‘The Last of Us’ final reaches 3.7 million viewers
‘The Last of Us’ season 2 came on a good Sunday evening and attracted 3.7 million viewers on all platforms.
That is a decrease of 30% compared to the premiere of season 2, which reached 5.3 million viewers in April. Season 2, however, is generally better than season 1, which so far has around 37 million viewers per episode, an increase in the 32 million average viewers that were reached by season 1 after 90 days.
Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey lead the cast of ‘The Last of Us’, who was immediately a hit at the release in January 2023. The show had the second most viewed HBO premiere in a decade and then succeeded with the greatest increase in a series of first and second episode, with a jump of 5.7 million viewers. A series high of 8.2 million viewers came closer with the season 1. After 90 days of the release, “The Last of Us” season 1 final 32 million viewers.
The logline for season 2 of ‘The Last of Us’ is: “Five years after the events of the first season, Joel and Ellie are drawn into conflict and a world is even more dangerous and unpredictable than the one they have left behind.”
The show was made and written by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann, of whom the latter has made the very influential video game on which the show is based. They both produce together with Carolyn Strauss, Jacqueline Lesko, Cecil O’Connor, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan and Evan Wells. Halley Gross serves as a writer and co-executive producer. Sony Pictures Television produces with PlayStation Productions, Word Games, Mighty Mint and Stoughty Dog.
