Lena Dunham's 'Girls' Premiere Gets 1.1 Million Viewers Who run the world? Girls. HBO's comedic drama about a group of millennial girls living in Brooklyn, New York - devised by Lena Dunham - netted a series record 1.1 million viewers during its season three premiere Sunday night. That's a 28% hike over last season's debut, per Deadline. The numbers are especially impressive considering Girls was up against the latter half of the 2014 Golden Globe awards - and that's when all the heavy-hitting winners are named. For those who didn't tune in to HBO for the Girls premiere, you're in luck: HBO put the whole thing on YouTube. For free!