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‘Hard Knocks’: We’re the Raiders a hit — or flop?

So was “Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Oakland Raiders” a big hit for HBO — or flop?

It probably depends on who you ask.

The annual fly-on-the-wall series produced by NFL Films finished its five-week run on Tuesday with mixed reviews from fans, TV critics and NFL observers. As for the audience, HBO and Nielsen report that an estimated 749,000 viewers watched the finale — a 13 percent increase over the previous week’s audience of 664,000.

But you have to be careful with ratings reports because broadcast and cable networks always spin things toward the positive.