Amazon, which has put its foray into original television programming up to a democratic vote, has ordered five series that will be offered on Amazon Prime, the company’s subscription service.

The company announced Wednesday that it had selected two live-action comedies and three children’s shows to go forward from the 14 pilots it made available to its subscribers last month and the decisions were “driven by customer reactions,” according to Roy Price, the director of Amazon Studios.

Of course the presence of familiar stars like John Goodman might have helped.

Mr. Goodman, well known from shows like “Roseanne” and movies like “Argo,” will star in the most high-profile of the new shows, “Alpha House,” about four unruly Republican senators sharing a house in Washington. It was created by Garry Trudeau of “Doonesbury,” and the pilot features a host of cameos from people like Bill Murray and Jon Stewart. It was a prohibitive favorite to win a series order from the moment Amazon started making the pilots available.

Mr. Price noted that “there had been inclinations” as long as 10 days ago that “Alpha House” had been selected, along with another of the live-action comedy pilots, “Betas.” That one seems especially geared for the audience that might be most attracted to use Amazon Prime: It’s about four friends looking for a big Internet payday by inventing a new social networking app.