True Detective

To prepare, Matthew McConaughey created a 450-page analysis, the 'Four Stages of Rustin Cohle', to study his character's evolution over the course of the story.

Over the course of the first season, Rust Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) smokes 49 cigarettes and drinks 8 beers on camera.

Episodes averaged 11.2 million viewers, making it the most watched 1st season of an HBO Original Series since 2001.