There’s a belief in some circles that the NFL will break its silence on HBO’s Ballers if/when the series is renewed for a second season.
The if has become a when, and the when has become a right now. HBO has renewed the series after only three episodes.
The press release announcing the move says that the premiere episode generated 8.9 million viewers among HBO’s various platforms, including broadcast and digital. Another 5.6 million have watched the show via Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Facebook page.
Apart from the manner in which the show depicts professional football players (with the stereotypical sex, drugs, booze, fighting, and gambling), the show uses NFL team names and logos without consent.