{"id":445953,"date":"2026-04-21T06:14:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T06:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/445953\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T06:14:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T06:14:15","slug":"the-pitt-ratings-hit-series-high-with-season-2-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/445953\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Pitt&#8217; Ratings Hit Series High With Season 2 Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe conclusion of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/the-pitt\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-pitt_1\" data-tag=\"the-pitt\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Pitt<\/a>\u2018s second season brought in the show\u2019s biggest audience so far. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/the-pitt-season-2-finale-explained-season-3-what-to-expect-1236567229\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 16 finale<\/a> of the medical drama drew 9.7 million viewers on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/hbo-max\/\" id=\"auto-tag_hbo-max_1\" data-tag=\"hbo-max\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">HBO Max<\/a> through the weekend, more than any of the show\u2019s 29 previous episodes over two seasons. The finale was way up from The Pitt\u2019s season two premiere in January, which hit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/the-pitt-season-2-premiere-ratings-1236475439\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">5.4 million viewers in three days<\/a> and 7.2 million after a week of viewing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tMeasured since the premiere, season two is averaging 15.4 million viewers per episode, HBO says. That\u2019s an improvement of more than 50 percent on 2025\u2019s season one. HBO and HBO Max typically measure audiences for 90 days after a season premiere \u2014 though The Pitt, with 15 weekly episodes, plays out over a slightly longer time (98 days). <\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tRelated Stories\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/noah-wyle-the-pitt-season-2-end-interview-real-connection-1236568666\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776752054_499_noah-wyle_3.jpg\" alt=\"Noah Wyle in the 'Pitt' season two finale.\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a tabindex=\"0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-features\/the-pitt-season-2-finale-explained-season-3-what-to-expect-1236567229\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1776752055_48_shawn-hatosy-noah-wyle.jpg\" alt=\"Shawn Hatosy and Noah Wyle in 'The Pitt' season 2 finale.\" data-lazy- data-lazy- height=\"\" width=\"\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tNielsen\u2019s 35-day measurement for season one \u2014\u00a0a considerably different metric than HBO\u2019s internal data \u2014\u00a0put season one at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/2024-25-tv-season-100-biggest-shows-ratings-1236257863\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">6.18 million<\/a> viewers per episode. Weekly streaming totals from Nielsen for The Pitt so far this year have been far above last season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tBased on HBO\u2019s internal numbers, The Pitt becomes the sixth current HBO\/HBO Max series to average 15 million or more viewers over the course of its run. It joins House of the Dragon, The White Lotus, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, The Last of Us and It: Welcome to Derry in that category.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tHBO Max renewed The Pitt <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/the-pitt-renewed-season-3-hbo-max-1236467217\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">for a third season<\/a> before season two premiered and is looking to replicate the 15-episode model with two other projects at the pilot stage: How to Survive Without Me, a family drama from executive producer Greg Berlanti and starring Joshua Jackson, Kaley Cuoco and Ray Romano; and American Blue, a crime drama starring Milo Ventimiglia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The conclusion of The Pitt\u2018s second season brought in the show\u2019s biggest audience so far. 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