Loki garners massive ratings for Disney+ as more than 890,000 American households tune in

Loki garners massive ratings for Disney+ as more than 890,000 American households tune in

The Disney+ Marvel show Loki garnered huge ratings in its debut on Wednesday, with more than 890,000 American households tuning in to see the debut of the Tom Hiddleston series.

Loki, which began streaming Wednesday, got ‘the largest US premiere-day audience for any of Marvel’s Disney+ shows,’ according to Samba TV, which tracks streaming statistics.

The lofty totals surpassed that of the debut days of The Falcon and the Winter Solider, which had more than 759,000 viewers; and WandaVision, which had 655,000 viewers, according to Samba TV. It also beat out Cruella’s four-day debut, which was initially available for $29.99, SambaTV reported.

Making a splash: The Disney+ Marvel show Loki garnered huge ratings in its debut on Wednesday, with more than 890,000 American households tuning in to see the debut of the Tom Hiddleston series

SambaTV tracks steams in more than 3,000,000 homes with Smart terrestrial TVs for a minimum of five minutes.

The series also stars Owen Wilson as Mobius M. Mobius, Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Ravonna Renslayer and Wunmi Mosaku as Hunter B-15, as well as Sophia Di Martino and Richard E. Grant.

The timeline of the show follows the famed Asgardian in the wake of 2018’s Avengers: Endgame. 

Hiddleston was first seen as the character in Thor in 2011, and has gone on to appear in the role in 2012’s The Avengers, 2013’s Thor: The Dark World, 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok and 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War.

Milestone: Loki, which began streaming Wednesday, got 'the largest US premiere-day audience for any of Marvel’s Disney+ shows,' according to Samba TV

Milestone: Loki, which began streaming Wednesday, got ‘the largest US premiere-day audience for any of Marvel’s Disney+ shows,’ according to Samba TV 

Star power: Hiddleston appears on the show alongside Owen Wilson

Star power: Hiddleston appears on the show alongside Owen Wilson

The timeline of the show follows the Asgardian in the wake of 2018’s Avengers: Endgame 

Director Kate Herron on Tuesday confirmed to Insider that the character is genderfluid and portrayed as such on the series.

‘He’s gender fluid in the Norse mythology and the comics and it felt like an important thing to, as you say, make sure it’s canon,’ Herron said. ‘I would say that details are marked in but it is something acknowledged.’

New episodes of Loki begin streaming on Disney+ each Wednesday.

Leading man: Hiddleston was snapped at a screening in London on Wednesday

Leading man: Hiddleston was snapped at a screening in London on Wednesday 



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