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[–] [S] 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Yea but look at the greats or semi greats they gave a shot Game of Thrones, The Wire, Dexter, OZ, L and O (all of them), Yellowstone. Studio's went in blindly and took a chance.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I'm not looking up numbers right now but didn't all of those have strong first seasons, in terms of viewers?

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago*

    If this article from Variety is to be believed, Game of Thrones experienced viewer growth each season.

    https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/euphoria-season-2-finale-ratings-1235192015/

    It did start strong, almost 10 million viewers is great, but the final season apparently had close to 5x as many.

    I'd probably credit that to Game of Thrones becoming a cultural sensation. People became interested the more they heard other people talk about it. It bled into "normie" spaces instead of staying niche.

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