The Last of Uswent out on a high note.
The Season 1 finale drew 8.2 million viewers acrossHBOs linear channel and digital platforms Sunday.
It marks the series largest same-day audience to date.
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It also marks a 74% increase from the series premiere in January, which brought in 4.7M viewers.
The Last Of Ushas been setting records for HBO since it premiered in January.
By Episode 4, viewership had grown to 7.5M viewers despite competing with the65th annual Grammy Awards.
The series was streamed for more than 1B minutes during the week of January 30 to February 5.
Nielsen data only includes viewing on HBO Max, and Nielsen doesnt break down viewership by episode.
So while its not a complete picture, it gives additional context to the series growing popularity.
HBOs viewership data indicates that 11.6M people tuned in across the weekend for Episode 5.
The Last of Usis written and executive produced by Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann.
Carolyn Strauss, Evan Wells, Asad Qizilbash, Carter Swan, and Rose Lam also exec produce.
