Is The Last of Us series becoming a social phenomenon? The second episode aired on HBO overnight from Sunday to Monday and set a new record: progress of the audience compared to the first part.
The live broadcast of the episode, which brought together 5.7 million enthusiasts, 22% increase over the first episode, Attracting 4.7 million viewers.
HBO’s flagship series The Last of Us continues to break records.
Seeing the second episode of a series beat the first is already a minor feat (usually the opposite), but here, The progress is historic for the canal, unheard of. The work attracts an increasingly wider audience, especially through streaming.
If 4.7 million people watch episode 1 live, With the repetition, it reached the peak with 18 million views today. This is for American viewers only, and we remind you that the show is aired worldwide, on Amazon Prime Video in France. Last week, it was exciting to see the channel launch its second best since 2010, just after the House of the Dragon pilot.
As a reminder, The Last of Us is an adaptation of the video game of the same name, released in 2013 and remake in 2022. It tells the story of Joel, a disillusioned man trying to survive twenty years after a zombie apocalypse. She is given a mission: to accompany young Ellie throughout the United States. A very well written simple story that focuses above all on its atmosphere and characters.
