Succession saves the best till last: Gripping finale gets 2.9m viewers trends now
HBO Max's Succession hit its best viewership rating across all four seasons with 2.9million tuning in for the season four finale.
More than one million more viewers switched on the season four finale than they did for the end of season three, according to the network - a viewership high for the drama series.
It also broke its highest episode viewership. Prior to Sunday's finale, Episode 6 of Season 4 - which aired at the end of April - held the most viewers at 2.75million.
On average, the massively successful show pulled in 8.7million viewers per episode, including delayed viewing.
Season four was the most watched of the series as a whole, bringing in 1.5million more viewers per episode than season three on average.
HBO Max's Succession hit its best viewership rating across all four seasons with 2.9million tuning in for the season four finale. On average, the massively successful show pulled in 8.7million viewers per episode, including delayed viewing
The series debuted in 2018 with low expectations, but eventually transformed into an award-winning hit, pulling out 13 Emmys, including twice for best drama and three times for best writing. Actor Jeremy Strong, who played Kendall Roy (pictured) won awards for his work in the show
The series debuted in 2018 with low expectations, but eventually transformed into an award-winning hit, pulling out 13 Emmys, including twice for best drama and three times for best writing. Actors Jeremy Strong, who played Kendall Roy, and Matthew Macfadyen, who played Tom Wambsgans, also won awards for their work in the series.
It is also a favorite contender for this year's Emmy's, as fans are hoping to see it win best drama again.
However, the show is not HBO Max's most popular show by any means. Euphoria and The White Lotus both pulled in millions of more viewers per episode - 19.5million and 15.5million, respectively, with delayed viewing included. And other popular shows, such as House of Dragon and The Last of Us received around 30million views per episode, with
