‘Heated Rivalry’ More than Doubles Ratings After Finale, Reaching 10.6 Million US Viewers

The “Heated Rivalry” phenomenon is paying off tenfold for HBO Max, with the gay hockey series surpassing 10.6 million viewers in the U.S. to date, per the streamer.

In a rare streaming viewership update for HBO Max, the streamer shared that “Heated Rivalry” has maintained its spot as the most-watched scripted acquired series in HBO Max history, thanks to continued buzz generating residual viewers two months after its rollout.

HBO Max touted that viewership for the series saw consistent week-over-week growth throughout its debut run, with the finale delivering more than four time the audience of the premiere week, but even more impressive is that viewership has more than doubled since the finale,…