# The Jinx

> HBO’s docuseries finale drew an estimated 802,000 same-day viewers after Durst’s arrest.

- Owner: HBO; Andrew Jarecki and Marc Smerling / Hit the Ground Running
- Kind: Series
- Sector: Entertainment
- Seed date: 2015-01-27
- Peak proxy date: 2015-03-15
- Date basis: Proxy date; not a directly measured attention peak.
- Spread Score: 43 (Notable), v1.3
- Mechanics: Mystery & lore, Platform jump, Press loop, Controversy, Pairing

## Summary

The Jinx screened at Sundance before its HBO run. Durst’s arrest preceded the finale, which aired his hot-mic remarks and drew a season-high audience. Tweets, celebrity reactions and parodies carried the series beyond HBO; its editing became a separate news story.

## Timeline

- 2014-12-08 — Sundance Institute (Press) — Sundance announced The Jinx in its new Special Events section.
- 2014-12-18 — iSpot (Open web) — iSpot published a listing for HBO’s television ad promoting The Jinx.
- 2015-01-27 — Andrew Jarecki / Sundance Film Festival (Box office) — The first two episodes screened publicly at Sundance before the HBO run.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/the-jinx

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “The Jinx.” Case HIS-01652. Spread Score v1.3: 43/100. Updated 2026-10-24. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-01652