The comicbooknation team debates if LordoftheRings RingsofPower is being hurt by HouseoftheDragon HOTD! -
Fans of beloved franchises are eating well at the moment, as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Marvel, and Game of Thrones are all taking over TV screens these days. HBO's House of the Dragon and Amazon's Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power are both powerhouses, and since they launched they do seem to be compared directly far more often, with House of the Dragon seemingly getting far more of the love and attention.
Having things occasionally overlap is one thing, but as I said on the podcast, having it hit each and every week and therefore becoming a weekly topic doesn't do the show that is lower on the rung any favors, so while the theory of similar shows propping each other up does happen, those tend to be the exceptions, not the rule.