Keepers Updated September 16, 2026
The Pitt, Season 2

Is it worth it?

The Pitt, Season 2

R. Scott Gemmill · Series · HBO Max · Jan 8, 2026

91Keeper

Yes. It scores 91, which makes it a Keeper. Everything we can measure says people will still be coming back to it years from now.

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Where the 91 comes from

Critics40/40

Critic score 99. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience13/20

Audience score 85. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record14/15

Gemmill created The Pitt after years on ER, and the show's first season was a breakout.

Staying power24/25

The finale drew a series high 9.7 million U.S. viewers in its first weekend, and the season averaged 15.4 million, up 50% on season one.

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Scores used: Rotten Tomatoes 99% (211 reviews), Popcornmeter 85%. Numbers checked September 16, 2026. See the main source.

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  • Critics, 40. The published aggregate from Metacritic, OpenCritic, Album of the Year or Rotten Tomatoes. Almost everything reviewed lands between 70 and 98, so a 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40.
  • Audience, 20. What people who paid for it say, from user scores and Steam reviews. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20.
  • Track record, 15. Whether the people who made it have made things that lasted before. Debuts start lower on purpose.
  • Staying power, 25. What happens after launch week: chart runs, players who stick around, renewals, sales that keep going.

A Keeper is our bet on what lasts. Some releases show it right away: the reviews, the players and the people behind them all point the same way, the way they did for Elden Ring. For albums, games, films and shows, 85 or above is a Keeper and 75 to 84 is worth your time. Things need 80. We score everything again as time goes by, and a Keeper that fades loses the label. Nobody pays to be here or pays for a score. Every score links to where its numbers came from. Each one has a link to find it on Amazon, and as an Amazon Associate, Keepers earns from qualifying purchases.