The Last of Us Episode 5 Release Time: HBO Schedule Change Explained
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The remaining four episodes of The Last of Us‘s first season will continue to air in their usual Sunday at 9 p.m. date and time, culminating with its season 1 finale on March 12. EW notes, however, that that finale date could also prove to be a headache for HBO as it also just happens to be the date of the 95th Academy Awards.
Per its teaser trailer, The Last of Us episode five “Endure and Survive” will take place in Kansas City and feature the presence of video game character Henry. Melanie Lynskey will continue her role as Kathleen, an original character created for the series.
Thankfully for HBO, The Last of Us has performed more than well than enough to endure these scheduling shenanigans. Like many HBO dramas receiving the hallowed 9 p.m. at Sunday time slot, The Last of Us has enjoyed some superb ratings. Unlike many other HBO dramas in that time slot, however, those gosh darn numbers keep going up!
The network revealed on Feb. 6 that 7.5 million viewers took in the show’s fourth episode, marking the show’s third consecutive week of audience growth. It’s fairly unusual in the modern era (but not unheard of) for a TV series to continually gain viewers from week to week. Premieres and finales are natural tune in points for audiences while the ratings for weekly episodes in-between tend to fluctuate or fade. But The Last of Us keeps doing its best Avatar impression by getting stronger as time goes on, suggesting that word of mouth appeal for the show is growing.
TV shows and movies based on video games have historically been dicey propositions and it would seem now that The Last of Us has built up enough goodwill with audiences to assure them that it’s the real deal. It’s built up enough goodwill with HBO as well as the show has already been renewed for a second season.
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