Hot Sheet: Letterkenny hits digital demand top 10

A total of three Netflix series ranked high on the digital originals chart for the period of Dec. 19, 2022 to Jan. 1, 2023.

Crave’s Letterkenny made waves following its season 11 premiere, which launched it on the top 10 of the digital originals chart.

Produced by Toronto and L.A.-based prodco New Metric Media, the comedy series (pictured) landed at No. 8 on the digital originals chart for the period of Dec. 19, 2022 to Jan. 1, 2023, according to Parrot Analytics. Letterkenny, created by Jared Keeso, saw a demand average of 17.07 for its 11th season.

Meanwhile, three Netflix series ranked high on the digital originals chart for the period. Stranger Things climbed back to the top after being dethroned by the comedy horror series Wednesday, and saw a slight boost in Canadian demand, going from 24.5 in the previous week to 25.55. The hit sci-fi series also appeared on the overall TV demand chart at No. 2.

Wednesday slipped into second place on the digitals chart and to No. 4 on the overall TV demand chart, with a demand average of 24.76 – a decrease from the previous week’s 31. The Witcher landed at No. 3 and at No. 6 on the digital and overall TV charts, respectively, with an average of 24.43 – an increase from the previous week’s 17.94. Netflix released prequel series The Witcher: Blood Origin on Dec. 25.

The remaining series on the digital originals chart are Disney+’s The Mandalorian, which came in at No. 4 with a demand average of 20.93 – an increase from the previous week’s 18.95, and Andor at No. 5 with 20.59.

HBO’s Game of Thrones toppled Wednesday to lead the overall TV demand chart, rising from its previous spot at No. 3 with an average of 28.49.

HBO’s The White Lotus slightly fell to No. 3 on the chart, with an average of 25.11, a lower figure compared to the previous week’s 28.43, while NBC’s Saturday Night Live held steady at No. 5 with a demand average of 24.73.

See the chart from Parrot Analytics below for the top 10 digital originals and overall TV series demand in Canada.

Top 10 Digital Originals: Canada

1. Stranger Things (Netflix): 25.55
2. Wednesday (Netflix): 24.76
3. The Witcher (Netflix): 24.43
4. The Mandalorian (Disney+): 20.93
5. Andor (Disney+): 20.59
6. Ted Lasso (Apple TV+): 19.46
7. Emily in Paris (Netflix): 18.37
8. Letterkenny (Crave): 17.07
9. Warrior Nun (Netflix): 16.34
10. Tulsa King (Paramount+): 16.12

Top 10 Overall TV Shows: Canada

1. Game of Thrones: 28.49
2. Stranger Things: 25.55
3. The White Lotus: 25.11
4. Wednesday: 24.76
5. Saturday Night Live: 24.73
6. The Witcher: 24.43
7. Sesame Street: 23.62
8. The Walking Dead: 23.58
9. PAW Patrol: 23.33
10. My Hero Academia: 22.15

Parrot Analytics calculates its Top 10 lists using Demand Expressions, which are shown by using a metric that demonstrates how much more in-demand the top series are than the average TV show (linear, pay TV, SVOD and AVOD) in Canada. For example, a difference of 1x represents the market average and 10x means a series is 10 times more in demand than the average TV show in this market.

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