:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/ZPU43WKHQNCNJMOMS47S5RTFCU.jpg "Chapter 8 of 'The Last Of Us' increased the show's viewership by 74% 1")
It’s no secret that The last of us It has become a resounding success since its inception. This is evidenced by the viewership levels the HBO show has featured with each new episode. The truth is that now this fiction based on the popular video game of the same name, sets a new record with its eighth chapter, which has become the one with the greatest audience since its inception. The end of this show will arrive on March 12.
As revealed The collider with data from the market data and measurement company Nielsen, the series’ viewership has increased its viewership by 74% since its debut on January 15. The recent chapter titled “When We Need It Most” (When we are in need), managed to be the most successful episode to date, racking up over 8.1 million viewers when it aired last Sunday.
The data revealed indicates that each new installment, “the rating” of the program starring Pedro Pascal, increases its level of viewers. Prior to this new record, the highest rated episode was for the fourth episode titled “Please Hold My Hand” (please hold my hand), which increased its audience by 17% compared to the third episode entitled “Mucho, mucho tiempo” (Long, Long Time). In other words, the aforementioned chapter was enjoyed by 7.5 million fans.
The first episode of this show managed to capture the attention of 4.7 million people and became HBO’s second most-watched first episode in more than a decade. For this reason, since its beginnings, The last of us increased its viewers by 74%. This show is around 30 million viewers for its first five episodes. In addition, each week this title is in the first places of the most watched in the catalog of the streaming service for the last two months.
After eight exciting and intense episodes, there is not much left to say “goodbye” to the first installment of The last of us. During this HBO-created journey, the viewer saw Joel and Ellie attempt to survive in a post-apocalyptic world dominated by the undead. The preview of the ninth and final chapter shows that the protagonists have finally arrived at their destination, but will they have fulfilled their mission? That’s something fans will find out on March 12 when the result of this transmission hits the streaming platform.
The eighth chapter was perhaps one of the most moving yet, as the protagonist finally embraced Ellie (Bella Ramsey) as his adopted daughter, as she faced the dangers of nature and the humanity, while protecting him after he was about to die. These characters didn’t expect to care about each other, but because they were protecting themselves from the dangers of the world, that’s exactly what happened. In the preview for the ninth chapter, it is shown that their journey finally ends when they find themselves outside the camp of the fireflies. However, things may look a little different from what you expected to find there.
Before watching the finale, relive the first eight episodes of The last of us which are available on HBO Max.
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