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‘Lanterns’ Season Finale Sets Series’ New Audience Record With Over 10 Million Global Viewers

HBO’s Lanterns season finale attracted 10.5 million global viewers in its first three days, marking a new series-best. The episode, which debuted on October 4, was up 13% globally compared to the series premiere in L3. It tallied 7.2 million viewers in the U.S. alone, per the latest data from Skydance-owned HBO. Overall, the season […]

‘Lanterns’ Season Finale Sets Series’ New Audience Record With Over 10 Million Global Viewers

The finale of HBO's "Lanterns" set new records with a staggering 10.5 million viewers worldwide and 7.2 million in the U.S. over a three-day span, marking an impressive 13% increase from the premiere's global audience of 9.3 million and a 9% rise from its U.S. premiere of 6.6 million. Episode 7 had 7 million U.S. viewers in its first three days.

"Lanterns" currently averages 19.3 million global viewers, putting it among the top five HBO series launches on platforms. The series premiere's viewership has doubled its first-week figures, with the first episode nearing 30 million. Despite not being renewed for a second season, the finale hints at Aaron Pierre's John Stewart potentially appearing in the upcoming "Superman" sequel "Man of Tomorrow" set for release in summer 2027.

Meanwhile, HBO's original drama series "War" has drawn over 2 million U.S. viewers in three days, similar to the debut of "Love & Death," which garnered 4.8 million U.S. viewers over its season. New episodes of "War" release weekly on Thursdays on HBO and HBO Max.

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