HBO’s “Succession” opened its fourth and last season with a document first-night viewers of two.3 million viewers, the Nielsen firm stated on Tuesday.
That tops the earlier excessive for the drama a few backbiting household of media moguls. It beat the 1.7 million who watched final season’s finale the primary evening it was accessible, Nielsen stated.
For HBO, the first-night viewers is normally solely a fraction of the quantity of people that will watch certainly one of their exhibits. For instance, every episode final season averaged 7.2 million viewers when delayed viewing is taken under consideration.
The numbers point out that extra individuals are catching on to the two-time Emmy winner for greatest drama simply as it’s approaching the tip. There was anticipation for the season premiere, with HBO saying there was 4 instances the viewership of earlier “Succession” episodes on HBO Max final week in comparison with the week earlier than.
The first episode confirmed how a lot issues are strained between household patriarch Logan Roy and three of his 4 kids, critic Brian Lowry wrote for CNN.
“There was a lot going on in this season opener, but the premiere’s primary function involved setting the stage for the battles and challenges to come,” Lowry wrote.
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