{"id":199303,"date":"2025-12-19T01:17:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-19T01:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/199303\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T01:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T01:17:08","slug":"welcome-to-derry-finale-haunts-record-6-5-million-us-viewers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/199303\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Derry Finale Haunts Record 6.5 Million US Viewers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/tag\/it-welcome-to-derry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u201cIt: Welcome to Derry\u201d<\/a> closed out its freshman season with a series-high viewership for its finale.<\/p>\n<p>As the horror series debuted its Season 1 finale on Sunday, the final episode scored 6.5 million viewers in the U.S. across HBO and HBO Max, according to live-plus-three-day viewership data from Warner Bros. Discovery.<\/p>\n<p>The finale viewership builds upon the show\u2019s growth over the season, which saw the show scored 5.8 million viewers for its penultimate episode, which, at the time, marked a season-high viewership. Viewership for the penultimate episode ticked up slightly from the premiere, which garnered\u00a05.7 million viewers, though the finale rose 14% from the premiere.<\/p>\n<p>Through its first season, \u201cIt: Welcome to Derry\u201d is averaging nearly 20 million viewers globally as well as 11.5 million U.S. viewers. The show remains as one of the top three original series debuts since the launch of HBO Max, behind \u201cThe Last of Us\u201d and \u201cHouse of the Dragon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/join-pro\/?utm_source=sitereadmore&amp;utm_medium=cyber&amp;utm_campaign=2025r&amp;utm_id=120152025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Component-112.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7912771\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Set in the world of Stephen King\u2019s \u201cIt\u201d universe and based on King\u2019s \u201cIt\u201d novel, the series expands the vision established by filmmaker Andy Muschietti in the feature films \u201cIt\u201d and \u201cIt\u00a0Chapter Two.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the show has not yet received a Season 2 renewal from HBO, Muschietti has previously revealed his plans for a three-season arc for the prequel series based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/variety.com\/2025\/tv\/news\/it-welcome-to-derry-director-andy-muschietti-kidding-the-kids-1236560839\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u201ccritical cycles\u201d<\/a> of Pennywise in 1962, 1935 and 1908.<\/p>\n<p>HBO recently handed out sophomore season renewals to Tim Robinson\u2019s \u201cThe Chair Company\u201d and Rachel Sennott\u2019s \u201cI Love LA\u201d after ratings success for both shows. \u201cThe Chair Company\u201d debuted to 1.4 million U.S. cross-platform viewers and is currently averaging 3.3 million viewers, according to live-plus-three-day figures, pacing as HBO\u2019s top freshman comedy in platform history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI Love LA\u201d also recently saw its highest viewership to date as Episode 5 scored 1 million viewers in its first three days across HBO and HBO Max.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a class=\"the-wrap-read-more__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewrap.com\/hbo-it-welcome-to-derry-i-love-la-series-high-ratings\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766107028_254_Welcome-to-Derry-I-Love-LA.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Welcome to Derry I Love LA\"   data-portal-copyright=\"TheWrap\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cIt: Welcome to Derry\u201d closed out its freshman season with a series-high viewership for its finale. 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