HBO estimates 2.9 million people watched the Succession finale Sunday night

HBO said 2.9 million people watched or streamed the series finale of Succession on Sunday night, a series record that is expected to rise as delayed viewing is taken into account. It broke the first night record of 2.75 million for an episode aired on 30 April, before the fourth and last season of the family drama about a media company. Read also: Fans call Kieran Culkin the MVP of ‘Perfect’ Payoff

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Considering the late viewing, the viewership can be expected to increase significantly. For example, this season’s Succession episode averaged 8.7 million viewers, according to The Nielsen Company.

The series finale provided an answer to the story’s central question, regarding whether any of media magnate Logan Roy’s children would gain control of his media empire. Previously, showrunner Jesse Armstrong had stated that he knew how he wanted to end the show and that the choice did not change with the possibility of how it should end with consecutive seasons.

succession vs game of thrones numbers

Succession did not reach HBO’s record of 19.8 million people who watched the 2019 finale of Game of Thrones on its premiere night. HBO estimates that around 46 million people watched the episode when delayed viewing is taken into account.

HBO said last week’s finale of its series Barry, starring Bill Hader, had 700,000 viewers. The episodes have averaged 3.4 million viewers this season.

succession termination reactions

Succession aired its 90-minute series finale on Sunday, and many took to Twitter in the wake of the series-long battle to be Logan Roy’s successor. Fans applauded the final episode of the acclaimed HBO show, and shared their reactions to the payoff.

“This truly feels like the end of a golden age of television. Jeremy Strong, Kieran Culkin, Sarah Snook, Brian Cox, Matthew Macfadyen and the rest of the cast enhance the brilliant writing with their stellar performances. A brilliant series.” ‘ Will never forget. Succession” said one fan. One fan quipped on Twitter, “The Succession finale is like Avengers Endgame for people with untreated mental illnesses.” “It’s unbelievable to me that nothing changed about these people from day one. No growth, no moral realization, no sacrifice for the greater good, etc. Just a bunch of complete f***s.” A story about.” said a fan.