The numbers sing: HBO Max is very happy with the result of the first episode of ‘The Last of Us’, its post-apocalyptic series based on the Playstation hit. Of course, despite the stupendous figures, it does not lead the podium: its spectacular figures are in second place for a premiere, well below ‘Game of Thrones: The House of the Dragon’, which continues to hold the best premiere on the platform in the last 13 years, with 10 million viewers, double that of the Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazim series.
According to figures provided by both Nielsen and Warner Bros. Discovery itself, the first episode of ‘The Last of Us’ has added 4.7 million viewers in the United States, both on HBO and on the streaming platform. the production company, HBO Max. Although it has not surpassed Warner’s flagship fantasy series, it is the second best premiere since 2010, the year of ‘Boardwalk Empire’, which had the second best premiere in HBO history.
As the platform comments, “the audience for an HBO series on Sunday nights usually represents between 20% and 40% of the total gross audience per episode”, so it is to be expected that between now and the premiere of the second chapter these initial numbers will grow without stopping. Especially taking into account the good reviews and comments it is generating on social networks.
Between now and the end of the season on March 12, we will have the opportunity to see if the audiences are maintained or even grow. The numbers of ‘La Casa del Dragón’ are too far away, but unlike competitors like Netflix, which endlessly cancel series that don’t finish curdling on their grill, the year has not started badly for Warner Discovery.
