That number isn’t totally unprecedented for TV, but it is high and the subscription cable network will really need to make sure Westworld is popular if it keeps shelling out those numbers.
You can see what else the subscription cable network has coming up with our fall TV premiere schedule.
HBO has had trouble getting a major hit off of the ground after Game of Thrones became popular and broke expectations for the network.
True Detective Season 1 was a hit, but Season 2 was not well-received by fans.