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The Bear

Series · 2022 · Notable

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The Bear carried kitchen slang into memes and won ten Emmys for its first season.

The Bear
FX Productions; Christopher Storer (creator)
The Bear title card
FX / FX Networks / Hulu / Disney Television Studios / FXP / Public domain / Wikimedia Commons
The Italian beef sandwich at Halsted's Chicago Style Street Food in Portland, Maine, on Sept. 20, 2020.
NPR, via NPR Illinois
Carmy and Sydney cooking
The Hollywood Reporter
Chicago Deep Dish Pizza inspired by The Bear — Binging With Babish
Binging With Babish
Ayo Edebiri at the 75th Emmys
Television Academy
Appetite for FX's 'The Bear' Continues to Grow with Season 3, Setting Records for FX
The Walt Disney Company
Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Ayo Edibiri and Jeremy Allen White in 'The Bear' season three.
The Hollywood Reporter
Mr. Beef in Chicago, the restaurant that inspired the series.
Luiysia / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
THE BEAR Jeremy Allen White as Carmen 'Carmy' Berzatto.
The Hollywood Reporter
Carmy at The Beef
TVLine
Reelgood: Netflix Dominates Streaming Week, But Hulu's 'The Bear' No. 1 Show - Media Play News
Media Play News
TVLine Items: The Bear Season 2 Ratings, Book Club Sequel On Peacock And More - TVLine
TVLine
Carmy in the kitchen, a meme format
Know Your Meme

Spread Score

How it works
Reach69ContagionNo data yetBreadth80Velocity0Longevity3853

Numbers

Observed peak date
Week of Jul 3, 2024
Jun 23 ’22 to Week of Jul 3, 2024
Platforms
6
Started on TV
Origin
Seeded
Entertainment

Mechanics

  • Catchphrase
  • Platform jumpPrimary
  • Press loop
  • Sell-out loop
  • Controversy

How it spread

Trace the origin

The Bear premiered on Hulu in June 2022; fans reused its slang and identified its clothes. Mr. Beef’s owner reported more business, and its first season won ten Emmys. Wikipedia attention peaked around season three within the measured window.

Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Wikipedia views · Google searchesMay ’22JulAugFeb ’23JunAugNovFeb ’24JunAugNovJun ’25Observed peakTVXPressRetailOpen webReddit
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Timeline (16)

  1. June 2022

    FX / Hulu seed · Jun 23 ’22

    The Bear released its first season on Hulu in the United States.[1][2]

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  2. July 2022

    Twitter users platform jump · Jul 11 ’22

    Elite Daily reported that fans had adopted the show’s kitchen language in tweets and memes.[3]

  3. FX owner response · Jul 14 ’22

    FX renewed The Bear for a second season three weeks after its premiere.[4]

    Carmy at The Beef

  1. commercial · Jul 16 ’22

  2. commercial · Jul 22 ’22

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Region
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