‘Euphoria’ Season 2 Grows In Second Week, Earns 2.6 Million Viewers With Latest Episode

EXCLUSIVE: Euphoria continues to be the gift that gives for HBO and HBO Max.

Fresh off its Season 2 premiere, Euphoria’s latest episode earned 2.6 million viewers on Sunday, up 9% from the debut’s 2.4 million across all HBO platforms. The season premiere the previous week set a record for HBO Max viewership. Since it’s original airing, Euphoria‘s Season 2 premiere delivered 8.3 million viewers for HBO and HBO Max combined. For the corresponding time, Euphoria’s season debut in 2019 garnered 3.3 million viewers.

Euphoria’s latest episode picks up from the chaotic New Year’s Eve Party, which ended with Nate (Jacob Elordi) bloodied and bruised. The episode, titled “Out of Touch,” introduced possible love triangles for Rue (Zendaya), Jules (Hunter Schafer) and Elliot (Dominic Fike); and Nate, Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) and Maddy (Alexa Demie). Kat’s (Barbie Ferreria) insecurities bubble to an ugly head and tensions rise for Fezco (Angus Cloud) when he encounters Cal Jacobs (Eric Dane).

With episode two in the bag, Euphoria also marked HBO Max’s top show for the week.

Beyond viewers, Euphoria’s latest episode also had a strong showing on social media on Sunday. The series trended #1 on Twitter in the U.S. and brought in 8.3 million linear interactions across a number of social media platforms including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Per Talkwalker, Euphoria was the most social telecast across TV on Sunday. HBO also claimed that Sunday’s showing outperformed every episode of the final season of Game of Thrones on social media. Since Talkwalker began measuring social engagement in 2017, Euphoria marked the most social premium cable series.

Euphoria is created, directed and written by Sam Levinson. Levinson executive produces with Zendaya, Ashley Levinson, Ravi Nandan, Kevin Turen, Drake, Future the Prince, Hadas Mozes Lichtenstein, Ron Leshem, Daphna Levin, Tmira Yardeni, Mirit Toovi, Yoram Mokady, Gary Lennon and Will Greenfield. The transgender consultant is Scott Turner Schofield. Kenneth Yu serves as a producer;  Harrison Kreiss, Julio Perez and Jeremy O. Harris are Co-Producers.

Euphoria is produced in partnership with A24 and based on the Israeli series of the same name, which was created by Leshem and Levin, from HOT.