Ratings Report: ‘Industry’ Capitalizes, ‘The Boys’ Fly High
Cable: HBO’s heated finance drama, Industry, hit an audience record with its third episode of season 3 which aired on Sunday, August 25th. The series pulled in 370,000 cross-platform viewers according to Nielsen and Warner Bros. Discovery. Compared to the season premiere which had a viewership of 300,000 tuning in, we can see that Industry has picked up some viewers since the seasons start. In contrast to HBO’s other Sunday night slots like House of the Dragon which saw 8.9 million viewers the night of the season 2 finale. Industry’s audience viewership numbers are surprising considering the series is not based on any IP and features a cast that is all mostly unknown and young. Despite all of this, Industry is making waves as HBO’s current Sunday night prime spot which seemed to be the intention by HBO in order to give the series more recognition.
The show is set in a world of finance, opportunity, and stakes of an international bank Pierpoint & Co. London branch where office drama boils and investments grow. There are eight episodes in total for Industry season 3, with the finale set to release September 29th. The cast stars Myha’la (Leave The World Behind, Bodies Bodies Bodies), Marisa Abela (Barbie, COBRA), Harry Lawtey (You & Me, Magpie Murders) Ken Leung (Rush Hour, Lost), Kit Harrington (Game of Thrones, Eternals), Conor Macneil (Rebellion, The Tourist), Sagar Radia (Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, Unicorns) and more
Streaming: Currently streaming exclusively on Peacock is the third season of Bel-Air which currently holds a Rotten Tomatoes audience score of 81% and a critic score of 100% for this reimagined take on the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air sitcom. This modern day take on the story of Will going from West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel Air is set to release ten episodes in total, with the finale of the season being October 3rd. The cast stars Jabari Banks (Bad Genius), Adrian Holmes (Wrecked, Chained), Cassandra Freeman (Inside Man, Blue Caprice), Olly Sholotan (Run Hide Fight, Gigi & Nate), Akira Ackbar (Captain Marvel, Family Reunion), Coco Jones (Let It Shine, Good Luck Charlie).
Everybody’s favorite cynical superhero show is back with Amazon Prime’s The Boys fourth season reaching the Nielsen Top Ten Streaming list with 361 million minutes watched by audiences. The series is sitting pretty with a Rotten Tomatoes critic score of 92% however their audience score of 54% tells us a different story about how audiences may have perceived the show. It is possible that due to the extremely political nature of the show, that it could have scared away or even offended some audiences for hitting too close to home. Many viewers have mentioned even before the release of this most recent season, that it would be hard to top the kind of action and drama that unfolded in season 3’s hard hitting ending.
The Boys is about a world full of super humans people that are worshiped as celebrities by the general public as well as propped up and endorsed by companies. Their acts of heroism are usually faked by the massive entertainment and pharmaceutical company that created them. The “heroes” typically are sociopathic and narcissistic with a heavy dose of disconnection from reality. The only ones with the gall enough to stop them is a clandestine CIA operations group of various personalities who have had their lives traumatically altered by superheroes in one way or another. The cast of The Boys stars Karl Urban (Dredd, Thor: Ragnarok), Jack Quaid (Oppenheimer, The Hunger Games), Antony Starr (Banshee, Cobweb), Erin Moriarty(Blood Father, True Detective), Jessie T. Usher (Shaft, The Banker), Laz Alonso (Avatar, Fast & Furious), Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl, Inheritance), Karen Fukuhara (Bullet Train, Suicide Squad), and Claudia Doumit (Timeless, Faking It).
