Captain Picard and his crew hit warp speed on this week’s overall TV demand chart amid buzz over the recent series finale.
Paramount+’s Star Trek: Picard (pictured) rose to No. 2 on the overall chart for the week of April 17 to 23, and was 34.29 times more in demand than the average TV series in Canada, according to Parrot Analytics. Demand went up nearly five points from the week before. The series, which streams on Crave, held firm to its No. 2 spot on the digital originals charts.
Ranking just ahead on both demand charts is Disney+’s The Mandalorian. The Star Wars spinoff maintained its hold on Canadian audiences with an average of 38.52, up a tick from last week. The season three finale was released on Disney+ on April 19.
On the digital side, the rest of the top four held firm to the rankings. Apple TV’s Ted Lasso (31.66) came in at No. 3, gaining more than four points in demand. It rose four places to No. 4 on the overall TV chart. Crave original Letterkenny (20.55) was No. 4 for digital originals with a slight bump in demand.
Despite a high publicized livestreaming snafu, the season four reunion episode of Netflix dating reality series Love Is Blind made its debut on the digital originals chart with an average of 17.63.
Prime Video’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (15.17) and ESPN+’s Quest For The Stanley Cup (14.36) also entered the list at No. 8 and No. 9, respectively.
On the overall TV chart, HBO’s Succession lost a little momentum, falling one place to No. 3 with an average of 32.14, down just over two points in demand.
Showtimes’s Yellowjackets (29.07) and Comedy Central’s South Park (29.01) both fell in demand and dropped one spot to No. 5 and No. 6, respectively.
Meanwhile, NBC’s Saturday Night Live rounded out the list with an average of 24.44, dropping nearly three points in demand and falling four places to No. 10.
Top 10 Digital Originals: Canada
1. The Mandalorian (Disney+): 38.52
2. Star Trek: Picard (Crave): 34.29
3. Ted Lasso: (Apple TV+): 31.66
4. Letterkenny (Crave): 20.55
5. Stranger Things (Netflix): 19.39
6. Love Is Blind (Netflix): 17.63
7. Shadow and Bone (Netflix): 15.29
8. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Prime Video): 15.17
9. Quest For The Stanley Cup (ESPN+): 14.36
10. Rabbit Hole (Paramount+): 13.78
Top 10 Overall TV Shows: Canada
1. The Mandalorian: 38.52
2. Star Trek: Picard: 34.29
3. Succession: 32.14
4. Ted Lasso: 31.66
5. Yellowjackets: 29.07
6. South Park: 29.01
7. Sesame Street: 28.2
8. The Owl House: 27.66
9. SpongeBob SquarePants: 25.92
10. Saturday Night Live: 24.44
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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