“House of the Dragon” set the record for the biggest premiere in HBO franchise history, surpassing “Game of Thrones” with nearly 10 million viewers on Sunday night.
After months of anticipation, HBO officially aired the first episode of the “Game of Thrones” spinoff “House of the Dragon” on Sunday night. Despite some technical issues with fans watching via the Amazon Fire Stick, the network reports that the series’ premiere was its biggest ever, recorded via linear and HBO Max streams on its US premiere night alone. 9.986 million viewers. HBO noted that Sunday night viewership typically represents 20% to 40% of total viewership, leaving room for larger ratings.
By comparison, the “Game of Thrones” series premiere drew 4.2 million viewers in 2011, while Euphoria’s premiere drew 2.4 million. “It’s great to see millions of Game of Thrones fans return to Westeros with us last night,” Casey Bloys, HBO’s chief content officer, said in a statement. “House of the Dragon has a talented cast and crew who put their heart and soul into the production, and we’re ecstatic about the positive response from the audience. We look forward to sharing with the audience what George, Ryan and Miguel have in store for them this season. other things.”
Based on George R.R. Martin’s Fire and Blood novel, House of the Dragon is set 200 years before the events of the original Game of Thrones series, and tells the story of House Targaryen’s spiraling downfall. Martin co-created the series with Ryan Condal, with Miguel Sapochnik and Condal serving as hosts. Ramin Djawadi from Game of Thrones and Westworld returns for the series. The main cast includes Paddy Considine, Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best and Rhys Ifans.
Check out the “Few Weeks” trailer below to find out what’s to come, and look for new episodes to premiere on HBO Max on Sunday at 9 p.m. ET.
