WASHINGTON 鈥� People in the District like a lot of the same TV shows everyone else does, though perhaps obviously D.C. residents show a bit of a weak spot for dramas about power, no matter where or when they鈥檙e set.
That鈥檚 the word from Comcast鈥檚 rankings for the most popular video-on-demand shows for its Xfinity service, both nationwide and city-by-city provided to .
HBO鈥檚 鈥淕ame of Thrones鈥� topped D.C.鈥檚 list 鈥� no surprise there; it was the number one show nationwide and in all 16 cities in Comcast鈥檚 report. 鈥淓mpire鈥� and 鈥淧ower鈥� were second and third; they rank highly on the nationwide list as well.
But the long-departed 鈥淭he Wire鈥� ranks No. 4 for D.C. 鈥� it鈥檚 still a depiction of power wrangling and intrigue, though perhaps of a slightly different sort. And the No. 9 show on D.C.鈥檚 list is 鈥淰eep鈥� 鈥� perhaps fittingly, since its portrayal of Washington鈥檚 power players is rather less flattering than that of the typical drama 鈥� some would say more realistic. Both shows make the top 10 in D.C. and nowhere else.
The D.C. Top 10:
- Game of Thrones
- Empire
- Power
- The Wire
- Scandal
- Homeland
- Modern Family
- Black-ish
- Veep
- Entourage
