As of episode 6, HBO reported 7 million viewers to date, making it HBO's most viewed new series since Big Little Lies. In addition it has contributed to the largest digital viewership for a freshman series since Westworld.HBO estimates that the Sunday night premiere viewership represents only about 10% of the total viewership for an episode, to the effect of word-of-mouth that has brought new viewers to the show, with the first episode having a total of 9.6 million viewers as of December 4, 2019.