The Last of Us HBO TV Series Finale Sets Series Record With 8.2 Million Viewers - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 13 March 2023 / 2,220 Views
The Last of Us HBO TV series continues to be a hit for HBO and Naughty Dog with the series finale setting a series record with 8.2 million viewers on premiere night. This is even more impressive as it released during the Oscars.
The amount of viewers for the series finale during its premiere night was 75 percent higher than the debut episode.
The average audience for the first six episodes is now nearing a total 30.3 million viewers across all platforms, with Episode 1 nearing 40 million viewers.
Here is the list of weekly premiere viewership:
- Episode 1 – 4.7 million (Jan. 15)
- Episode 2 – 5.7 million (Jan. 22)
- Episode 3 – 6.4 million (Jan. 29)
- Episode 4 – 7.5 million (Feb. 5)
- Episode 5 – 11.6 million (Feb. 10-Feb. 12)*
*Early premiere, includes data from Friday to Sunday - Episode 6 – 7.8 million (Feb. 19)
- Episode 7 – 7.7 million (Feb. 26)
- Episode 8 – 8.1 million (March 5)
- Episode 9 – 8.2 million (March 12)
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Was a very good show. I even managed to forgive some of the casting decisions by the end.
I wonder how much of the audience is game fans vs audience who never played the game
anecdotally it's pretty split but there is a huge audience of non gamers watching it.
I think that's needed for things to be a success or the Halo TV show would've been almost as popular
It's sad what halo has turned into. It's supposed to be the golden child for xbox.
Very strong audience. Funny enough it is less than the sales of the game, but first episode is already a lot higher than it =p
I don't think this pointless info is video games related...
It is adapted from a video game, how is not?
