| Darren's Diaries | |
|---|---|
| Genre |
Comedy |
| Format | Webseries |
| Created by | Darren Ross |
| Starring |
Darren Ross |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | YouTube |
| Status | Running |
| Original run |
June 9, 2011 – April 19, 2013 |
| Running time | 5–25 minutes. approx |
Darren's Diaries is an comedy series created by Darren Ross for YouTube. Darren Diaries premiered on June 9, 2011 and on iTunes Podcast and Youtube.
Season 1 consisted 19 episodes and began airing on June 9, 2011 and concluded on December 22, 2011. The season premiered on March 1, 2011. The season contains 10 episodes. The season finale aired on May 25, 2012. January 4, 2013, Darren announced that the show will return for a third season which premiered on March 1, 2013.
The show has no storyline as the story is based on the daily life of "Darren Ross".
Background[]
April 2011, Darren announced he was working on a new show instead of working on "DARREN!: The Series" which he said "I Hate that show, it's bad". May 2011, Darren announced that his new show "Darren Diaries" will air on June 9, 2011 and that he was excited to show a something different to fans. Season 1 was ordered 22 episodes but only 19 episodes aired on December 16, 2011. Season 2 was ordered and Darren confirmed the season will air in March 1, 2012 with 10 episodes. April 12, 2012, "Web Series Network" picked the whole series and began airing immedently.
Main Cast[]
- Darren Ross
- DJMR
- Mark Ross
- J.R The Big Bitch
Production[]
Season 1[]
Filming began on April 22 with "DJMR" directing all episodes for the series. Filming completed on July 2011.
Season 2[]
Filming began on October 27, 2011 and concluded with 9 episodes completed on December 16, 2011. Filming for further episodes were shot in February 2012. The season was cut short since Darren has started work on a new series called "The Stupid Terrorist".
Season 3[]
Footage for season 3 was filmed during 2012 and 2013.
Reception[]
Season 1[]
Season 1 premiered on June 9, 2011 with 20 views. Episode 2 received 21 views. Episode 3 views dropped to 15 views. Episode 4 growed to 34 views. Episode 5 in 24 hours received 235+ views, which makes it the most sucessful episode to date in 1 month is totaled 1,536+. Episode 6-present Views are at an Average level of over 1,000+. Episode 12 peaked over 2,200+ viewers which makes it the most sucessful episode. Episode 13 "Go The All Blacks" peaked over 30,000+ viewers making it the most viewed episode in the series.
Season 2[]
The season premiered on March 1, 2011 and in one day the episode produced over 1,440+ viewers. Episode 2 produced over 3,365 views in one day.
Episodes[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | |||
| 1 | 19 | June 9, 2011 | December 16, 2011 | |
| 2 | 8 | March 1, 2012 | May 18, 2012 | |
| 3 | 5 | March 1, 2013 | April 19, 2013 | |
Season 1 (2011)[]
| # |
Title |
Original Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | June 9, 2011 |
| 2 | "Up Close & Personal" | June 16, 2011 |
| 3 | "3" | June 23, 2011 |
| 4 | "Psychic TV Are Scammers" | July 7, 2011 |
| 5 | "Freak's Are Cool" | July 21, 2011 |
| 6 | "Granpa Darren" | July 28, 2011 |
| 7 | "BIG W Sell My CD" | August 4, 2011 |
| 8 | "Light Hunt" | August 11, 2011 |
| 9 | "The Party Is Coming" | August 18, 2011 |
| 10 | "Darren Lockyer is Annoying" | August 25, 2011 |
| 11 | "The Handyman" | September 8, 2011 |
| 12 | "The SleepTalker" | September 15, 2011 |
| 13 | "Go The All Blacks" | September 22, 2011 |
| 14 | "The Freak Get's Freakier" | September 29, 2011 |
| 15 | "Photoshoot & Recording" | October 6, 2011 |
| 16 | "REBORN+ Is Nearly Here" | October 13, 2011 |
| 17 | "Diamonds and Cards" | October 27, 2011 |
| 18 | "Gay Prank Caller" | November 3, 2011 |
| 19 | "Celebration" | December 16, 2011 |
Season 2 (2012)[]
| # |
Title |
Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Can't Beat Fleet" | March 1, 2012 |
| 2 | "Dima" | March 9, 2012 |
| 3 | "Back From Rehab" | March 16, 2012 |
| 4 | "Dima Again" | March 23, 2012 |
| 5 | "The Painter" | April 12, 2012 |
| 6 | "Inda" | April 19, 2012 |
| 7 | "Rat Slipper" | April 22, 2012 |
| 8 | "Darren's Psychic TV (Part One)" | May 18, 2012 |
Season 3 (2013)[]
| # | Title | Directed By | Written By | Original air date |
Views |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Night in Coffs Harbour" | The MightyBeatZ | Darren Ross | March 1, 2013 | 14,125 |
| 2 | "Taxes" | The MightyBeatZ | Darren Ross | March 8, 2013 | 13,552 |
| 3 | "Pooch Mobile Scam" | The MightyBeatZ | Darren Ross | March 15, 2013 | 13,028 |
| 4 | "Mihaa Touches Tongues" | The MightyBeatZ | Darren Ross | April 14, 2013 | 32,996 |
| 5 | "Darren's Psychic TV 2" | The MightyBeatZ | Darren Ross | April 19, 2013 | 15,493 |
Broadcast[]
- YouTube
- Blip.tv
- iTunes
- Web Series Network