Prime Video’s dark superhero drama The Boys rose sharply in Canadian demand in the week of its season four premiere.
The series climbed two spots to hit No. 2 on the digital originals chart for the week of June 10 to 16, and No. 3 on the overall TV chart. It was 58.1 times more in demand than the average TV series in Canada during the period, according to Parrot Analytics, up from 31.1 in the prior week.
Despite the demand surge, the series couldn’t best Netflix original Bridgerton‘s continued streak as the top series in the digital and overall charts, staying steady at 73.2 times the demand. The Boys‘ first three episodes of season four and part two of Bridgerton season three both premiered on their respective platforms on June 13.
Disney+ series The Acolyte fell one spot to No. 3 on the digital chart with a slight dip in demand at 45.8.
Another series that saw a surge in demand is HBO’s House of the Dragon with a 60.2 demand, up from 48.5 in the previous week. The series, which debuted on Crave in Canada on June 16, maintained its No. 2 spot on the overall TV chart.
Top 10 Digital Originals: Canada
1. Bridgerton (Netflix): 73.2
2. The Boys (Prime Video): 58.1
3. The Acolyte (Disney+): 45.8
4. Hazbin Hotel (Prime Video): 44.6
5. One Piece (Netflix): 27.8
6. X-Men ’97 (Disney+): 25.5
7. Letterkenny (Crave): 24.3
8. Stranger Things (Netflix): 24
9. The Bear (Hulu): 22.8
10. Reacher (Prime Video): 22.3
Top 10 Overall TV Shows: Canada
1. Bridgerton: 73.2
2. House Of The Dragon: 60.2
3. The Boys: 58.1
4. Game of Thrones: 47.7
5. The Acolyte: 45.8
6. Hazbin Hotel: 44.6
7. The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon: 38.8
8. Saturday Night Live: 38.5
9. The Daily Show: 35.8
10. Sesame Street: 35.4
Editor’s note: Due to a data processing issue with Parrot Analytics, the weekly Hot Sheet is being published with back-dated numbers for an indefinite period.
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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