Site icon TechNewsBoy.com

‘The Last of Us’ episode five will premiere two days early on HBO Max

Fans of HBO’s  who are also into football were facing a bit of a quandary this weekend: catch the latest episode live and avoid the risk of spoilers, or tune into the Super Bowl? Thankfully, is making that decision much easier. The fifth episode of the of will hit the streaming service and HBO On Demand two days early.

You’ll be able to starting at 9PM ET this Friday. It will still air in its usual 9PM ET timeslot on HBO’s cable channel on Sunday, but many fans may opt to watch the titanic tussle between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles instead.

This is a smart, one-off move from HBO as The Last of Us is already , with viewership figures that have grown from week to week. The linear airing of the next episode is likely to get hammered in the ratings by the , but this could help HBO maintain the show’s momentum and distance the TLOU discourse from football this weekend. 

All products recommended by Engadget are selected by our editorial team, independent of our parent company. Some of our stories include affiliate links. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. All prices are correct at the time of publishing.

For all the latest Technology News Click Here 

 For the latest news and updates, follow us on Google News

Read original article here

Denial of responsibility! TechNewsBoy.com is an automatic aggregator around the global media. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials on our website, please contact us by email – abuse@technewsboy.com. The content will be deleted within 24 hours.
Exit mobile version