of Cobra Kai to attendees and press.[3][4]

    [Tribeca 2018] Cobra Kai Review: Sequel Series Strikes First, Strikes Hard
Changelogupdated Oct 12 ’26
  1. 2026-10-12Added: 16 events, 26 sources · Score 55
Origin
Mixed
Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Reported figure
—
Evidence
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Wikipedia views · Google searchesApr ’17SepMay ’18SepApr ’19AugJun ’20OctApr ’22Jan ’24Aug ’25Oct ’26PeakPressTVBox officeYouTubeXOpen webRetail
PressTVBox officeYouTubeXOpen webRetail

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  1. August 2017

    The Hollywood Reporter precursor · Aug 4 ’17

    The Hollywood Reporter reported YouTube Red's order for a Karate Kid sequel series.[1]

    'Karate Kid' TV Sequel, Starring Ralph Macchio and William Zabka, Go YouTube Red (Exclusive)
    Open the first post ↗

  2. March 2018

    YouTube Red precursor · Mar 22 ’18

    YouTube Red's Cobra Kai television commercial appeared in iSpot's advertising catalog.[2]

  3. April 2018

    Tribeca Film Festival seed · Apr 24 ’18

    Tribeca premiered the first two episodes of Cobra Kai to attendees and press.[3][4]

    [Tribeca 2018] Cobra Kai Review: Sequel Series Strikes First, Strikes Hard

  1. commercial · Apr 25 ’18

  2. platform jump · May 2 ’18

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