HBO's The Last Of Us Is Averaging 32 Million Viewers Per Episode
thegamer.comThe Last Of Us is over, and unfortunately, we're in for a long way before its second season arrives. Fans can take solace in the news that even though it'll be a while before we see more of Ellie and Joel, their adventure at least made Warner Bros.’s streaming platforms profitable for the first time ever.
Warner Bros. released its first-quarter 2023 earnings report today, and it's a bit of a mixed bag. On the one hand, the company posted a surprise quarterly loss thanks to its merger with Discovery. On the other hand, WB's streaming platforms (including HBO Max) finally turned a profit. WB made $50 million in its first quarter from streaming services, compared to a $227 million loss last year. It also gained 1.6 million subscribers for a grand total of 97.6 million.
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A big reason for that is the wild success of The Last Of Us. We already knew that the whole season was highly rated on whatever aggregate site you care to point at, but now we have the numbers to back it up.
"The Last of Us is now averaging nearly 32 million cross-platform viewers per episode in the U.S.," wrote Warner Bros. in its report, "and is the most-watched show in the history of HBO Max in both Europe and Latin America."
An average of 32 million per episode is a lot of people. It's high enough numbers that even big-time movie stars are looking at The Last Of Us for their next gig.
It also has fans desperate for any info on what's coming in Season 2. Co-showrunner Craig Mazin has hinted that Season 2 will explore the "interconnectivity" of the infected, suggesting that we'll see more of how the Cordyceps infection creates a hive mind in those unfortunate enough to succumb. He also
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