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“Velma,” Mindy Kaling’s highly controversial and poorly received “Scooby-Doo” spin-off, has managed to beat “The Last of Us” in popularity this week, a recent analytic report revealed. “Velma,” which premiered on HBO Max on Jan. 12, received mixed to negative reviews from critics and overwhelmingly negative reviews from viewers, with the animated adult series receiving an audience score of 6% on Rotten Tomatoes and an abysmal rating of 1.3 stars on IMDB, which earned it the ignominy of being the worst-rated animated show in the site's history this week. Despite its negative reception, “Velma” still encountered a higher-than-average demand on HBO Max.