HBO(*4*)s most watched documentary collection in a number of years.
The present, from Tiger King director Eric Goode, isn’t drawing The Final of Us-level (and even Curb Your Enthusiasm-level) viewers numbers. However Chimp Loopy is on tempo to be the largest docuseries at HBO since McMillions in early 2020. Chimp Loopy’s Sunday evening lead-in, Business, has additionally posted its finest numbers thus far early in its third season.
The second episode of Chimp Loopy on Aug. 25 drew 350,000 first-night viewers on HBO and Max. The present’s premiere episode, in the meantime, has grown to 2.3 million viewers throughout platforms over per week, placing on tempo to outdraw any HBO doc collection in the previous four-plus years. Chimp Loopy’s premiere is operating a bit forward of one other current high-profile docuseries on the channel: The primary episode of The Jinx Half 2 delivered 2 million viewers over the identical period of time.
As for Business, Sunday’s episode (the third of season three) introduced in 370,000 cross-platform viewers that evening — once more, not that massive by HBO’s all-in requirements however an evening one collection excessive for the drama. Business can also be exhibiting definitive development over its earlier runs, which isn’t the case for most reveals three seasons in. The Aug. 11 season premiere has tallied 1.4 million viewers since its debut, half 1,000,000 greater than 2022’s season two opener drew over the identical period of time.
