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Originally Posted by nfotiu
You're not doing anything near an apples to apples comparison. Many HBO subscribers don't even have a linear feed. Average on all platforms for Succession is in the 5 million viewer range per episode. Also Mad Men was on basic cable. The Roys are making their way into pop culture and Mad Men was a bit of niche show too. They don't really seem that far off to me.
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And Mad Men didn’t exist when streaming was as ubiquitous as it is now so that’s not really fair either.
Succession is also nowhere near 5 million. The S3 premiere was 1.4 across all platforms. Mad Men S3 had double that, with no streaming figures.
And Mad Men being on basic cable is irrelevant.