HBO’s ‘The Last Af Us’ Season Finale Draws In 8.2 Million Viewers

HBO LAST OF US – For the season one finale of the post-apocalyptic, mushroom-infected zombie video game adaption “The Last of Us,” fans broke another record for viewership. HBO said that 8.2 million people watched the season finale despite it aired Sunday night in opposition to the Oscars.

“The Last of Us'” audience has steadily increased during the season. The series has gained the admiration of gamers with high expectations and critics and non-gamers.

According to Nielsen and HBO data, the series premiere attracted 4.7 million viewers in the U.S., making it HBO’s second-largest debut after “House of the Dragon.” According to HBO, “The Last of Us” has become the most-watched program in HBO Max history outside the United States in Europe and Latin America.

“The Last of Us Part II” will be adapted for season two

The number of viewers for the series will keep rising as more people watch episodes on streaming services days after they show. With the first episode reaching 40 million views in the United States, the series is currently averaging 30.4 million viewers across its first six episodes, according to HBO.

The fifth episode of “The Last of Us” was released on HBO Max and HBO On Demand early last month on the Friday before the big game on February 12. This was HBO’s way of caving to the rating juggernaut that is the Super Bowl. With 11.6 million viewers from Friday to Sunday, episode five still had great ratings.

Joel made some difficult and contentious decisions in the series finale, leaving viewers to worry about what would happen to the main characters, Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Joel, in the future (Pedro Pascal). Fans of the video game are curious to see how “The Last of Us Part II” will be adapted for season two, even if not much has been officially revealed about the upcoming season.

Source – (AP)