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Grade A25 sourcesHIS-01514

Chernobyl (miniseries)

Series · 2019 · Viral

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HBO said its miniseries passed 12 million viewers.

Trailer · HBO on YouTube
Trailer · HBO on YouTube
Clip · Vanity Fair on YouTube
Chernobyl (miniseries): poster
Wikipedia (non-free, fair use)
Chernobyl (2019) | Official Trailer | HBO
HBO on YouTube
Chernobyl | 2019 Tribeca Festival
HBO / Sky; Sister Pictures, The Mighty Mint and Word Games (production)
Official HBO Max artwork for the Chernobyl miniseries.
HBO
Chernobyl (2019) Date Announcement | Teaser Trailer
HBO on YouTube
HBO-Chernobyl
Variety
'Chernobyl' Strikes Chord in India, Leads to Calls for Bhopal Drama
The Hollywood Reporter
Sign for the Kaunas bridge used in Chernobyl, photographed in 2022; a filming-location photograph, not a series still.
Vilensija / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Russian TV to air its own version of Chernobyl, which implies CIA may be to blame
ABC News
Sky Original "Chernobyl" zieht Millionen Zuschauer in seinen Bann
Sky Deutschland via Presseportal
Memes are helping people process the horrors of HBO's Chernobyl
The A.V. Club

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How it works
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Numbers

Sky social campaign impressions over five weeks; agency claim
6.7M
As of Jul 31, 2019 · Self-reported · The Drum / 33Seconds
Observed peak date
Week of Jun 8, 2019
Apr 26 ’19 to Week of Jun 8, 2019
Platforms
8
Started on Box office
Origin
Mixed
Entertainment

Mechanics

  • Platform jump
  • Press loopPrimary
  • Controversy
  • Underdog
  • Pairing

How it spread

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The series premiered at Tribeca before HBO’s weekly broadcasts. Its Wikipedia attention peak coincided with IMDb and tourism coverage in June. Memes, overseas debate and tourist photos extended the story; HBO later reported an audience above 12 million.

Observed peak within the documented measurement window; not an all-time maximum. Dates use the stated precision; chart positions are date anchors.

Wikipedia views · Google searchesFeb ’19AprMayJunJulSepDecMay ’20SepFeb ’21Observed peakPressBox officeTVRedditOpen webXInstagramYouTube
PressBox officeTVRedditOpen webXInstagramYouTube

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Timeline (16)

  1. April 2019

    HBO precursor · Apr 10 ’19

    HBO announced the May 6 debut and weekly Monday broadcast schedule.[1]

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  2. HBO / Sky / Tribeca Film Festival seed · Apr 26 ’19

    Tribeca screened Chernobyl as a world premiere, followed by a cast-and-crew panel.[2][3]

  3. May 2019

    Deadline / Dominic Patten press · May 2 ’19

    Deadline included Chernobyl in its weekly video review ahead of the HBO premiere.[4]

  1. commercial · May 6 ’19

  2. platform jump · May 29 ’19

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Origin
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Sector
Entertainment
Region
US
Sky social campaign impressions over five weeks; agency claim
6.7M
As of Jul 31, 2019 · Self-reported · The Drum / 33Seconds
Evidence
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