HBO's 'The Last of Us' season finale draws in a series high
LOS ANGELES (AP) - "The Last of Us" fans 始める，決める another 率ing 記録，記録的な／記録する for the season one finale of the apocalyptic, mushroom-感染させるd zombie ビデオ game adaptation. にもかかわらず 公表／放送 against the Oscars Sunday night, HBO said the season finale drew in 8.2 million テレビ視聴者s.
Viewership for "The Last of Us" has 終始一貫して grown throughout the season. The series has not only won over gamers with high 期待s but also critics and people who aren't familiar with the game.
The series 首相 drew 4.7 million テレビ視聴者s in the U.S., based on Nielsen and HBO data, making for HBO´s second-largest debut, behind "House of the Dragon." Outside of the U.S., "The Last of Us" is now the most-watched show in the history of HBO Max in both Europe and Latin America, HBO said.
As テレビ視聴者s watch episodes on the streaming 壇・綱領・公約s days after the episodes 空気／公表する, the numbers for the series will continue to 増加する. The series is now 普通の／平均（する）ing 30.4 million テレビ視聴者s across its first six episodes, with the first episode approaching 40 million テレビ視聴者s in the U.S., HBO said.
HBO did 譲歩する to the ratings behemoth that is the 最高の Bowl, dropping the fifth episode of "The Last of Us" on HBO Max and HBO On 需要・要求する 早期に last month on the Friday before the big game on Feb. 12. But the ratings for episode five were still strong, with 11.6 million テレビ視聴者s from Friday through Sunday.
The series finale e nded with Joel making some difficult and 議論の的になる 決定／判定勝ち（する）s that left テレビ視聴者s wondering what was next for protagonists Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Joel (Pedro Pascal). While not much has been 公式に 発表するd about the second season, fans of the ビデオ game know about "The Last of Us Part II" and are 熱望して 心配するing how the game will be adapted for season two.
This image 解放（する）d by HBO shows Pedro Pascal, left, and Bella Ramsey in a scene from the series "The Last of Us." (HBO 経由で AP)
This combination of photos shows 宣伝の art for the 95th 学院 Awards, 公表／放送 Sunday on ABC, left, and the HBO series "The Last of Us, 公表／放送 Sunday on HBO. (ABC/HBO 経由で AP)
This image 解放（する）d by HBO shows Bella Ramsey, left, and Pedro Pascal in a scene from the series "The Last of Us." (HBO 経由で AP)
