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The Gilded Age Season 3 Finale Secures Record Viewership and Season 4 Renewal

Record audience growth helped HBO confirm a fourth season following a finale that delivered major character resolutions, new dramatic threads

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Harry Richardson and Louisa Jacobson in Season 3 of "The Gilded Age."
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Overview

  • The finale delivers closure on ensemble storylines, resolving multiple personal arcs while laying groundwork for new conflicts.
  • A lavish Newport Ball culminates the season’s social reform storyline by ending the exclusion of divorced women.
  • An assassination-attempt cliffhanger is resolved on-screen, but the identity of the shooter remains unknown.
  • The series concludes with its lead couple at a pivotal juncture as their partnership is tested by shifting priorities.
  • Season 3 viewership rose by roughly 50% from prior seasons, with Episode 7 drawing about 4.6 million viewers in its first three days, prompting a Season 4 renewal.