Time may be a flat circle.
But four years is a long time for any show to be off the air.
True Detectivereturnedfor its third season Sunday night to solid-ish yet lower numbers than its second outing.
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Back when season 2 debuted in 2015,True Detectivehad 3.2 million viewers for its first episode.
Thenew episodes are actually getting far better reviewsthan the second season, and social media reactions were generally positive.
PlusTrue Detectivestill outperformed the openings of some other HBO debuts in recent years likeSharp Objects andBig Little Lies.
