‘The Pitt’ Ends Season 2 With Series High Audience

The conclusion of The Pitt‘s second season brought in the show’s biggest audience so far.

The April 16 finale of the medical drama drew 9.7 million viewers on HBO Max through the weekend, more than any of the show’s 29 previous episodes over two seasons. The finale was way up from The Pitt’s season two premiere in January, which hit 5.4 million viewers in three days and 7.2 million after a week of viewing.

Measured since the premiere, season two is averaging 15.4 million viewers per episode, HBO says. That’s an improvement of more than 50 percent on 2025’s season one. HBO and HBO Max typically measure audiences for 90 days after a season premiere — though The Pitt, with 15 weekly episodes, plays out over a slightly longer time (98 days).