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A miniseries about a 1980s nuclear disaster could easily have proved radioactive to viewers.
Instead, HBOsChernobylhas turned into an unlikely ratings hit.
Im really happy with the performance of both, HBO Entertainment president Casey Bloys told Vulture on Monday.
TheChernobylnumbers are impressive on multiple levels.
(Ratings for the finale are expected by Tuesday afternoon.)
(Mondays New YorkTimes print edition featuredan essay about the showon the cover of the Arts section.)
And in this very crowded ecosystem, its to our advantage to offer audiences both options.
Its not just, Lets burn some shows off on Mondays, Bloys says.
Theyre high-quality shows, and theres marketing behind them.
This is not something were experimenting with.
