Odd-Appearance-636 t1_j91s8qm wrote on February 18, 2023 at 4:09 PM

Reply to comment by theslothening in Will The Last of Us take the generational crown from Breaking Bad? by MoonSpawn12

But that's not really a fair comparison. Breaking Bad was on a cable network and paying for that was the only way to watch the show. Even with AMC on a basic cable package, that was still more expensive then than paying $15 for HBO Max. The numbers are more for TLOU because more people have access to watch it today than they ever did.

BB was also airing during a time when there were a handful of really good shows worth watching, even on network channels. TLOU is on an island against a barren sea right now, so the fact that it doesn't have much competition is another reason why the numbers are better.

theslothening t1_j91x2xr wrote on February 18, 2023 at 4:42 PM

I"m not really sure what your argument is here. OP made the comparison, not me. The numbers aren't lying. The BB wiki page shows the number of viewers for each episode. I watched it from the beginning as it aired and it was not a popular show at that time though it did receive a lot of critical acclaim.