True Detective - 'The Western Book of the Dead'
British iTunes Chart Performance

"The Western Book of the Dead": Chart Statistics

  • Release date: 21 Jun 2015
  • Chart debut: #2 (11 Aug 2015)
  • Highest Position: #1 (16 Aug 2015)
  • Most recent chart position: #65 (14 Jun 2025)
  • Days on UK TV Episodes Chart: 94

'The Western Book of the Dead' has charted in the following countries:
United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Canada and Australia.

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Episode Synopsis: Season Two Premiere. The disappearance of a city manager disrupts a lucrative land scheme and ignites an investigation involving three police officers and a career criminal who is moving into legitimate business.

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The Western Book of the Dead: Chart Progress Graph

Chart performance: 11 Aug 2015 to 07 Jan 2016.

Chart progress graph for The Western Book of the Dead

Detailed Chart Progress for "The Western Book of the Dead" (True Detective)

UK TV Episodes chart performance history for The Western Book of the Dead

Year Month Day Position Movement Number 1
2015 Aug 11 Tue 2 new I Am Cait
The Road Trip, Pt. 1
12 Wed 3 down Ex On The Beach
301
13 Thu 3 no-move Pretty Little Liars
Game Over, Charles
14 Fri 4 down Suits
Denial
15 Sat 2 up Pretty Little Liars
Game Over, Charles
16 Sun 1 up True Detective
The Western Book of the Dead
17 Mon 2 down I Am Cait
The Road Trip – Part 2
18 Tue 5 down Made In Chelsea
Episode 2
19 Wed 8 down Ex On The Beach
302
20 Thu 6 up
21 Fri 6 no-move
22 Sat 6 no-move
23 Sun 4 up Suits
Denial
24 Mon 5 down I Am Cait
Family Interference
25 Tue 6 down Suits
No Refills
26 Wed 9 down Ex On The Beach
303
27 Thu 12 down
28 Fri 10 up
29 Sat 7 up Suits
No Refills
30 Sun 5 up
31 Mon 11 down I Am Cait
Take Pride
2015 Sep 1 Tue 11 no-move Suits
No Puedo Hacerlo
2 Wed 16 down Ex On The Beach
304
3 Thu 12 up
4 Fri 9 up
5 Sat 9 no-move
6 Sun 8 up Suits
No Puedo Hacerlo
7 Mon 13 down I Am Cait
The Dating Game
8 Tue 14 down Suits
Toe to Toe
9 Wed 12 up Ex On The Beach
305
10 Thu 13 down
11 Fri 12 up
12 Sat 10 up
13 Sun 12 down
14 Mon 14 down
15 Tue 16 down Made In Chelsea
Episode 6
16 Wed 13 up Ex On The Beach
306
17 Thu 19 down
18 Fri 17 up
19 Sat 15 up
20 Sun 14 up South Park
Stunning and Brave
21 Mon 19 down Downton Abbey
Episode One
22 Tue 24 down
23 Wed 24 no-move Ex On The Beach
307
24 Thu 27 down
25 Fri 30 down
26 Sat 36 down
27 Sun 31 up Downton Abbey
Episode One
28 Mon 34 down Downton Abbey
Episode Two
29 Tue 42 down Keeping Up With the Kardashians
It Feels Good to be Home
30 Wed 38 up Ex On The Beach
308
2015 Oct 1 Thu 52 down
2 Fri 25 up
3 Sat 36 down
4 Sun 42 down Downton Abbey
Episode Two
5 Mon 45 down Downton Abbey
Episode Three
6 Tue 49 down Keeping Up With the Kardashians
Vanity Unfair
7 Wed 44 up
8 Thu 56 down Ex On The Beach
309
9 Fri 39 up
10 Sat 45 down Doctor Foster
Episode 1
11 Sun 29 up
12 Mon 37 down
13 Tue 64 down
14 Wed 60 up Ex On The Beach
310
15 Thu 45 up
16 Fri 71 down
17 Sat 72 down Homeland
Seperation Anxiety
18 Sun 51 up
19 Mon 57 down Homeland
The Tradition of Hospitality
20 Tue 92 down
21 Wed 97 down Geordie Shore, Season 11
1101
25 Sun 96 re-entry Homeland
The Tradition of Hospitality
26 Mon 76 up Homeland
Super Powers
27 Tue 75 up The Walking Dead
Thank You
2015 Nov 2 Mon 91 re-entry Homeland
Why Is This Night Different?
4 Wed 96 re-entry Geordie Shore, Season 11
1103
7 Sat 92 re-entry
8 Sun 82 up Homeland
Why Is This Night Different?
13 Fri 82 re-entry Geordie Shore, Season 11
1104
28 Sat 99 re-entry Keeping Up With the Kardashians
The Price You Pay
2016 Jun 23 Thu 93 re-entry Keeping Up With the Kardashians
Snow You Didn’t!
20 Thu 10 re-entry House of the Dragon
The Heirs of the Dragon
2024 Jul 31 Wed 28 no-move Knight Rider (2008)
Exit Light, Enter Knight
2024 Sep 17 Tue 42 no-move Hacks
There Is No Line
22 Sun 55 no-move All Creatures Great & Small
To All Our Boys
2024 Oct 5 Sat 100 no-move All Creatures Great & Small
Homecoming
2024 Dec 21 Sat 19 no-move The Penguin
After Hours
25 Wed 91 re-entry Gavin and Stacey
Gavin and Stacey: Christmas Special 2008
2025 Jan 25 Sat 81 no-move Top Gear
The Botswana Special
2025 May 6 Tue 76 re-entry Doctor Who (2023 -)
Lucky Day
22 Thu 57 re-entry Gypsy Rose: Life After Lock Up
The Ultimatum
30 Fri 68 no-move The Last of Us
Convergence
2025 Jun 14 Sat 65 no-move The Last of Us
Day One

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