‘The Pitt’ Season 2 Premiere Scores 5.4 Million Viewers, Up 200% From Last Season

“The Pitt” is back and stronger than ever, with its Season 2 premiere soaring 200% from its series premiere. As the medical drama returned for its second season, the Season 2 premiere tallied 5.4 million viewers in the U.S., according to live-plus-three-day viewership information from Nielsen and Warner Bros. Discovery. That’s up nearly 200% from … Read more

The Pitt kicks off season 2 with high-stakes comfort food

The Pitt kicks off season 2 with high-stakes comfort food

Part of the fun of any debut season of TV is its sense of discovery. And that’s doubly true for a show like The Pitt—which wasn’t just introducing us to the world of Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center’s ER but to the rules of its real-time structure too. I still remember the thrill of watching a … Read more

Why Taylor Dearden’s Famous Dad Won’t Make an Appearance on ‘The Pitt’

Why Taylor Dearden's Famous Dad Won't Make an Appearance on 'The Pitt'

Taylor Dearden expertly portrays Dr. Melissa “Mel” King on The Pitt, and she’s returning in season two, which is set to air tonight on HBO Max. What you might not realize is the 32-year-old actress has a very famous father: Breaking Bad‘s Bryan Cranston. If you’re wondering if Bryan could ever make a cameo or … Read more

HBO Max wastes zero seconds renewing The Pitt for a third season

HBO Max wastes zero seconds renewing The Pitt for a third season

In one of the least surprising shows of TV network confidence in recent memory, HBO president Casey Bloys announced tonight, at the premiere event for season two of HBO Max critical darling The Pitt, that the series was also being renewed for a third installment. This is not, to put it lightly, much of a … Read more