“Game of Thrones” opened to massive ratings on Sunday night.
According to figures released by HBO, the Season 8 premiere drew 17.4 million viewers across all platforms, including 11.8 million who watched on the linear channel. And that is only those who watched Sunday night. Expect the total viewers to go up considerably once delayed viewing is factored into the final numbers.
The Season 7 premiere, by comparison, averaged 16.1 million total viewers, including 10.1 million who watched on the linear channel and the rest coming from DVR and streaming. That also beats the previous series high of 16.9 million multi-platform viewers for the Season 7 finale. However,...
According to figures released by HBO, the Season 8 premiere drew 17.4 million viewers across all platforms, including 11.8 million who watched on the linear channel. And that is only those who watched Sunday night. Expect the total viewers to go up considerably once delayed viewing is factored into the final numbers.
The Season 7 premiere, by comparison, averaged 16.1 million total viewers, including 10.1 million who watched on the linear channel and the rest coming from DVR and streaming. That also beats the previous series high of 16.9 million multi-platform viewers for the Season 7 finale. However,...
- 4/15/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety - TV News
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