Season 3 “The White Lotus” concluded with more dead bodies and more viewers than ever.
6.2 million viewers tuned in to Sunday’s episode of the HBO drama, a 30% improvement on the previous series high of 4.8 viewers, which was set just the week before. These totals come from a combination of Nielsen’s measurement of viewers on HBO’s cable channel and Warner Bros. Discovery’s own data regarding streams on Max.
Along with the increase from Episode 7, Sunday’s audience represented a 51% increase from the Season 2 finale and a 158% increase from the Season 3 premiere.
The series has seen strong viewership all throughout Season 3. It premiered on Feb. 16 with 2.4 million viewers, the show’s best over opening with a 57% increase over the Season 2 premiere, before increasing to 3.4 million with Episode 2 and staying even with Episode 4. HBO did not provide exact totals for Episodes 3 or 5, but reported that Episode 6 achieved a series high, hitting 4.2 million viewers and breaking the previous record of 4.1 million viewers held by the Season 2 finale. Then Episode 7 broke the record for a second week in a row with 4.8 million viewers before Episode 8’s final triumph of 6.8 million.
Additionally, WBD reports that the Season 3 premiere is now close to 20 million viewers, with the season as a whole averaging 16 million viewers.
See Variety‘s coverage of “The White Lotus” finale, including a recap, cast interviews and a review, here.