"‘True Detective: Night Country’ Breaks Records as HBO's Most-Watched Series"
TL;DR
The current season of True Detective, titled Night Country, has become the most-watched in the show's history on HBO, averaging 12.7 million viewers across all platforms since its premiere. The majority of viewing comes from streaming, with the first four episodes averaging about 642,000 viewers on linear TV but more than doubling on streaming platforms. Episode five, which debuted early on Max to avoid the Super Bowl, currently stands at 5 million viewers across all platforms, surpassing the viewership of other popular HBO shows like The White Lotus and Succession.
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