HBO’s Game of Thrones, with its series finale on Sunday night, figuratively melted its previous viewership record into a puddle of iron.
The sixth and final episode of the eighth and final season, titled “The Iron Throne,” delivered an audience of 13.6 million viewers in linear viewership alone, topping the previous record (12.5 million) set just the week prior and unseating The Sopranos‘ Season 4 opener as HBO’s most-watched single telecast,
Across all HBO platforms (linear, HBO GO and HBO NOW), the fiery episode amassed a record 19.3 million viewers, exceeding the previous series high of 18.4 million (again, set by Episode 7, “The Bells”).
Game of Thrones final season viewership
Episode 1/final season premiere: 17.4 million (11.8 million for linear)
Episode 2: 15.9 million (10.3 million linear)
Episode 3 (ft. The Battle of Winterfell): 17.8 million (12.07 million linear)
Episode 4 (ft. battle aftermath, much drinking): 17.2 million (11.8 million linear)
Episode 5 (ft. Dany’s fiery tirade): 18.4 million (12.5 million linear)
Episode 6/series finale: 19.3 million (13.6 million linear)
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