Was Watchmen a HBO success?
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With the showrunner publicly turning down a second season without waiting to see if one was offered, you'd be forgiven for thinking
Watchmen had been a ratings smash, guaranteed to be green-lit for a continuation. However, this wasn't quite the reality of the situation. According to
TVSeriesFinale (via
CBR), the ratings for the current television season put
Watchmen only 8th in HBO's highest rated shows, behind the likes of
Veep (6th),
Big Little Lies (4th) and
Barry (2nd). The continuing adventures of the glowing blue nudist did beat out
His Dark Materials (18th),
Silicon Valley (13th) and
Ballers (12th).