HBO has celebrated the impressive performance of The Last of Us Season 2, reporting a surge in viewership that has expanded the show's global audience beyond 90 million since the conclusion of Season 1.
In the U.S., the Season 2 finale attracted 3.7 million viewers across platforms. While this marks a drop from the season premiere's 5.3 million viewers, Warner Bros. anticipates significant growth in these numbers following the Memorial Day holiday weekend's typically lower viewing rates.
It's important to note that the Season 1 finale set a series record with 8.2 million viewers - a benchmark the Season 2 finale hasn't yet reached.
Season 2 demonstrates strong performance metrics with an average of nearly 37 million viewers worldwide per episode - surpassing Season 1's final average of 32 million U.S. cross-platform viewers at the 90-day mark.
IGN's review of the Season 2 finale awarded it a 6/10, describing it as "an agonizing cliffhanger that races to its conclusion, as disorienting as it is thrilling."
For deeper analysis, check out IGN's The Last of Us Season 2 Ending Explained, which explores the setup for Season 3.
Since its acclaimed January 2023 debut, hailed by many as the finest video game adaptation to date, the series has earned eight Emmy Awards from 24 nominations during its first season.
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Showrunner Craig Mazin recently confirmed that a fourth season would be necessary to properly conclude the narrative adapted from Naughty Dog's games. In an interview with Collider, Mazin explained that trying to wrap up the story in Season 3 alone would make it "impossibly long," suggesting the most probable outcome involves extending the series to four seasons.
"We're hopeful audiences will want us to return and properly conclude this story with a fourth season," Mazin added.
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