HBO Original THE WHITE LOTUS’ season 3 premiere delivered 2.4 million cross platform U.S. viewers on its debut night, which is 57% higher than the premiere night for Season 2 (1.5 million) and 155% higher than Season 1 (944k).

Previous seasons grew between 7-8x their premiere night volume:

  • Season 2 went on to average 15.5 million viewers
  • Season 1 went on to average 9.3 million viewers

• After 36 hours:

  • U.S. – the Season 3 premiere has doubled the Season 2 premiere episode during the same amount of time, and grew 90% since Sunday night, bringing the domestic audience to 4.6 million cross platform viewers.
  • Europe and Latin America- On Max, the premiere more than tripled its audience compared to the previous season’s premiere.

• Last week, the series surged in catch-up viewing, with an 84% increase in volume compared to the week leading up to the season 2 premiere.

• THE WHITE LOTUS was the #1 title on Max globally on Sunday night.

• The season is certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with 93% critics score and boasts an outstanding 98% audience score.

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