Between Sunday and Monday, the premiere episode pulled in 4.6 million viewers total across all platforms in the U.S., up 90% from the Season 2 premiere in the same time frame, per HBO. The premium cabler also claims that Season 2 of the hit series went on to average 15.5 million viewers, while Season 1 averaged 9.3 million.

The third season of The White Lotus opened to the show’s largest premiere audience so far. The HBO series brought in 2.4 million cross-platform viewers on its opening night Sunday, a 57 percent increase on the season two premiere (1.5 million). The night one figure includes the on-air premiere and replays on HBO and streaming on Max.

Warning: This post contains spoilers for the first episode of The White Lotus Season 3. Who would’ve thought that the character who’d make the biggest splash in the Season 3 premiere of HBO’s The White Lotus would appear on screen for a few seconds,