Showtime is almost completely gone. It will soon become part of the Paramount Channel.
Never big on promotion, the last act for Showtime is to kill of “Billions” unceremoniously.
The terrifically written, acted, and directed drama should have won dozens of Emmys. But it has none because Showtime never did anything for it.
In the last few months, there’s been talk that spin offs like “Millions,” “Trillions,” and “Zillions” will be spun off.
But why bother? In its final season, “Billions” is off 30% from season 6. It’s averaging 222K viewers per week. If that were converted into a pulse, the patient would be dead.
The sad part is that “Billions” this season is better than ever. Paul Giamatti, Maggie Siff, David Constabile, Corey Stoll — they’re all on their game. Damian Lewis is on the edges again as Bobby Axelrod. Jeffrey DeMunn should get an Emmy Award. “Billions” was the original “Succession,” and it’s held up right to the end.
New episodes drop on Fridays.
