‘The Pitt’ Finale Hits Series High of 9.7 Million Viewers in One Weekend; Season 2 Averaging 15.4 Million Viewers Per Episode

Apr 20, 2026 12:49pm PT ‘The Pitt’ Finale Hits Series High of 9.7 Million Viewers in One Weekend; Season 2 Averaging 15.4 Million Viewers Per Episode

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The Season 2 finale of “The Pitt” was the series’ most-watched episode to date.

The 15th and final episode of the medical drama’s second season reached 9.7 million viewers through its opening weekend, according to Warner Bros. Discovery. Additionally, Season 2 is averaging 15.4 million viewers to date across all episodes — a 50% improvement on the Season 1 average.

Achieving that statistic makes “The Pitt” only the sixth series in HBO Max‘s current offerings to surpass an average of 15 million viewers, following “House of the Dragon,” “The White Lotus,” “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” “The Last of Us” and “It: Welcome to Derry.”

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