HBO's The Last Of Us continues to lure in more viewers despite award season
By the power of Melanie Lynskey, The Last Of Us exceeds last week's viewership—even during the Grammys

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HBO’s Sunday night programming continues to be infallible when it comes to dealing with competing network broadcasts. Despite 12.4 million people tuning into the Grammy Awards on Sunday night, The Last Of Us’ newest episode brought in 7.5 million on the same evening—a 17 percent increase from last week.
While the Grammys certainly brought in more viewers overall, The Last Of Us took no hit in viewership. We’re going to give all the credit for this to the all-powerful Melanie Lynskey, who made her series entrance with “Please Hold My Hand.”