Erik Gruenwedel
May 20, 2019
As expected, the season-eight final episode of “Game of Thrones” broke both viewership records for the series as well as HBO.
Initial data suggests the final episode drew 19. 3 million viewers when tabulating initial broadcast, on-demand and some streaming. The tally broke the previous record set May 12 when 18.4 million people watched the penultimate episode broadcast, on-demand and streaming.
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The final season is averaging 44.2 million viewers, which is about 10 million more than season seven, according to HBO.
The previous HBO record occurred in 2002 with the fourth-season premiere of “The Sopranos,” which tracked 11.9 million viewers at a time when streaming video and on-demand distribution did not exist.
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