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The first episode of the last season of "Game of Thrones" is a record for the series and HBO.
The pay channel said the 17.4 million viewers who watched the episode on Sunday, on TV or online, represent a season's opening record for the fantastic saga.
HBO Now has also released its biggest streaming night ever, the channel announced Monday.
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The episode surpassed the 16.1 million who attended the premiere of the seventh season and the 16.9 million who watched the final of this season.
Reflecting the growing taste of the audience for streaming, HBO has seen an increase of about 50% in the number of online views compared to the final of last season. In comparison with the premiere of season seven, the streaming audience has almost doubled.
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"Game of Thrones" recorded a cumulative average of 32.8 million viewers per episode last season, in cumulative numbers of viewers and viewers online, HBO said.
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