From the following Hannibal has garnered online, the casual viewer would assume the NBC series was one of the network's more popular programs.

Laurence Fishburne Teases 'Darker' & 'Different' Direction For 'Hannibal' Season 3

Despite the fact that the Bryan Fuller project is moving into its third season, Hannibal continues to only bring in approximately 2.54 million viewers. Luckily for the carefully crafted series, NBC doesn't seem to mind.

"Hannibal is...one of the best shows we have creatively, and it's one of the best-reviewed shows this network has had since I've been here. We still struggle to find an audience for it," said NBC chairman Robert Greenblatt at the Television Critics Association 2014 summer press tour, according to Entertainment Weekly. "It's great, we're keeping it going, we keep trying to build the audience, but if this were on a cable network, the small audience wouldn't matter and it would be deemed more successful than it is on our network."

How Will 'Hannibal' Deal With Will Graham and Dr Lecter's Separation In Season 3

Known for its spectacular cinematography and beautifully crafted murder scenes, Hannibal already snagged Saturn Awards for best Network Television Series and Best Actor On Television (Mads Mikkelsen) and IGN's awards for Best TV Horror Series and Best New TV Series in 2014.

Staring Mikkelsen as Dr. Lecter and Hugh Dancy as Will Graham, Hannibal will return for a third season in 2015.

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