theslothening t1_j91hcoe wrote on February 18, 2023 at 2:49 PM

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

I think people greatly overestimate how popular Breaking Bad was during it's run. TLOU is already much more popular than Breaking Bad was until it's final episodes. BB never got more than 3 million viewers until S5 and the only episode to hit 10 million viewers was the series finale. TLOU had already hit 10 million viewers by episode 4.

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

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.