diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/types/datasource.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/types/datasource.ts
index fa03a711134..5501f5b49ae 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/types/datasource.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/types/datasource.ts
@@ -309,9 +309,9 @@ export interface DataStreamState {
   request: DataQueryRequest;
 
   /**
-   * Series data may not be known yet
+   * Data may not be known yet
    */
-  series?: DataFrame[];
+  data?: DataFrame[];
 
   /**
    * Error in stream (but may still be running)
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelChrome.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelChrome.tsx
index bb26da8c994..1778ac0cb5c 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelChrome.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/dashgrid/PanelChrome.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import ErrorBoundary from 'app/core/components/ErrorBoundary/ErrorBoundary';
 import { getTimeSrv, TimeSrv } from '../services/TimeSrv';
 import { applyPanelTimeOverrides, calculateInnerPanelHeight } from 'app/features/dashboard/utils/panel';
 import { profiler } from 'app/core/profiler';
-import { getProcessedDataFrame } from '../state/PanelQueryState';
+import { getProcessedDataFrames } from '../state/PanelQueryState';
 import templateSrv from 'app/features/templating/template_srv';
 import config from 'app/core/config';
 
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export class PanelChrome extends PureComponent<Props, State> {
       this.setState({
         data: {
           state: LoadingState.Done,
-          series: getProcessedDataFrame(panel.snapshotData),
+          series: getProcessedDataFrames(panel.snapshotData),
         },
         isFirstLoad: false,
       });
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryRunner.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryRunner.test.ts
index 0336d48d340..2c703e9bc21 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryRunner.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryRunner.test.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ describe('PanelQueryRunner', () => {
       streamState = {
         state: LoadingState.Streaming,
         key: 'test-stream-1',
-        series: [
+        data: [
           {
             rows: [],
             fields: [],
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryRunner.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryRunner.ts
index ee937ef94eb..4f0d019730a 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryRunner.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryRunner.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export interface QueryRunnerOptions<
 }
 
 export enum PanelQueryRunnerFormat {
-  series = 'series',
+  frames = 'frames',
   legacy = 'legacy',
   both = 'both',
 }
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export class PanelQueryRunner {
    * Listen for updates to the PanelData.  If a query has already run for this panel,
    * the results will be immediatly passed to the observer
    */
-  subscribe(observer: PartialObserver<PanelData>, format = PanelQueryRunnerFormat.series): Unsubscribable {
+  subscribe(observer: PartialObserver<PanelData>, format = PanelQueryRunnerFormat.frames): Unsubscribable {
     if (!this.subject) {
       this.subject = new Subject(); // Delay creating a subject until someone is listening
     }
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ export class PanelQueryRunner {
     if (format === PanelQueryRunnerFormat.legacy) {
       this.state.sendLegacy = true;
     } else if (format === PanelQueryRunnerFormat.both) {
-      this.state.sendSeries = true;
+      this.state.sendFrames = true;
       this.state.sendLegacy = true;
     } else {
-      this.state.sendSeries = true;
+      this.state.sendFrames = true;
     }
 
     // Send the last result
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryState.test.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryState.test.ts
index 7896cde9392..138b1ea8261 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryState.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryState.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { toDataQueryError, PanelQueryState, getProcessedDataFrame } from './PanelQueryState';
+import { toDataQueryError, PanelQueryState, getProcessedDataFrames } from './PanelQueryState';
 import { MockDataSourceApi } from 'test/mocks/datasource_srv';
 import { LoadingState } from '@grafana/data';
 import { DataQueryResponse } from '@grafana/ui';
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe('getProcessedDataFrame', () => {
       target: '',
       datapoints: [[100, 1], [200, 2]],
     };
-    const data = getProcessedDataFrame([null, input1, input2, null, null]);
+    const data = getProcessedDataFrames([null, input1, input2, null, null]);
     expect(data.length).toBe(2);
     expect(data[0].fields[0].name).toBe(input1.target);
     expect(data[0].rows).toBe(input1.datapoints);
@@ -83,10 +83,10 @@ describe('getProcessedDataFrame', () => {
   });
 
   it('supports null values from query OK', () => {
-    expect(getProcessedDataFrame([null, null, null, null])).toEqual([]);
-    expect(getProcessedDataFrame(undefined)).toEqual([]);
-    expect(getProcessedDataFrame((null as unknown) as any[])).toEqual([]);
-    expect(getProcessedDataFrame([])).toEqual([]);
+    expect(getProcessedDataFrames([null, null, null, null])).toEqual([]);
+    expect(getProcessedDataFrames(undefined)).toEqual([]);
+    expect(getProcessedDataFrames((null as unknown) as any[])).toEqual([]);
+    expect(getProcessedDataFrames([])).toEqual([]);
   });
 });
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ describe('stream handling', () => {
       state: LoadingState.Loading,
       key: 'C',
       request: state.request, // From the same request
-      series: [makeSeriesStub('C')],
+      data: [makeSeriesStub('C')],
       unsubscribe: () => {},
     });
     expect(state.streams.length).toBe(1);
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ describe('stream handling', () => {
       state: LoadingState.Loading,
       key: 'D',
       request: state.request, // From the same request
-      series: [makeSeriesStub('D')],
+      data: [makeSeriesStub('D')],
       unsubscribe: () => {},
     });
     expect(state.streams.length).toBe(2);
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ describe('stream handling', () => {
       state: LoadingState.Loading,
       key: 'C', // The key to replace previous index 2
       request: state.request, // From the same request
-      series: [makeSeriesStub('X')],
+      data: [makeSeriesStub('X')],
       unsubscribe: () => {},
     });
     expect(state.streams.length).toBe(2);
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ describe('stream handling', () => {
         ...state.request,
         requestId: 'XXX', // Different request and id
       } as any,
-      series: [makeSeriesStub('C')],
+      data: [makeSeriesStub('C')],
       unsubscribe: () => {},
     });
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryState.ts b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryState.ts
index cdfa0c83950..ec53bf7ee2d 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryState.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryState.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ export class PanelQueryState {
   // Active stream results
   streams: DataStreamState[] = [];
 
-  sendSeries = false;
+  sendFrames = false;
   sendLegacy = false;
 
   // A promise for the running query
@@ -127,15 +127,15 @@ export class PanelQueryState {
           this.executor = null;
 
           // Make sure we send something back -- called run() w/o subscribe!
-          if (!(this.sendSeries || this.sendLegacy)) {
-            this.sendSeries = true;
+          if (!(this.sendFrames || this.sendLegacy)) {
+            this.sendFrames = true;
           }
 
           // Save the result state
           this.response = {
             state: LoadingState.Done,
             request: this.request,
-            series: this.sendSeries ? getProcessedDataFrame(resp.data) : [],
+            series: this.sendFrames ? getProcessedDataFrames(resp.data) : [],
             legacy: this.sendLegacy ? translateToLegacyData(resp.data) : undefined,
           };
           resolve(this.validateStreamsAndGetPanelData());
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ export class PanelQueryState {
   // it will then delegate real changes to the PanelQueryRunner
   dataStreamObserver: DataStreamObserver = (stream: DataStreamState) => {
     // Streams only work with the 'series' format
-    this.sendSeries = true;
+    this.sendFrames = true;
 
     // Add the stream to our list
     let found = false;
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ export class PanelQueryState {
     const series: DataFrame[] = [];
 
     for (const stream of this.streams) {
-      if (stream.series) {
-        series.push.apply(series, stream.series);
+      if (stream.data) {
+        series.push.apply(series, stream.data);
       }
 
       try {
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ export class PanelQueryState {
       }
 
       active.push(stream);
-      series.push.apply(series, stream.series);
+      series.push.apply(series, stream.data);
 
       if (!this.isFinished(stream.state)) {
         done = false;
@@ -277,11 +277,11 @@ export class PanelQueryState {
    * Make sure all requested formats exist on the data
    */
   getDataAfterCheckingFormats(): PanelData {
-    const { response, sendLegacy, sendSeries } = this;
+    const { response, sendLegacy, sendFrames } = this;
     if (sendLegacy && (!response.legacy || !response.legacy.length)) {
       response.legacy = response.series.map(v => toLegacyResponseData(v));
     }
-    if (sendSeries && !response.series.length && response.legacy) {
+    if (sendFrames && !response.series.length && response.legacy) {
       response.series = response.legacy.map(v => toDataFrame(v));
     }
     return this.validateStreamsAndGetPanelData();
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ function translateToLegacyData(data: DataQueryResponseData) {
  *
  * This is also used by PanelChrome for snapshot support
  */
-export function getProcessedDataFrame(results?: any[]): DataFrame[] {
+export function getProcessedDataFrames(results?: any[]): DataFrame[] {
   if (!results) {
     return [];
   }
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/state/epics/runQueriesBatchEpic.test.ts b/public/app/features/explore/state/epics/runQueriesBatchEpic.test.ts
index d0a71ca84f8..800d0a448a2 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/state/epics/runQueriesBatchEpic.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/state/epics/runQueriesBatchEpic.test.ts
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ describe('runQueriesBatchEpic', () => {
             )
             .whenQueryObserverReceivesEvent({
               state: LoadingState.Done,
-              series: null,
+              data: null,
               delta,
               key: 'some key',
               request: {} as DataQueryRequest,
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/state/epics/runQueriesBatchEpic.ts b/public/app/features/explore/state/epics/runQueriesBatchEpic.ts
index 08020c40c61..4d7876a37f7 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/state/epics/runQueriesBatchEpic.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/state/epics/runQueriesBatchEpic.ts
@@ -104,8 +104,8 @@ export const runQueriesBatchEpic: Epic<ActionOf<any>, ActionOf<any>, StoreState>
         // observer subscription, handles datasourceInstance.query observer events and pushes that forward
         const streamSubscription = streamHandler.subscribe({
           next: event => {
-            const { state, error, series, delta } = event;
-            if (!series && !delta && !error) {
+            const { state, error, data, delta } = event;
+            if (!data && !delta && !error) {
               return;
             }
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/explore/utils/ResultProcessor.ts b/public/app/features/explore/utils/ResultProcessor.ts
index 239691ec079..4509fa811a0 100644
--- a/public/app/features/explore/utils/ResultProcessor.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/explore/utils/ResultProcessor.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { DataQueryResponse, DataQueryResponseData } from '@grafana/ui';
 import { TableData, isTableData, LogsModel, toDataFrame, guessFieldTypes, TimeSeries } from '@grafana/data';
 
 import { ExploreItemState, ExploreMode } from 'app/types/explore';
-import { getProcessedDataFrame } from 'app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryState';
+import { getProcessedDataFrames } from 'app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryState';
 import TableModel, { mergeTablesIntoModel } from 'app/core/table_model';
 import { sortLogsResult } from 'app/core/utils/explore';
 import { dataFrameToLogsModel } from 'app/core/logs_model';
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ export class ResultProcessor {
   };
 
   private makeTimeSeriesList = (rawData: any[]) => {
-    const dataList = getProcessedDataFrame(rawData);
+    const dataList = getProcessedDataFrames(rawData);
     const dataProcessor = new DataProcessor({ xaxis: {}, aliasColors: [] }); // Hack before we use GraphSeriesXY instead
     const timeSeries = dataProcessor.getSeriesList({ dataList });
 
diff --git a/public/app/features/panel/metrics_panel_ctrl.ts b/public/app/features/panel/metrics_panel_ctrl.ts
index 06f9fc96b90..32d2f23efa0 100644
--- a/public/app/features/panel/metrics_panel_ctrl.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/panel/metrics_panel_ctrl.ts
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ class MetricsPanelCtrl extends PanelCtrl {
           data: data.legacy,
         });
       } else {
-        this.handleDataFrame(data.series);
+        this.handleDataFrames(data.series);
       }
     },
   };
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class MetricsPanelCtrl extends PanelCtrl {
     });
   }
 
-  handleDataFrame(data: DataFrame[]) {
+  handleDataFrames(data: DataFrame[]) {
     if (this.dashboard && this.dashboard.snapshot) {
       this.panel.snapshotData = data;
     }
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/datasource/testdata/StreamHandler.ts b/public/app/plugins/datasource/testdata/StreamHandler.ts
index be8c74524d2..146e16c20df 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/datasource/testdata/StreamHandler.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/datasource/testdata/StreamHandler.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ export class StreamWorker {
     const maxRows = query.buffer ? query.buffer : stream.request.maxDataPoints;
 
     // Edit the first series
-    const series = stream.series[0];
+    const series = stream.data[0];
     let rows = series.rows.concat(append);
     const extra = maxRows - rows.length;
     if (extra < 0) {
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export class SignalWorker extends StreamWorker {
   constructor(key: string, query: TestDataQuery, request: DataQueryRequest, observer: DataStreamObserver) {
     super(key, query, request, observer);
     setTimeout(() => {
-      this.stream.series = [this.initBuffer(query.refId)];
+      this.stream.data = [this.initBuffer(query.refId)];
       this.looper();
     }, 10);
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ export class FetchWorker extends StreamWorker {
 
   onHeader = (series: DataFrame) => {
     series.refId = this.refId;
-    this.stream.series = [series];
+    this.stream.data = [series];
   };
 
   onRow = (row: any[]) => {
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ export class LogsWorker extends StreamWorker {
     super(key, query, request, observer);
 
     window.setTimeout(() => {
-      this.stream.series = [this.initBuffer(query.refId)];
+      this.stream.data = [this.initBuffer(query.refId)];
       this.looper();
     }, 10);
   }
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/module.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/module.ts
index d3644da0d61..09aec5b04c8 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/module.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/module.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import config from 'app/core/config';
 import TimeSeries from 'app/core/time_series2';
 import { DataFrame, DataLink } from '@grafana/data';
 import { getColorFromHexRgbOrName, LegacyResponseData, VariableSuggestion } from '@grafana/ui';
-import { getProcessedDataFrame } from 'app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryState';
+import { getProcessedDataFrames } from 'app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryState';
 import { PanelQueryRunnerFormat } from 'app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryRunner';
 import { GraphContextMenuCtrl } from './GraphContextMenuCtrl';
 import { getDataLinksVariableSuggestions } from 'app/features/panel/panellinks/link_srv';
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class GraphCtrl extends MetricsPanelCtrl {
     _.defaults(this.panel.xaxis, this.panelDefaults.xaxis);
     _.defaults(this.panel.options, this.panelDefaults.options);
 
-    this.dataFormat = PanelQueryRunnerFormat.series;
+    this.dataFormat = PanelQueryRunnerFormat.frames;
     this.processor = new DataProcessor(this.panel);
     this.contextMenuCtrl = new GraphContextMenuCtrl($scope);
 
@@ -210,12 +210,12 @@ class GraphCtrl extends MetricsPanelCtrl {
 
   // This should only be called from the snapshot callback
   onDataReceived(dataList: LegacyResponseData[]) {
-    this.handleDataFrame(getProcessedDataFrame(dataList));
+    this.handleDataFrames(getProcessedDataFrames(dataList));
   }
 
   // Directly support DataFrame skipping event callbacks
-  handleDataFrame(data: DataFrame[]) {
-    super.handleDataFrame(data);
+  handleDataFrames(data: DataFrame[]) {
+    super.handleDataFrames(data);
 
     this.dataList = data;
     this.seriesList = this.processor.getSeriesList({
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/specs/data_processor.test.ts b/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/specs/data_processor.test.ts
index f76d34934c9..64c69d95ebb 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/specs/data_processor.test.ts
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/graph/specs/data_processor.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { DataProcessor } from '../data_processor';
-import { getProcessedDataFrame } from 'app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryState';
+import { getProcessedDataFrames } from 'app/features/dashboard/state/PanelQueryState';
 
 describe('Graph DataProcessor', () => {
   const panel: any = {
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe('Graph DataProcessor', () => {
 
   describe('getTimeSeries from LegacyResponseData', () => {
     // Try each type of data
-    const dataList = getProcessedDataFrame([
+    const dataList = getProcessedDataFrames([
       {
         alias: 'First (time_series)',
         datapoints: [[1, 1001], [2, 1002], [3, 1003]],