A new Netflix show hasn’t been performing as well as anticipated, leading analysts to call it “dead on arrival” after shocking viewership numbers.
With dramatic juggernautBaby Reindeerrefusing to budge from pole position in the globalNetflixtop 10 chart, other new releases are struggling to catch up — with one series being dubbed “dead on arrival” after poor viewing figures in its opening week.
Dead Boy Detectives – a spinoff of the popular Sandman series – has logged 22.2 million hours watched and 3.1 million views since its release on April 25, putting it in “limbo” in comparison to how other English-language shows released on a Thursday fared in their first four days,accordingto What’s On Netflix.
“Dead Boy Detectives may be dead on arrival after a poor start in Netflix top 10s,” reporter Kasey Moore explained. “Young adult fantasy shows at Netflix just can’t catch a break.”
Instead of representing the number of people who have watched a show,the platformgauges viewership and popularity by dividing the number of hours watched in the four-day window by the runtime, which is how the new Netflix series will be judged.
However, Dead Boy Detectives came in with an even lower score than the Michelle Yeoh-led drama, so chances are it’s not good news going forward.
“Just like Half Bad, Lockwood & Co, The Irregulars, The Imperfects…. Dead Boy Detectives is another teen fantasy ratings flop. It’s time to stop making these as they never get past Season 1,” one fanweighed inon X/Twitter.
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Jasmine Valentine is a TV and Movies Writer on Dexerto’s UK team. She’s the go-to source for all things Young Sheldon and Virgin River. Jasmine has also written for the likes of Total Film, The Daily Beast, and Radio Times. You can contact her at jasmine.waters@dexerto.com
