'The Last Of Us' Viewership Continues To Take Off: Could Warner Bros Discovery Shares Soar Too?
One of the major streaming companies had a massive hit new show in 2023. The show continues to gain viewers as it approaches its first season finale, which could be good news for the company and shareholders.
What Happened: Even before "The Last of Us" episode premiered on HBO and HBO Max, critics praised the video game adaptation and expectations were high.
The series is an adaptation of a video game by Sony Group Corp SONY. HBO and HBO Max are owned by Warner Bros Discovery Inc WBD.
The first episode of 'The Last of Us' drew 4.7 million viewers, becoming the channel's second biggest launch, behind 'House of the Dragon'.
The company later reported that Episode 1 had over 10 million viewers counting the premiere date and two days of availability, which puts it ahead of "The House of Dragon".
"After a full week of availability, Episode 1 now has 18 million viewers, nearly 4 times its premiere night viewership," the company said.< /p>
The series' second episode drew 5.7 million viewers, marking the biggest increase between the first and second episodes of a new series for HBO.
Episode 8 of "The Last of Us" showed that the series continued to gain viewers as it approached the season finale with Episode 9. The eighth episode drew 8.1 million viewers, a 74% gain over the season premiere.
This makes the series' most-watched final episode, according to Variety.
Audience figures for Warner Bros. track both HBO cable channel and HBO Max streaming platform for first night viewers, not including those who watched the episode a few days later.
The season finale will air on March 12 and may continue to grow in viewership. The episode is up against the Oscars on ABC, which might hurt him, but also serve as a test of the show's popularity.
Related link: Pushing the rivalry aside, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos agree on how good this streaming show is< /p>
Why is it important? In addition to its high viewing figures, "The Last of Us" has received high praise from critics and fans. On Rotten Tomatoes, the show earned ratings of 96% and 89% from critics and viewers, respectively.
The third episode of the series drew praise for Nick Offerman's acting performance and even saw two of the world's biggest rivals share praise for the series together.
"Last of Us Episode 3 tells an amazingly good story. I'm in awe of Nick Offerman's performance. Amazing," tweeted Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is often in rivalry with Bezos, responded to the tweet that "The Last of Us" series is a "Great game, great show".< /p >
Warner Bros. has already announced that the series has been renewed for a second season, giving it more insight into the success of the video game adaptation. The video game of the same name has also received increased attention, potentially helping Sony.
The streaming market...
One of the major streaming companies had a massive hit new show in 2023. The show continues to gain viewers as it approaches its first season finale, which could be good news for the company and shareholders.
What Happened: Even before "The Last of Us" episode premiered on HBO and HBO Max, critics praised the video game adaptation and expectations were high.
The series is an adaptation of a video game by Sony Group Corp SONY. HBO and HBO Max are owned by Warner Bros Discovery Inc WBD.
The first episode of 'The Last of Us' drew 4.7 million viewers, becoming the channel's second biggest launch, behind 'House of the Dragon'.
The company later reported that Episode 1 had over 10 million viewers counting the premiere date and two days of availability, which puts it ahead of "The House of Dragon".
"After a full week of availability, Episode 1 now has 18 million viewers, nearly 4 times its premiere night viewership," the company said.< /p>
The series' second episode drew 5.7 million viewers, marking the biggest increase between the first and second episodes of a new series for HBO.
Episode 8 of "The Last of Us" showed that the series continued to gain viewers as it approached the season finale with Episode 9. The eighth episode drew 8.1 million viewers, a 74% gain over the season premiere.
This makes the series' most-watched final episode, according to Variety.
Audience figures for Warner Bros. track both HBO cable channel and HBO Max streaming platform for first night viewers, not including those who watched the episode a few days later.
The season finale will air on March 12 and may continue to grow in viewership. The episode is up against the Oscars on ABC, which might hurt him, but also serve as a test of the show's popularity.
Related link: Pushing the rivalry aside, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos agree on how good this streaming show is< /p>
Why is it important? In addition to its high viewing figures, "The Last of Us" has received high praise from critics and fans. On Rotten Tomatoes, the show earned ratings of 96% and 89% from critics and viewers, respectively.
The third episode of the series drew praise for Nick Offerman's acting performance and even saw two of the world's biggest rivals share praise for the series together.
"Last of Us Episode 3 tells an amazingly good story. I'm in awe of Nick Offerman's performance. Amazing," tweeted Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is often in rivalry with Bezos, responded to the tweet that "The Last of Us" series is a "Great game, great show".< /p >
Warner Bros. has already announced that the series has been renewed for a second season, giving it more insight into the success of the video game adaptation. The video game of the same name has also received increased attention, potentially helping Sony.
The streaming market...
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