The White Lotusseason 3’s premiere viewership has massively grown from the HBO series' first season.The White Lotusseason 3 has received glowing reviews, pulling in an impressive 93% critic score and 98% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes. This season, which officially debuted on February 16, follows another group of rich Americans going to a tropical location in an attempt to find serenity, though their trips will likely be anything but peaceful. The new cast includes Carrie Coon, Parker Posey, Jason Isaacs, Lalisa Manobal, and returning star Natasha Rothwell.
According to HBO, the viewership forthe season 3 premiere ofThe White Lotusis its highest opening to date, bringing in 2.4 million viewerson Sunday night alone. This impressive viewership is 57% higher than the season 2 premiere, which had 1.5 million viewers, and a whopping 155% higher than the show’s debut audience of 944,000 back in 2021.
What This Means For The White Lotus Season 3
Audiences Are More Tuned In Than Ever
These strong opening numbers show that audiences are excited aboutThe White Lotusseason 3. The show’s first season averaged 9.3 million viewers per episode, while season 2’s audience grew to an average of 15.5 million weekly viewers. Within 36 hours,The White Lotusseason 3 premierehas already doubled the viewership of season 2’s, as noted by HBO, so this season appears to be on track for some impressive numbers.
The White Lotus Season 3 Episode 1 Ending Explained: Who The Most Likely Victim Is
The White Lotus season 3, episode 1 ends by teasing its central mystery and revealing strange tidbits about the titular hotel’s guests.
On Sunday night,The White Lotusheld the elusive #1 spot for the most globally streamed title on Max. Audiences in Latin America and Europe have also tripled compared to season 2’s premiere episode in 2022. The total for season 3’s premiere has now reached awhopping 4.6 million viewers across platforms. AssumingThe White Lotusseason 3 maintains intrigue and follows the patterns set by its predecessors, it’s only going to get bigger from here.
Viewership Could Reach an All-Time High
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With such a promising start,The White Lotusis already on track to potentially bring in its largest average viewership to date. With the show’s first two seasons growing to over seven times their premiere’s views, season 3 can be expected to reach similar heights. Mike White’s acclaimed show is pleasing critics and audiences alike, so we can anticipate that fans will continue to tune in asThe White Lotusexplores its new charactersand latest murder mystery.
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The White Lotus is a television series that explores the interactions of guests and staff at an upscale tropical resort. Premiering in 2021, the narrative unfolds over a week, revealing underlying complexities and tensions among the resort’s seemingly ideal travelers and employees.
