# Only Murders in the Building

> Hulu renewed the mystery comedy after 5 episodes of its first season.

- Owner: 20th Television / Hulu; Steve Martin and John Hoffman (co-creators)
- Kind: Series
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2021-08-31
- Observed peak date: Week of Sep 6, 2021
- Date basis: Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.
- Spread Score: 60 (Viral), v1.2
- Mechanics: Mystery & lore, Identity badge, Platform jump, Maker origin, Newsjacking

## Summary

Hulu released the series with Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez, then renewed it after five episodes. Fan theories and paid creator work accompanied the weekly mystery. ABC later aired the first season; Hulu reported increased streaming.

## Timeline

- 2021-08-31 — Hulu (Open web) — Hulu released the first three episodes of the murder-mystery comedy.
- 2021-09-03 — Hulu (Press) — Hulu told TheWrap that the series had its most-watched comedy premiere day, without giving audience totals.
- Week of Sep 6, 2021 — Observed peak: Wikipedia readers (Open web) — The article's seven-day pageviews peaked at 438,893 within the July 2021 to August 2023 window.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/only-murders-in-the-building

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Only Murders in the Building.” Case HIS-01283. Spread Score v1.2: 60/100. Updated 2026-10-22. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01283