Season 2 of ‘The Last of Us’ Hits a Ratings Decline

While Season 2 of The Last of Us had respectable ratings, compared to S1, viewership was down overall.

The Season 2 finale (Convergence) had 3.7 million viewers across all platforms, a drop from the 5.3 million viewers for the Season 2 premiere.

The Season 2 finale was down from the 8.2 million viewers for the Season 1 finale.

While Season 2 is averaging 37 million worldwide viewers, it's still short of the global success of Season 1, according to The Hollywood Reporter. For comparison, Season 1 drew 32 million cross-platform viewers in the U.S. alone. HBO hasn’t released a U.S.-only figure for the current season.

The drop in viewership is attributed to a few factors, such as the long wait between seasons as well as the Season 2 finale dropping over the Memorial Day weekend.

For comparison, here are the ratings between S1 and S2:

Season 1
When You're Lost in the Darkness - 0.588
Infected - 0.633
Long, Long Time - 0.747
Please Hold to My Hand - 0.991
Endure and Survive - 0.382
Kin - 0.841
Left Behind - 1.083
When We Are in Need - 1.039
Look for the Light - 1.040

Season 2
Future Days - 0.938
Through the Valley - 0.643
The Path - 0.768
Day One - 0.774
Feel Her Love - 0.652
The Price - 0.701
Convergence - 0.680

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