The Second Episode of The Last of Us HBO Series Breaks Records
The Last of Us HBO series continues to break records with its recent second episode. We have been following the critiques and upcoming events of the show produced in collaboration between Sony’s PlayStation Entertainment sector and HBO network.
We have delved into important details starting from the critics’ reviews after the second episode aired, as well as a sneak peek into the events of the upcoming third episode next week. But before that, it is essential to look back at the achievements of the second episode in the past few hours following the announcement by HBO.
The spotlight this time was on the new records set by this new episode, with viewership reaching around 5.8 million during the live broadcast, representing a 22% increase compared to the first episode which had 4.7 million views.
The latter was considered the network’s second biggest launch after House of the Dragon series, and in terms of numbers, the network announced that the first episode of The Last of Us HBO TV show set a new record by reaching 18 million views in the past five days.
With the expanding scope of this massive project, it is expected that the upcoming episodes will break more records, especially as the events gradually escalate and we anticipate the same in the third episode which is set to premiere on Monday, January 30th at 5 AM Saudi Arabia time, introducing new character such as Bill and Frank.
