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HBO's Lanterns finale draws series-high 10.5 million global viewers

HBO says the Lanterns season 1 finale drew 10.5 million global viewers in its first three days, a series best. A season 2 renewal has not been announced.

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Centre · 2HBO's Lanterns season finale drew 10.5 million global viewers in its first three days, the best figure of the series so far. Centre · 1The episode debuted on October 4. It was up 13% globally on the series premiere and drew 7.2 million viewers in the U.S. alone, according to data from HBO, which is owned by Skydance. Centre · 1The season is averaging 19.3 million global viewers and growing, which keeps it among the top five HBO series launches in platform history. HBO says viewership of the premiere is now approaching 30 million.

Centre · 1The series launched in August with 9.3 million global cross-platform viewers, 6.6 million of them in the U.S., in its first three days on HBO and HBO Max. HBO said at the time that this beat the premieres of IT: Welcome to Derry, The Penguin and True Detective: Night Country, which went on to average 27.1 million, 19.8 million and 17.5 million global viewers. Centre · 2Deadline understands that a season 2 renewal is pending and says the numbers bode well for it. Screen Rant notes that the DC series has not yet been renewed and frames this as a concern. Centre · 1Lanterns comes from co-creators Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof and Tom King. It follows new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), who investigate a murder in the American heartland.

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Deadline reports the figures as a ratings win that bodes well for renewal. Screen Rant repeats the record but stresses uncertainty over season 2.
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Deadline gives detailed viewership comparisons with other HBO series. Screen Rant stresses the unresolved renewal.
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“This bodes well for its Season 2 renewal, which Deadline understands is pending.” — Deadline
“continues to break records, but the DC superhero series has yet to be renewed for season 2.” — Screen Rant

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