Succession Finale Takes A Massive Leap, Show’s Last Episode Gets Viewed By 2.9 Million People

According to HBO, 2.9 million viewers watched or streamed the Succession TV series finale on Sunday night, setting a new record that is certain to be surpassed if delayed viewing is taken into consideration.?

That exceeded the 2.75 million first-night record set by an episode of the family drama about a media corporation that aired on April 30 earlier in its fourth and final season.

When delayed watching is taken into consideration, a large increase in the viewership might be anticipated. According to the Nielsen survey, 8.7 million viewers on average watched Succession episodes this season.

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What Happened In The Finale?

The story's core question—whether Logan Roy, a media mogul, will leave his media empire to any of his children—was answered in the series finale. Earlier, the show's creator, Jesse Armstrong, had stated that he already knew how he wanted the series to conclude and that his decision remained the same regardless of how it would end in the following seasons.

Succession fell short of HBO's record-breaking 19.8 million viewers who tuned in to the 2019 Game of Thrones season finale on the show's opening night. When delayed viewing is taken into account, according to HBO, that episode was watched by roughly 46 million people.

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Following the 90-minute series conclusion of Succession on Sunday, many people turned to Twitter to discuss the long-running competition to succeed Logan Roy. Fans praised the famed HBO series' final episode and expressed their reactions to the payoff.

Mark Mylod's Plan For Finale's?Surprise

Director of Succession Mark Mylod revealed in a Variety interview that the team had been planning Sunday's major surprise since Season 3 pre-production.. “That’s when [Armstrong] first told me about this idea, that it should happen early in the season in an episode slot that you would not necessarily expect, and this idea of actually creating, hopefully, great drama out of mundanity — you know, the inconvenience of it all,” he explained. “Which just seemed wonderful to me.”

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Talking about the emotional send off, Brain Cox wrote on Instagram, “We have now come to the end. And what has been, in my career, certainly the greatest work experience ever. The harmony between crew and cast was truly amazing. It was on it’s [sic] way to become a great series but the Love and commitment from crew to cast and writers, made it memorable. I would like to thank all of us in the making and creating of this show from the very bottom of my heart.”

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