The Last of Us Season 2 Finale Had 3.7 Million Viewers in the U.S., a Figure HBO Insists 'Will Grow Significantly Due to Low Viewing Levels Over the Memorial Day Holiday Weekend'

HBO has hailed the occurrence of The Last of Us Season 2, saying an "influx" of viewers has raised the series' planetary assemblage to implicit 90 cardinal since Season 1 ended.

In the U.S., past night’s Season 2 finale saw 3.7 cardinal cross-platform viewers. The Season 2 premiere occurrence enjoyed 5.3 cardinal viewers, which shows a diminution from bid opener to bid closer, but Warner Bros. said it expects the assemblage for the Season 2 finale to turn “significantly” owed to debased viewing levels implicit the Memorial Day vacation weekend.

It's besides worthy noting that the Season 1 finale acceptable an assemblage grounds of 8.2 cardinal viewers, truthful the Season 2 finale has immoderate mode to spell earlier beating that figure.

However, a affirmative for Season 2 is that it has a higher mean spectator fig per occurrence than Season 1. Season 2 presently has astir 37 cardinal worldwide viewers per episode, a fig that Warner Bros. said was “growing.” For context, Season 1 concluded with 32 cardinal U.S. cross-platform viewers astatine 90 days post-premiere.

IGN’s precocious published The Last of Us: Season 2 finale reappraisal returned a 6/10. “The Season 2 finale of The Last of Us reaches its agonising cliffhanger ending astatine a breakneck speed, disorientating arsenic overmuch arsenic it thrills,” we said.

We’ve besides got a The Last of Us Season 2 Ending Explained, wherever we ask: however does it acceptable up Season 3?

The Last of Us premiered successful January 2023 to large acclaim, adjacent being touted by immoderate arsenic the champion video crippled adaptation frankincense far. Season 1 collected a whopping 8 Emmy awards retired of the 24 nominations it received.

Last week, showrunner Craig Mazin indicated a 4th play is beauteous overmuch indispensable for the series. Speaking to Collider, Mazin agreed that successful bid to wrapper up The Last of Us’ communicative from the 2 Naughty Dog-developed video games successful Season 3 would mean Season 3 itself "would instrumentality forever." So, portion there's a "decent chance" Season 3 volition beryllium longer than Season 2, astatine the extremity of the time "there’s nary mode to implicit this communicative successful a 3rd season."

He continued: "Hopefully, we’ll gain our support capable to travel backmost and decorativeness it successful a fourth. That’s the astir apt outcome."

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