'House of the Dragon' series premiere is the biggest in HBO history, with nearly 10 million viewers
The premiere of the 'Game of Thrones' prequel 'House of the Dragon' on Sunday made HBO and HBO Max history and drew the biggest audience of any new series HBO Originals, with 9.986 million linear and streaming viewers in the United States
Warner Bros. Discovery broke the news on Monday, citing that the premiere also marks the biggest series launch on HBO Max in the United States, Latin America and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). In the UK, the premiere drew 1.39 million viewers for Sky, a record for the Comcast-owned satellite TV operator, according to The Hollywood Report.
"House of the Dragon" has big shoes to fill as it is the first spin-off in the "Game of Thrones" franchise. "Game of Thrones" is a crown jewel for HBO, with its 82-minute series finale in 2019 reaching 19.3 million linear viewing viewers.
In addition, the "Game of Thrones" series recently had its best week on HBO Max yet, the company noted yesterday. This month, the weekly engagement average for the series is nearly 50% higher than July and nearly 90% higher than June.
While the success of the premiere is a win for HBO Max, analysts and investors will likely keep a close eye on the new series. It's important that the ratings metrics continue to gain momentum over the 10-episode run, especially as the new CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav, seeks to reduce the content of the service.
Zaslav has doubled down on cost-cutting measures, killing around 40 shows and shelving “Batgirl,” leaving many subscribers worried about what content will be left behind when the company merges streaming services HBO Max and Discovery+l 'next year. More recently, HBO Max removed 200 episodes of "Sesame Street" (not cool, David). The newly merged company also laid off 70 HBO and HBO Max employees.
HBO Max and its notoriously buggy app ran into issues on Sunday, with subscribers complaining about the app crashing, mostly on Amazon Fire TV devices. Twitter has been inundated with people reporting the HBO Max app crashes. Amazon told Deadline that the issue is now resolved.
"House of Dragon" will have ten episodes in total, which will be released weekly. The finale will air on October 23.
The premiere of the 'Game of Thrones' prequel 'House of the Dragon' on Sunday made HBO and HBO Max history and drew the biggest audience of any new series HBO Originals, with 9.986 million linear and streaming viewers in the United States
Warner Bros. Discovery broke the news on Monday, citing that the premiere also marks the biggest series launch on HBO Max in the United States, Latin America and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa). In the UK, the premiere drew 1.39 million viewers for Sky, a record for the Comcast-owned satellite TV operator, according to The Hollywood Report.
"House of the Dragon" has big shoes to fill as it is the first spin-off in the "Game of Thrones" franchise. "Game of Thrones" is a crown jewel for HBO, with its 82-minute series finale in 2019 reaching 19.3 million linear viewing viewers.
In addition, the "Game of Thrones" series recently had its best week on HBO Max yet, the company noted yesterday. This month, the weekly engagement average for the series is nearly 50% higher than July and nearly 90% higher than June.
While the success of the premiere is a win for HBO Max, analysts and investors will likely keep a close eye on the new series. It's important that the ratings metrics continue to gain momentum over the 10-episode run, especially as the new CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery, David Zaslav, seeks to reduce the content of the service.
Zaslav has doubled down on cost-cutting measures, killing around 40 shows and shelving “Batgirl,” leaving many subscribers worried about what content will be left behind when the company merges streaming services HBO Max and Discovery+l 'next year. More recently, HBO Max removed 200 episodes of "Sesame Street" (not cool, David). The newly merged company also laid off 70 HBO and HBO Max employees.
HBO Max and its notoriously buggy app ran into issues on Sunday, with subscribers complaining about the app crashing, mostly on Amazon Fire TV devices. Twitter has been inundated with people reporting the HBO Max app crashes. Amazon told Deadline that the issue is now resolved.
"House of Dragon" will have ten episodes in total, which will be released weekly. The finale will air on October 23.
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