According to Nielsen, the premiere episode of HBO’s latest video game adaptation. Last of us It was viewed by 223 million minutes in the first few hours of its debut, according to Variety. It’s a big achievement for the series, which premiered its first episode on Sunday, January 15, “When You’re Lost in the Dark.” nights only count their viewers during the first few hours of their availability, which makes the feat all the more impressive.
In comparison, while 233 million minutes wasn’t enough to get into the weekly top 10, it’s over a third of that week’s number ten: the animated children’s show. Bluey, which was viewed for 646 million minutes during the entire week of January 9-15. Also, it should be noted that Nielsen reported streaming figures, while it previously recorded 1.1 million viewers on the linear HBO channel, while Warner Bros. only 4.7 million viewers for the first episode. Interestingly, the last Sunday series to have this many viewers in its first few hours of availability was Dragon House, which racked up 327 million streaming minutes the first time Nielsen was mentioned. While the series had the advantage of being Received spin-off, vol. Pedro Pascal And Bella Ramsey The main series lagged behind the first episode of the tale of the Targaryen dynasty by only 100 million minutes. Streamer looking for his next big IP after successful launch Game of Thrones spin off Dragon House last year and Last of us This!
However, this number shouldn’t come as a surprise to fans, as the Naughty Dog video game has a massive following, and all eyes were on the series premiere to judge its accuracy to the source material. Shared with the director of the original game Neil Druckmann And Chernobyl glory Craig Mazin, V The survival drama takes fans on an exciting journey by exploring characters and adding iconic game moments. The first four episodes were exciting thanks to the amazing performance of Pascal, Ramsey, Nick Offerman, Murray Bartlett, Anna Trov among others. The creators made an early choice to cover the entire story of the first game in Season 1, and while fans thought they knew what was coming next, everyone was in for a pleasant surprise, wiping away tears and following their favorite duo in action.
Episode 4, “Please Hold My Hand” took a detour and took us to Kansas City where a group of rebels have abandoned FEDRA in the Quarantine Zone, we meet new characters such as Kathleen and Perry who stand behind Henry and his brother Sam. . The upcoming Episode 5 will once again bring tears to our eyes.
Last of us Episode 5 will air on Friday, February 10th, ahead of the Super Bowl. You can watch the trailer below:
Source: Collider
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