‘The Last of Us’ loses out to obsessive Netflix thriller on the Nielsen streaming charts

HBO’s adaptation of Naughty Dog’s 2013 video game The Last of Us has turned out to be a breakout juggernaut of television, but the most up-to-date viewership data from Nielsen reveals that it still has a little way to go before being crowned the top-dog of TV. 

For the period of Feb. 6 – 12, the post-apocalyptic series starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey landed in third place in Nielsen’s Top 10 Streaming Programs (via Deadline). It clocked up a still-impressive 1.1 billion minutes, lagging behind New Amsterdam in number two, and Netflix’s You in the top spot, which pulled a staggering 1.7 billion minutes viewed. 

Bear in mind, the data for You accounts for not only season four, part one – but the entire series. With that in mind, the performance of The Last of Us is still astonishing. 

The viewership figures for The Last of Us during the period saw a week-on-week dip, but marked a record-high placement in the top ten since its mid-January debut. It’ll be interesting to see how The Last of Us ends up faring against You season four, part two, seeing as the HBO show continues to break viewership record week after week. 

We’ll be getting the answers to the showdown between the two streaming flagships between the competing platforms when the respective streaming data catches up some time next month. 

Right here, right now, however, the battle rages on. You season four, part two has landed on Netflix – and The Last of Us will air its season finale on HBO Max this Sunday following its harrowing eighth episode.