Does it feel like there aredragonseverywhere you face today ? That ’s because probably most everyone you screw tuned in toHouse of the Dragonlast nighttime , which brought in “ the largest audience for anynew original seriesin the history of HBO , ” according to a press outlet from the electronic internet .
The full issue of viewers ? A tidy 9.986 million “ across linear and HBO Max platforms in the U.S. Sunday night , ” so when you factor in the pennon ’s international securities industry and the fact that the great unwashed will also be watching today and throughout the calendar week , that is … well , it ’s a Irish bull - ton of eyeballs eager to see what ’s go on inthe Westeros - set prequel .
For a ocular economic aid , please enjoy this telecasting shared by the official House of the Dragon Twitter invoice ( chapeau - tipUproxx ) that show what look like near an full high - rise apartment all glued to the show at the same time .
Photo: Ollie Upton/HBO
All the dragons roared as one.https://t.co/gZJPUBmxPE
— House of the Dragon ( @HouseofDragon)August 22 , 2022
HBO Max has generate some uncollectible ink lately forcurtailing its catalogue , not to advert scrapping somehigh - profile in - advancement project , but given the numbers you may expect nothing but full supporting from the company for House of the Dragon . Even Game of Thrones , which ended its run in 2019 , “ just wrapped its strongest week on HBO Max to date , capping off a seven - week stretch of week - over - week growth in engagement leading up to the premiere of House of the Dragon , ” according to the release . That ’s potent grounds that even people who watched ( or re - watch , graven image help them)Thrones time of year eightstill had enough fan spirit to check out the newfangled series .
Will this repair Game of Thrones fever be able to corroborate itself across the debut time of year of House of the Dragon ? We hadsome mixed feelingsabout the premiere , but we ’ll still be tuning in to see what those stinky ( evidently ) dragons and their slippery humans get up to next . New episodes arrive Sunday night on HBO and HBO Max through October 23 .
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