Chernobyl became an unlikely Monday night hit for HBO

Vulture

The limited series based on the 1980s nuclear disaster that wrapped up its five-part run last night saw its ratings tick up each week, attracting an audience of 6 million across all of HBO's platforms. "What makes Chernobyl’s strong performance all the more impressive is that its five episodes premiered on Monday evenings rather than on Sundays, the night HBO historically has aired its most-high-profile originals," says Josef Adalian, noting that Gentleman Jack kicked off the new HBO Monday night earlier this spring. "The pay-cable pioneer earlier this year announced plans to start filling Monday nights with first-run series and movies, a shift necessitated by HBO’s decision to ramp up its original offerings in response to competition from Netflix and other rivals."