The world of television isn’t all that different from sports. Success — or failure — is usually reflected in the statistics.
And so far, HBO has to be pretty pleased with the audience stats being produced by “Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Oakland Raiders.”
According to the premium cable network, Tuesday night’s second episode of the series was watched by 887,000 viewers. That’s the highest number for a “Hard Knocks” episode since the 2015 season finale featuring the Houston Texans, which drew 894,000 viewers.
What’s also significant about the Raiders’ number is that it represents a slight increase over the audience for last week’s season opener, which was watched by 879,000 viewers.