HBO’s It: Welcome to Derry led overall Canadian demand following its premiere in late October.

The supernatural horror, based on Stephen King’s 1986 novel It, was 76.8 times more in demand than the average series in Canada during the week of Oct. 27 to Nov. 2, according to Parrot Analytics. The series premiered on Crave in Canada on Oct. 26. While set in Maine, the series was filmed in Ontario with locations including Port Hope, Hamilton and Toronto.

Prime Video’s Hazbin Hotel led digital original demand, coming in at No. 2 overall. The adult animated series, which held a demand average of 74.4, premiered its second season on Oct. 29.

Netflix’s Stranger Things was No. 2 on the digital original chart and No. 3 overall. The supernatural horror’s demand continued to rise in the lead-up to its final season, jumping seven points to 54.3.

Further down the chart, Netflix’s Nobody Wants This debuted on the Hot Sheet as the No. 7 digital original, with a demand average of 22. The romantic comedy’s second season premiered on Oct. 23.

The Witcher, also from Netflix, returned to the chart for the first time since 2023, landing at No. 8 on the digital originals chart with a demand average of 22. The fourth season of the fantasy drama, which sees Liam Hemsworth taking over the title role from previous lead Henry Cavill, premiered on Oct. 30.

Hulu’s Chad Powers, streaming on Disney+ in Canada, debuted as the No. 9 digital original with an average of 21.8. The finale of the sports comedy’s first season premiered on Oct. 30.

Top 10 Digital Originals: Canada (original platforms)

1. Hazbin Hotel (Prime Video): 74.4
2. Stranger Things (Netflix): 54.3
3. Helluva Boss (YouTube): 35.1
4. Letterkenny (Crave): 24.8
5. The Boys (Prime Video): 24.4
6. Gen V (Prime Video): 22.4
7. Nobody Wants This (Netflix): 22
8. The Witcher (Netflix): 22
9. Chad Powers (Hulu): 21.8
10. Only Murders in the Building (Hulu): 21.1

Top 10 Overall TV Shows: Canada (original networks)

1. It: Welcome to Derry (HBO): 76.8
2. Hazbin Hotel (Prime Video): 74.4
3. Stranger Things (Netflix): 54.3
4. Saturday Night Live (NBC): 51.1
5. The Daily Show (Comedy Central): 50.3
6. Sesame Street (PBS): 44.2
7. South Park (Comedy Central): 37.9
8. The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (NBC): 37.5
9. My Hero Academia (YTV): 35.9
10. Helluva Boss (YouTube): 35.1

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. Demand is defined as the total audience demand being expressed for a title within a market. Audience demand reflects the desire, engagement and viewership, weighted by importance; thus, a stream or download is a higher expression of demand than a “like” or comment.

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