Sam Levinson's latest HBO provocation TheIdol debuted to 913,000 viewers. By comparison, the creator's 'Euphoria' launched to 1.1 million viewers in 2019.
Provided by Warner Bros. Discovery, that number points to Nielsen’s measurement of linear viewers on HBO’s cable channel combined with WBD’s own data regarding streams onFor context, “Euphoria” drew 1.1 million viewers when it premiered in 2019. Levinson’s second HBO outing is therefore 17% behind his first. The trajectory of “Euphoria” Season 1 viewership was mostly flat, peaking with 1.
“The Idol’s” viewership is relatively even with other recent HBO projects not based on major IP: “The White Lotus” saw 944,000 premiere viewers in 2021, while “Winning Time” got 901,000 in 2022. Additionally, it’s notable that Episode 1 of “The Idol” was released in competition with Game 2 of the 2023 NBA Finals.
From “Euphoria” creator Sam Levinson alongside Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye and Reza Fahim, “The Idol” follows Jocelyn , who is working to reclaim her pop star status after a nervous breakdown when she gets wrapped up into a connection with Tedros , a nightclub impresario with a dark past.
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