Lanterns Podcast – Season 1, Episode 2: “Trust Fall”

But to begin with, episode one became one of the highest viewed premieres for HBO of all time, 9.3 million views across HBO Max.

And I'm guessing they're blending that with HBO as well.

Like, I don't know how-

It's weird 'cause the, at least over here, it's ve- in Canada, I'll speak for my Canadian brethren, nine times out of 10 an HBO series, like straight HBO 9:00 PM on Sunday, right? Like that's the time slot, is always simulcast on Crave.

But there have been the w- the 10% of HBO Max series that wind up in other places-

Mm

... for whatever reason.

It's very, very weird.

Like, all the main shows that you would expect, like The Pit, Peacemaker, It: Welcome to Derry, House of the Dragon, those are all on Crave.

It's...

One of the things I think they need to do moving forward, as long as this merger doesn't go through, 'cause it shouldn't, is simplify this stuff.

Because even, like we're also on the social media end of this, I'm posting things and I'm tagging both of them 'cause I don't know, should I tag HBO? Should I tag HBO Max? Like, when I tag Canada it's just Crave.

But I, yeah, it's, the complexity is unnecessary.

I agree, and I think that, I mean, 'cause, you know, as- we also have to remember the fact that, um, HBO Max is also, you know, becoming, you know, it's starting to become more available now across the whole world.

Like, I think Eng- I think England just got it this year.

I, if I remember when I spoke, when, I think it was this year when Ben said that he was finally getting it.

So, but, but the premiere episode, like, and I'm quoting from Deadline, "The DC Studios series raked in," raked in what? "9.3 million global cross-platform viewers and 6.6 million in the US in its first three days availab- of availability on HBO and HBO Max, per Warner Bros.

Discovery.

With regards to streaming, it now ranks amongst the top five series premieres on HBO Max." So, it's, and, and, and so it's, it's, and it's drawing appeal from, of course, the, the comic book audience, but also the general viewers who like have never probably pick, picked up a Green Lantern comic in their whole life.

So that is great.

Um-

One context as well is The Penguin, over 11 days, I think it was something like 10.4.

Yes.

So there's something to be said for incredible DC television in this time slot.

Exactly.