'Leaving Neverland' is one of the most-watched HBO documentaries of the last decade

Travis Clark

Mar 6, 2019, 00:27 IST

'Leaving Neverland' is one of the most-watched HBO documentaries of the last decade

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"Leaving Neverland"

1.3 million viewers tuned into HBO's explosive Michael Jackson documentary, "Leaving Neverland," during its two-hour premiere on Sunday, according to Nielsen.
It's the third-most-watched documentary premiere for HBO in the last decade, behind "Going Clear" and "Bright Lights," according to The Wrap.

"Leaving Neverland" has already secured a huge audience for HBO.

Part one of HBO's and director Dan Reed's four-hour documentary, which details claims of child sexual abuse against Michael Jackson, was viewed by 1.3 million people during its premiere on Sunday, according to Nielsen (via The Wrap).

Part two of "Leaving Neverland" aired on Monday, and Nielsen will release its viewership numbers on Tuesday.

As The Wrap noted, its the third-most-watched documentary premiere for HBO in a decade. It follows 2015's Scientology doc, "Going Clear," with 1.7 million viewers, and 2016's Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds doc, "Bright Lights," with 1.6 million viewers. But including all on-demand and digital platforms, "Leaving Neverland" was viewed by 1.7 million people.

In "Leaving Neverland," two men, Wade Robson and James Safechunk, claim to have been in sexual relationships with the pop singer when he was at the height of his fame in the late 1980s and early 1990s, and they were young boys.

Both parts of "Leaving Neverland" are currently available to stream on HBO Go and HBO Now.