HBO's The Last of Us TV series continues to put up big viewership numbers. The much-loved "Long Long Time" episode--which focused on Bill and Frank and deviates significantly from the source material--reached 6.4 million people for its Sunday night viewership across HBO and HBO Max.

　　This is up 12% compared to Episode 2's Sunday night viewership of 5.7 million and it's a 37% increase from the 4.7 million people who watched the series premiere on January 15.

　　You need a javascript enabled browser to watch videos.

　　Click To Unmute

　　Resident Evil 4 Is A Perfect Remake

　　How Alan Wake II Made Me Face My Fear of Horror GamesGameSpot's Top 10 Games of 2023Thompson: The Pop Culture Icon’s Strange Legacy - LoadoutFirearms Expert’s FAVORITE Weapons Of 2023State Of Gaming Handhelds In 2023Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - Official Ichiban Kasuga Character Spotlight TrailerHow Lies of P Cracked the Souls GenreLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - Official Saeko Mukoda Character Spotlight TrailerLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - Official Chitose Fujinomiya Character Spotlight TrailerLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - Official Eric Tomizawa Character Spotlight TrailerLike a Dragon: Infinite Wealth - Official Kazuma Kiryu Character Spotlight Trailer

　　Share

　　LinkEmbed

　　Size:640 × 360480 × 270

　　Start at: End at: Autoplay Loop

　　Want us to remember this setting for all your devices?

　　Sign up or Sign in now!

　　Please use a html5 video capable browser to watch videos.

　　This video has an invalid file format.

　　00:00:00

　　HTML5

　　Auto HD High Low

　　Report a problem

　　Sorry, but you can't access this content!

Please enter your date of birth to view this video

　　By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's

　　Terms of Use and Privacy Policy

　　enter

　　Now Playing: The Last of Us Episode 3 Breakdown: Frank & Bill’s Love Story, Social Reactions

　　Sunday night viewership typically represents 20%-40% of an episode's total numbers, so the figures for Episode 3 should grow substantially in the days to come as more and more people watch.

　　Episodes 1 and 2 of The Last of Us are averaging 21.3 million viewers, so Episode 3's final figures should be around there if history is any indication. For comparison, the Game of Thrones spin-off House of the Dragon reached an average of 29 million viewers per episode.

　　Here are some additional viewership statistics about HBO's most popular shows based on average views:

　　House of the Dragon, season 1: 29 million viewersThe Last of Us, season 1: 21.3 million viewersEuphoria, season 2: 19.5 million viewersThe White Lotus, season 2: 15.5 million viewersLong Long Time told the story of Bill (Nick Offerman) and Frank (Murray Bartlett) and its plot was biggest deviation from the game so far. For more on the episode, check out GameSpot's breakdown and the video above, both of which contain massive spoilers.

　　New episodes of The Last of Us air Sunday nights on HBO, leading up to the Season 1 finale on March 12. HBO just recently announced that Season 2 is in the works, and fans believe it will follow the events of The Last of Us: Part II, and introduce Abby, among other characters.

　　For more, check out a trailer for this Sunday's next episode.

　　Photo credit: Photograph by Liane Hentscher/HBO

　　The Most-Anticipated PlayStation Games Of 2023 And Beyond

　　See More