It's already been a known fact that HBO's "Game of Thrones: has been dominating the TV screens ever since its premiere. As per Inquisitr, The Independent, and Parrot Analytics, "Game of Thrones" have more than 6.4 million viewers in the United Kingdom alone.
"Narcos," on the other hand, covers the life of the Colombian cocaine kingpin Pablo Escobar which is portrayed by Wagner Moura. The series only comes at No. 2 with only over 2.2 million demand impressions. The 4 million gaps seem questionable, but Netflix's Chief Content Officer was able to give out his explanation, which supports his claim.
Ted Sarandos, the Netflix chief content officer, made a statement during the most recent UBS Global Media and Communications Conference in New York saying that Narcos is supposedly number one.
"We're pleased to take the number two spot, but think it's number one because they don't measure all the devices."
Though it may be a bold claim for them to claim such statement, is there any content to it? As per The Hollywood Reporter, Sarantos made a point with his statement by citing that "Narcos" has an "international appeal" that "Game of Thrones" doesn't have.
"Eighty-five percent [of its dialogue] is in Spanish, it's produced by a French company, shot in Colombia with Brazilian stars and hugely popular in Germany. This is the first flavor of what global television can be."
Though there isn't any concrete evidence that "Narcos" is indeed more popular than "Game of Thrones," piracy is being looked upon as one of the reasons on why the ratings would continually fluctuate. This being said, however the website stated that a brief search from numerous top pirating sites revealed a "three to one ratio for 'Game of Thrones' as opposed to 'Narcos.'"
News Australia then added that one of the determining factors in the contents being kept by networks are illegal downloads.
