The White Lotus season two finale more than DOUBLES the first season finale's ratings

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Fans of The White Lotus turned out in droves to finally discover who wouldn't make it out alive from season two's finale, resulting in a major booster in viewership over the previous season.The finale's first night earned an impressive 4.1 million viewers, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Those figures include people watching on the HBO cable channel for the initial airing and reruns later in the night, as well as people logging in to HBO Max to stream the season finale.The season one finale, which featured somewhat less bloodshed that the last episode, featured less than half as many viewers as the latest finale, indicating that many more people had gotten hooked on the show since then.

It's a hit! The White Lotus' season two finale more than doubled the first season finale's viewership with 4.1 million viewers, according to The Hollywood Reporter; Aubrey Plaza and Will Sharpe pictured in the seriesThe first season finale, which aired on August 15, 2021, earned a still-solid 1.9 million viewers.

The intense finale, which featured a shocking death that divided fans, was also a big improvement on viewership from just an episode earlier.

The penultimate episode had 2.8 million viewers, indicating that the finale's viewership grew by 46 percent. The second-to-last episode of season two was the previous series high for ratings.