HBO’s The Penguin made a bigger splash in its regular time slot. The second episode of the series offshoot of Matt Reeves’ The Batman aired Sunday night at 9/8c, where it drew 1.6 million domestic cross platform viewers — outperforming Episode 1’s premiere night by 17%.

Episode 2 of “The Penguin” hit 1.6 million viewers across HBO and Max on Sunday. Per Warner Bros. Discovery, that marks a 17% increase from the series premiere, which debuted on Sept. 19. The network initially reported 5.

The Penguin is already a critical hit but we can now confirm that it's been a hit in terms of viewership as well because The Batman follow-up had the biggest 4-day launch since The Last of Us in 2023.

Theo Rossi plays Dr. Julian Rush in 'The Penguin,' who is Sofia Falcone's therapist. But he could really be a reworked version of Hugo Strange or The Scarecrow.

The Penguin episode 2 doesn't just up the ante in The Batman spin-off – it also references a classic Batman comic book event. During this week's episode, Oz (Colin Farrell) hosts a gathering at his home and,

The latest example of this is "The Penguin" showrunner Lauren LeFranc downplaying the series' Batman roots. No, this is a serious crime drama, hence why Oz (Colin Farrell) can't actually be called the "Penguin" even if he waddles like one onscreen.

The Penguin is far removed from anything resembling actual superheroism, a pure mob drama that deals with the aftermath of the events of Riddler flooding Gotham

The following review contains spoilers for the second episode of The Penguin, “Inside Man” It’s always scary going into episode 2 of a show whose premiere thrilled you. Can they keep it up? Will they drop the ball on all these awesome promises?

Episode 2 of The Penguin, “Inside Man”, is as good as the premiere was, which got me thinking. Why? That isn’t a trick question. There isn’t a great deal happening in the show at the moment; there’s probably less here than in Episode 1,