‘The White Lotus’ Hits New Viewership Milestone With Season 3’s Buzzy Sixth Episode
- The sixth episode of The White Lotus Season 3 drew 4.2M U.S. cross-platform viewers, surpassing the previous audience record held by the Season 2 finale.
The White Lotus hit another viewership milestone with its latest episode, which proved to be quite a buzzy one .
The sixth episode of Season 3 drew 4.2M U.S. cross-platform viewers, eking out a win over the Season 2 finale, which previously held the series’ audience record with 4.1M.
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It appears this season is on track to be the biggest one yet, as HBO says that episodes are pacing more than 5M viewers ahead of last season. Season 2 ultimately averaged around 15.5M U.S. viewers per episode.
On a global scale, HBO says that each Season 3 episode has hit a viewing high, though the company didn’t provide any numbers for viewership outside the U.S.
As mentioned, Sunday’s episode generated quite a bit of conversation on social media as well. The hashtag for the show was in the Top 10 trending topics on X for 10 consecutive hours in the U.S. following the episode, per HBO.
The eight-episode series is set in an exclusive Thai resort and follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week.
The third season stars Leslie Bibb, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Carrie Coon, Parker Posey, Dom Hetrakul, Tayme Thapthimthong, Christian Friedel, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Shalini Peiris, Walton Goggins, Aimee Lou Wood, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sarah Catherine Hook, Sam Nivola, Nicholas Duvernay, Arnas Fedaravičius, Scott Glenn and Blackpink’s Lisa Manobal. Natasha Rothwell, who starred in season one, also returns in season three.
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