May 30, 2023

Share The gripping finale of hit series Succession has become the most watched episode of the show within a 24-hour period on Foxtel’s streaming platform Binge, capping a final season that more than doubled viewership compared to the previous series. Data shared by Foxtel revealed the show, which traces the arc of the Roy family and their global media empire Waystar Royco, has built towards the finale. Shiv Roy (played by Australian Sarah Snook) with her on-screen husband Tom Wambsgans (Matthew Macfadyen) in one of the final scenes of Succession. Australians flocked to the final episode, which promised to answer the four-season question of which of the Roy siblings – Kendall, Roman, Shiv or Connor– would stand to take over the empire after their father Logan’s death. “ Succession is one of the most talked about shows in the world,” Binge executive director Alison Hubert-Burns said. “We have seen the series grow season to season.” Advertisement The premiere of the last, fourth season more than doubled viewers from season three’s debut. Binge declined to give viewership data but Ms Hubert-Burns said Monday night’s finale was up 166 per cent on the final episode of season three. “Overall, season four was up 150 per cent on season three, and we know this will grow as more viewers catch up on demand,” she said. Vanity Fair reported the Murdoch children have accused each other of leaking stories to the writers of Succession, and that one of the terms of Jerry Hall’s divorce from Rupert Murdoch was that she could not give story ideas to the show’s writers. Research firm Kantar has estimated as of the end of March – just as the final season began – Binge had 1.44 million subscribers. Alongside sports streaming platform Kayo and Foxtel Now, Binge is one of the three pillars of Foxtel’s new streaming strategy that has driven a restructure and reorganisation of the business . Sam Buckingham-Jones is the media and marketing reporter at The Australian Financial Review. Connect with Sam on Twitter . Save