News Summary

• Of course, Apple doesn't provide any specific metrics, like when it doubled an unknown number of viewing hours in 2023 or saw "Ted Lasso" season 2 break an unknown record for season premiere views.
• The spike in viewership and growth metrics likely can be traced back to a multitude of people signing up for the service with a free trial to watch the new show.
• The key language for this record is "more viewers in its opening weekend than any Apple TV+ series ever has in its first season."
• After the available episodes are watched, five as of Monday, the new trial users would spread out to other content to take advantage of the free period.
• 'Masters of the Air' on Apple TV+Apple never shares exact viewer numbers, but "Masters of the Air" has surpassed the previous unknown record for the most-watched series launch on Apple TV+.
• The final episode of the season will be released on March 15, just days before a one-month free trial, or one-month paid subscription, ends.Wesley Hilliard served ten years as a Nuclear Power Electrician in the US Navy, then jumped careers in 2019.