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Tim Robinson’s The Chair Company premiered Sunday with a splash, becoming HBO’s most-watched comedy series debut in over five years, drawing 1.4 million U.S. cross-platform viewers over its first three days. It also ranks among the top three comedy premieres in HBO Max history, alongside And Just Like That and Our Flag Means Death. The series follows Robinson’s William Ronald Trosper after a chair snaps during a key presentation, igniting a conspiracy chase. Separately, HBO’s Task keeps climbing, topping 4 million three-day viewers for its latest episode and averaging 6.7 million per episode, on pace with Mare of Easttown.

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