HBO’s Euphoria reached a new series high in viewership on Super Bowl Sunday.
Varietyreports the sixth episode of the show’s second season drew 5.1 million viewers, which marks a 20 percent increase from the previous week’s episode, as well as a 45 percent uptick above the Season 2 average.
“Euphoria ranked as the No. 1 title on HBO Max in the U.S. for the fifth week in a row and the top series globally,” HBO wrote in a statement. “Euphoria was the No. 1 most social and No. 1 most talked about broadcast when excluding the Super Bowl. Episode 1 is now tracking at 16.7 million viewers across platforms, just over 2.5x the average audience of Season 1 (6.6 million viewers per episode).”
Earlier this month, HBO announced that the hit series would be renewed for a third season.
“Sam [Levinson], Zendaya, and the entire cast and crew of Euphoria have taken Season 2 to extraordinary heights, challenging narrative convention and form, while maintaining its heart,” Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO Programming, said in a statement. “We couldn’t be more honored to work with this gifted, wildly talented team or more excited to continue our journey with them into Season 3.”
Read Complex’s ranking of the best Euphoria characters here and check out our interview with Angus Cloud, who plays the character of Fez, by heading here.
