HBO’s new television series Watchmen had its series premiere last night, and its debut reaped impressive ratings for the premium cable network.
HBO’s Watchmen premiere, titled “It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice” earned over 800,000 viewers in its first official broadcast on the network. When combined with HBO’s digital streaming platforms, Watchmen’s debut is the network’s strongest series premiere since Westworld in 2016.
The premiere telecast of Watchmen received a 21% ratings boost above HBO’s acclaimed series Succession’s season 2 finale last week. This also makes Watchmen premium cable’s most-watched series premiere telecast of 2019.
What did you think of the series premiere of HBO’s Watchmen? Are you excited to see how Damon Lindelof’s version inspired by the beloved graphic novel unfolds in the television format? Sound off in the comments below, and be sure to continue following Heroic Hollywood for all the latest news for the new series.
Here is the official synopsis for HBO’s Watchmen:
Set in an alternate history where “superheroes” are treated as outlaws, WATCHMEN embraces the nostalgia of the original groundbreaking graphic novel while attempting to break new ground of its own.
Watchmen stars Regina King, Jeremy Irons, Don Johnson, Jean Smart, Tim Blake Nelson, Louis Gossett Jr., Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Hong Chau, Andrew Howard, Tom Mison, Frances Fisher, Jacob Ming-Trent, Sara Vickers, Dylan Schombing, and James Wolk. The series is produced for HBO by White Rabbit in association with Warner Bros. Television, based on Alan Moore’s graphic novel co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons and published by DC.
Watchmen airs Sundays on HBO.
