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‘The White Lotus’ & ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Hit Viewership Milestones


Sunday's episodes of The White Lotus and The Righteous Gemstones earned HBO some bragging rights, with both comedies hitting milestones with viewers.

As for The Righteous Gemstones, the Danny McBride laugher enjoyed its strongest season premiere ever by luring 919,000 cross-platform viewers in the U.S. Titled Prelude, the 43-minute premiere like a Civil War movie — graphic violence included — with Bradley Cooper playing a Gemstone ancestor. He carries the entire episode, which chronicles his character’s journey from a scheming, unscrupulous crook who would do anything for money — including kill people and pretend to be a pastor and join a Confederate unit as a Chaplain — to redemption.

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