“It’s hard to do anything new in the superhero genre, but the second season of Marvel’s Daredevil seems resolutely determined not to try,” wrote Abraham Riesman 0f New York Magazine/Vulture. “It’s still nowhere near as interesting or innovative as Marvel’s Agent Carter or Jessica Jones,” wrote The Daily Dot’s Gavia Baker-Whitelaw. By the time season 2 rolled around, Daredevil couldn’t measure up to the monster it created in Jessica Jones. What happened: Season 1 was a revelation, both compared to the derided Ben Affleck movie and to show how serious superhero shows could work on streaming. The ratings: Netflix famously does not reveal their ratings, but the success of Daredevil launched several more Marvel series and more seasons of Daredevil. The show: Marvel’s first Netflix series told a grounded version of Matt Murdock ( Charlie Cox), the blind lawyer who uses his other enhanced senses to fight crime as Daredevil. Marvel's Daredevil: Season 1 (2015) 99% | Marvel's Daredevil: Season 2 (2016) 81% Please note that the percent change is based on the scores at the time of the update - scores may change as additional reviews are added to the Tomatometer. Here are the 11 biggest sophomore slumps on television by Tomatometer score. If you disagree, let us know in the comments. Few that made it past season 2 ever truly recovered.Īnd if you’re wondering where shows like The Walking Dead, Friday Night Lights, Heroes, Glee, and even the original run of Twin Peaks are on this list, their second seasons still got good reviews even though word-of-mouth seemed to suggest otherwise. The series on this list fell for different reasons – some had good second seasons that simply weren’t as great as their first others truly lost their way. How does that plummet compare to other sophomore slumps we’ve seen before? We’ve put together a list of shows with the biggest drops from season 1 to season 2 by Tomatometer, each with at least 10 reviews on each season. The 2018 season 2 release of Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why notably stumbled in its follow-up season, scoring an abysmal 25% on the Tomatometer after being Certified Fresh with a 79% score for 2017’s season 1.

Sometimes the first season of a show is so good that the second season just can’t measure up, resulting in the dreaded sophomore slump.

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