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‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Surges on HBO Max With Top-Tier Return as Episode 2 Debuts

Warner Bros. Discovery says the premiere drew 5.4 million U.S. viewers in three days, climbing to 7.2 million to date and ranking among the service’s five strongest returning seasons.

Robby arrives and watches Olsen dealing w/Digby. Then passes through Chairs. (Warrick Page/MAX)
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Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle) looking at a patient in The Pitt Season 2
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Overview

  • Episode 2 premiered Jan. 15 at 9 p.m. ET, with new installments streaming Thursdays on HBO Max through the April 16 season finale.
  • According to Warner Bros. Discovery, the Season 2 opener reached 5.4 million U.S. viewers in its first three days, nearly 200% above Season 1’s comparable window, and has totaled 7.2 million so far.
  • The company says Season 2 is pacing among HBO Max’s top five returning seasons in the U.S. and globally.
  • The real-time drama picks up 10 months after Season 1 during a Fourth of July shift, introducing attending Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi and escalating workplace tensions.
  • Early hours spotlight a generative-AI “patient passport” for documentation, Dr. Robby’s planned sabbatical and new relationship, and Dr. Langdon’s probationary return following rehab.