‘Chimp Crazy’ Becomes HBO’s Most-Watched Docuseries in 4 Years With 2.3 Million Viewers for Premiere Episode

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HBO’s buzzy “Chimp Crazy” has become the premium network’s most-watched docuseries in four years, behind 2020 series “McMillions.”

The series, which premiered Aug. 18, debuted its second episode this Sunday to an audience of 350,000 viewers across HBO, Max and other viewing platforms, according to internal Warner Bros. Discovery viewing figures. In just its second week, its series premiere has tallied up 2.3 million cross platform viewers.

“Chimp Crazy” hails from director Eric Goode, who also served as a director on Netflix’s “Tiger King,” which became a streaming sensation in 2020.

Prior to the debut of “Chimp Crazy” Episode 2 at 10 p.m. ET/PT, “Industry” also made a splash with the third episode of its Season 3, which scored 370,000 cross platform viewers as it aired at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Season 3 Episode 3, which welcomed aboard “Loot” star Joel Kim Booster in a scandalous guest star role , marked the HBO finance drama’s biggest premiere-night audience to date.

Season 3 Episode 3 saw a 23% uptick in viewership when compared to the Season 3 premiere, which debuted to a Sunday night audience of 300,000 viewers on Aug. 11 , TheWrap revealed exclusively. Viewership for the Season 3 premiere outpaced both of its previous season premieres, outperforming its series premiere by 88% and its Season 2 premiere by nearly 60%.

In the past three weeks since the Season 3 premiere, the Season 3 debut episode has garnered 1.4 million viewers, outpacing the Season 2 premiere, which reached approximetly 900,000 viewers during a similar amount of time.

Viewership for the finance drama series, which stars Myha’la, Ken Leung, Marisa Abela and Harry Lawtey, has been steadily rising, especially following the switch to a Sunday night premiere slot for Season 3 after debuting on Monday nights on HBO during its first two seasons. “Industry” takes over the coveted Sunday night 9 p.m. ET/PT timeslot previously occupied by “House of the Dragon” Season 2 earlier this summer.

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