The built-in brand recognition could help the prequel reach the audience its predecessor did in its inaugural season.
s series premiere on April 17, 2011, drew 2.22 million viewers the night it aired and stayed fairly close to that for the bulk of its 10-episode run. It averaged 2.52 million same-day viewers for the season, ranging from a low of 2.2 million for episode two to a high of 3.04 million for the season finale — solid but hardly earth-shattering numbers for HBO at that time.ended — averaged just under 5 million viewers per week for HBO, according ton Nielsen figures.
, it wouldn’t be a huge surprise — though it would be noteworthy — if Sunday’s premiere matched or beat the on-air viewership foritself: The last season had more than its share of detractors, but, again, was a massive hit. Even three years later and amid somewhat
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