Did it? Not so sure. If the goal was just to get a show that is watched by many, sure. It did. I don't think amazon is happy with merely that, though. I'm pretty confident to say that they lost a huge amount of money on this project, as it stands. Because I doubt that the 25 million who watched the first episode subbed to prime to do so. And if critics and enthusiasts pan it, that might drive authors who want their works adapted away from prime.