On Sunday, fans were treated to the long-awaited debut of HBO’s Watchmen, the latest live-action television series from the premium cable network. The series, which serves as a sequel of sorts to the iconic DC Comics story, has certainly taken some risks – and it looks like they paid off. According to a new report from Deadline, the pilot episode of Watchmen courted 1.5 million viewers across all of HBO’s platforms. The ratings mark the strongest debut for a series on HBO’s digital services since Wastworld made its debut in 2016.

The initial telecast of the episode reportedly averaged 800,000 viewers, making it the most-watched new series to debut on premium cable this year. It also was up 21% from the Succession season finale, which aired in the same time slot the week before.

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