‘Banshee’ Finale Sets Ratings Record for Cinemax

733,000 tune in for Season 2 farewell

Cinemax’s “Banshee” wailed its way to record ratings with its Season 2 finale on Friday night.

The finale hit a network record for a Cinemax original series, scoring 733,000 viewers with its 10 p.m. telecast.

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The network’s previous record was 591,000, for the Feb. 7, 2014 episode of “Banshee.”

With an 11 p.m. replay factored in, the “Banshee” finale amassed 968,000 viewers, also a network high.

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Counting DVR, HBO on Demand and HBO Go, “Banshee” has averaged a gross audience of 2.7 million total viewers.

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