With streaming views counted, the return of HBO’s fantasy hit pulled in 17.4 million viewers, eclipsing the record set for the Season 7 finale.
Sunday’s final season premiere of “Game of Thrones” earned HBO a record audience for the hit fantasy drama – and that’s not even counting delayed viewing.
All seven episodes of Season 7 averaged 32.8 million including TV, streaming, DVR and on-demand viewing, its biggest total yet. This final six-episode season is poised to eclipse that figure, and continues the “Thrones” claim as the most-watched series in HBO history.
And the power of HBO’s megahit helped shows that followed it: “Barry” claimed a series-high 1.8 million viewers at 10 p.m. EDT/PDT; “Veep” claimed 1 million at 10:30, its biggest turnout since 2016;and “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” drew 1.3 million at 11, its biggest total since August 2017.