“The Last of Us”: viewers soared to the television series

The TV series The Last of Us continues to attract new viewers and captivate license fans.

The second episode of The Last of Us attracted 5.7 million viewers, a 22% increase from the first episode of the television series. This is the strongest second week rating increase for an original drama series in HBO history.

What remains. #TLOU pic.twitter.com/W3CUkrfXab

— HBO (@HBO) January 23, 2023

After a full week of availability, the first episode of The Last of Us is now watched by 18 million viewers, almost four times the audience of its debut.

Full box for The Last of Us in Latin America

The first episode of The Last of Us had the best start of any HBO Max program in Latin America, surpassing House of the Dragon and the second season of Euphoria. The night after the release of The Last of Us became the most popular topic on Twitter. In addition, 15 of the top 30 hashtags in Brazil were for the Naughty Dog series (Sony Interactive Entertainment/PlayStation Studios).

Teaser 3 episodes of the first season of The Last of Us

For reference, The Last of Us takes place in a post-apocalyptic setting after the spread of a fungus that turns people into cannibal zombies. The plot follows the adventures and struggle of Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) to survive outside the oppressive quarantine zone.

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