Euphoriahas proven to be HBO’s biggest hit show of recent years. After debuting its first season in 2019, the show premiered its second season in January. With strong reviews and word of mouth turning more people on to the series, it managed to increase its viewership exponentially since season 1.Deadlinereports that the acclaimed season culminated with a finale that has made the series the second most-watched program on HBO behindGame of Thrones.
The season 2 finale ofEuphoriadrew in 6.6 million viewers on HBO, up 30% from the previous week. This is also tremendously higher than the first season’s finale episode, which pulled in about 530,000 viewers. Across all platforms, Euphoria is now averaging around 16.3 million viewers, making the show the best performance of a season for any HBO series since 2004, other thanGame of Thrones. The season 2 premiere had reached around 19 million total viewers with all platforms factored in.
The social media response has also been indicative of the popularity ofEuphoria. It was recently reported that the show is themost-tweeted-about series of the decade, with around 34 million tweets in the United States.Euphoriahas also been ranked as the No. 1 program on HBO Max for seven consecutive weeks in the country and the top series of the week in both Latin America and Europe.
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Euphoria Will Return For Another Season, Will It One Day Surpass Game of Thrones?
Many fans might be disappointed with the season over, as there are no new episodes ofEuphoriaon the immediate horizon. The good news is that HBO has already put in the order for a second season which is now in development. Given that the show has only gotten more popular with each episode leading up to season 2’s finale, the upward trend could indicate that it will be even more popular when season 3 arrives. If the growth continues to rise, it’s also possibleEuphoriawill surpassGame of Thronessomeday as the most popular HBO series.
Euphoriais written, directed, and executive produced by creator Sam Levinson. Season 2 executive producers also include Kevin Turen, Ravi Nandan, Drake, Adel “Future” Nur, Zendaya, Will Greenfield, Ashley Levinson, Ron Leshem, Daphna Levin, Hadas Mozes Lichtenstein, Gary Lennon, Mirit Toovi, Tmira Yardeni, and Yoram Mokady. The show is based on the Israeli series of the same name by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin.
Sam, Zendaya, and the entire cast and crew ofEuphoriahave taken season two to extraordinary heights, challenging narrative convention and form, while maintaining its heart,” said Francesca Orsi, executive VP HBO Programming, in a statement at the time of the show’s renewal. “We couldn’t be more honored to work with this gifted, wildly talented team or more excited to continue our journey with them into season 3.”
You can findEuphoriastreaming on HBO Max if you’re looking to revisit past episodes or if you’re still looking to join the party and get caught up on the show seemingly everyone is talking about.
