"Euphoria" is now HBO's second-most-watched drama since 2004, trailing only "Game of Thrones," according to the premium TV network.
With its Season 2 finale episode on Sunday, the Zendaya-led drama set a new series high with 6.6 million viewers. "Euphoria" Season 2 episodes are now averaging 16.3 million viewers, according to HBO, the best performance for any season of an HBO series other than "Game of Thrones" in the last 18 years. To date, the Season 2 premiere has attracted about 19 million viewers in the United States.
For the eighth week in a row, "Euphoria" was the most-watched title on HBO Max in the United States, as well as the most-watched title overall as the top series for the week in both Latin America and Europe.
After only four episodes of the second season, "Euphoria's" per-episode viewership average was approximately 100 percent more than it was in the previous season, according to Variety. When it aired against Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13, the show set a new series high.
With 34 million tweets, "Euphoria" has become the most-tweeted show of the decade in the United States.
Season 2 of "Euphoria" follows the intertwined lives of high school students in East Highland, where 17-year-old Rue (Zendaya) must balance the strains of love, grief, and addiction. Many of the season's main tensions came to a climax in the finale episode, with more than one of them ending in violence.
Zendaya stars in the show, The series stars Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Nika King, Eric Dane, Angus Cloud, Jacob Elordi, Algee Smith, Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie, Barbie Ferreira, Maude Apatow, Javon Walton, Dominic Fike, Storm Reid and Austin Abrams.
Sam Levinson developed, wrote, directed, and executive produced "Euphoria." Kevin Turen, Ravi Nandan, Drake, Adel "Future" Nur, Zendaya, Will Greenfield, Ashley Levinson, Ron Leshem, Daphna Levin, Hadas Mozes Lichtenstein, Gary Lennon, Mirit Toovi, Tmira Yardeni, and Yoram Mokady are among the executive producers on the film.
