'House of the Dragon' Sets Record for HBO's Biggest Audience for a Series Premiere Episode

HBO has revealed that House of the Dragon has broken the network’s record for the largest series premiere audience of all time!

The Game of Thrones prequel series debuted on Sunday night (August 21) and it was pretty much a no-brainer that the show was going to be a massive hit.

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HBO has announced that 9.986 million viewers tuned in for the series premiere on Sunday night, making it the largest audience for any new original series in the history of the network.

The viewers are across linear and HBO Max platforms in the U.S. The network notes that typically, “Sunday night viewership for a HBO series will represent just 20%-40% of the show’s total gross audience.”

In comparison, the premiere episode of Game of Thrones had just 2.22 million viewers in 2011.

Casey Bloys, Chief Content Officer of HBO & HBO Max, said, “It was wonderful to see millions of Game of Thrones fans return with us to Westeros last night. House of the Dragon features an incredibly talented cast and crew who poured their heart and soul into the production, and we’re ecstatic with viewers’ positive response. We look forward to sharing with audiences what else George, Ryan, and Miguel have in store for them this season.”

Two of the lead actresses on House of the Dragon were not seen in the series premiere.