Netflix’s Cobra Kai made a strong push into the top-half of digital originals demand chart following its season six premiere on July 18.
The karate-themed drama was 36 times more in demand than the average TV series in Canada during the week of July 15 to 21, debuting at No. 4 for digital originals in Canada.
However, HBO’s House of the Dragon, available in Canada through Crave, and Prime Video’s The Boys still reign supreme. The Game of Thrones prequel series and the superhero dark comedy were 98.3 and 74.8 times more in demand than the average show, respectively. While The Boys noticed an increase in popularity, House of the Dragon had a small drop compared to the week prior.
Trailing The Boys, Disney+’s The Acolyte and Prime Video’s Hazbin Hotel held on to their respective No. 2 and 3 spots, with Cobra Kai, Stranger Things and The Bear following close behind on the digital originals chart.
Top 10 Digital Originals: Canada
1. The Boys (Prime Video): 74.8
2. The Acolyte (Disney+): 45
3. Hazbin Hotel (Prime Video): 42.8
4. Cobra Kai (Netflix): 36
5. Stranger Things (Netflix): 32.7
6. The Bear (Hulu): 30.3
7. Love Island U.S. (Peacock): 28.6
8. One Piece (Netflix): 28.5
9. Bridgerton (Netflix): 24.4
10. Letterkenny (Crave): 24.1
Top 10 Overall TV Shows: Canada
1. House of the Dragon: 98.3
2. The Boys: 74.8
3. Game of Thrones: 57.7
4. The Acolyte: 45
5. Hazbin Hotel: 42.8
6. Saturday Night Live: 41.4
7. My Hero Academia: 36.7
8. Cobra Kai: 36
9. The Daily Show: 34.6
10. Sesame Street: 34
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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