While the 4th episode of the HBO series The Last of Us is airing on Amazon Prime Video starting Monday, February 6, 2023, we just learned a good news about the 5th episode. HBO plans to release it a little early.
Usually, if HBO presents every new episode of its flagship series on Sunday evening, the platform will face a major competitor on Sunday, February 12: Super Bowl. And yes, the long-awaited fight between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will begin at 9 PM in the USA.
With 4.7 million viewers for its first episode and steadily increasing viewership (+37% and 6.4 million viewers in episode 3), The Last of Us can boast of getting off to a better start than House of The Dragon. . , the show will not be able to fight against such a mastodon. As our colleagues on the site remind us DeadlineThe Super Bowl brought together at least 99.2 million Americans in front of their television sets last year. That’s double the number of spectators recorded by the NFL playoffs.
By doing this, HBO won’t have to rely solely on delayed viewing to make up for lost views caused by the Super Bowl. Strictly speaking about VOD, The Last of Us is also a hit, as the first two episodes were at least put together. 21 million viewers after their first broadcast.
However, please note that this is an exceptional measure. In other words, HBO will then resume its regular schedule An episode will air every Sunday in the United States until the end of the show, which is scheduled for March 12, 2023.
