'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power' Viewership Numbers Revealed

The numbers are in for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

The Amazon Prime Video series debuted in the past week, and the company has revealed the viewership data for the highly anticipated, huge budget Lord of the Rings television series.]

The show currently commands an 84% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

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According to Amazon, it was viewed by 25 million viewers globally over the initial 24 hours that the first two episodes were available for streaming in 240 countries and territories.

It debuted globally between September 1 and September 2.

Amazon did not specify how it measures a view, nor how much of an episode a user needs to watch to count as a viewer.

The company also said that Rings of Power broke “all previous records, marking the biggest premiere in the history of Prime Video.”

“It is somehow fitting that Tolkien’s stories – among the most popular of all time, and what many consider to be the true origin of the fantasy genre – have led us to this proud moment,” said Amazon’s Jennifer Salke in a statement.

The show reportedly cost $465 million for its first season, with a second season already in the works at Amazon. Learn five facts about the making of the series!