HBO’s "True Blood" Series Finale Draws 4M Viewers
by Dominic Patten
August 25, 2014


With some new beginnings, a final goodbye and a shift in time, HBO‘s "True Blood" came to an end last night after seven seasons.

On a night of NFL preseason football on NBC, the MTV VMAs and the Season 1 finale of TNT’s "The Last Ship", the 1-hour and 10 minute broadcast of the Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer starring vampire drama drew 4 million viewers for its 9 PM airing.



That’s steady with the 4.14 million that watched the Season 6 finale on August 18 last year, which also faced football. It is also even with the 4 million who watched the June 22 Season 7 debut at 9 PM. That season debut of the night ended up pulling in 5.8 million viewers across its four plays.

The Season 6 ender had a total of 5 million viewers over all its plays last August. Season 6 averaged 10.6 million viewers in gross audience across different platforms. Last night’s finale was seen by 4.5 million over all its plays for a season average of 9.4 million viewers.

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“Something about the blandness of 'True Blood’s' finale felt almost offensive,” says Melissa Maerz, who adds: "What happened to the transgressive fun of 'True Blood'? It’s hard to remember now, but when the series first premiered, its campy, hedonistic vibe felt somewhat revolutionary—or, anyway, as revolutionary as a show that would later feature werepanther rape can get.”
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