The last of us It doesn’t look like she’s going to lose steam anytime soon. On Sunday, 6.4 million people tuned in to watch the third episode of the post-apocalyptic series HBO And HBO Max, according to Nielsen and first party data.
That’s a 12% increase from last week’s viewership, which already set a record for the largest audience growth in a second week. HBO Original drama series in the network’s history. The Sunday audience was also up 37% from the series premiere, which was watched on the same day by 4.7 million people.
It only took two episodes of HBO Renew the series for a second season. It was an expected movie, considering the first episode had a score The second largest width After, after Dragon house where Boardwalk Empire It was launched in 2010.
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The first two episodes of The last of us It averages 21.3 million viewers. With that said, HBO now has four current series that have cross-platform audiences averaging over 15 million viewers per episode. This is the first time that HBO has shown multiple existing series that attract more than 15 million viewers simultaneously across all genres.
Dragon house The first season is the best performer, with an average of 29 million viewers per episode. The last of us It comes in second with 21.3 million. trance Season 2 averages 19.5 million per episode, and white lotus up to 15.5 m.
The last of us, which is based on the PlayStation game, takes place 20 years after the destruction of modern civilization. Joel, an experienced survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone. What starts with a small job quickly becomes a brutal journey as they both must traverse the United States and rely on each other to survive.
It stars Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabrielle Luna, Anna Torv, Nico Parker, Murray Bartlett and Nick Offerman plus Melanie Lynskey, Storm Reid, Merle Dandridge, Jeffrey Pierce, Lamar Johnson, Kevon Woodard, Graham Greene, Eileen Miles, Ashley Johnson. and Troy Baker.