The finale of the season "Game of Thrones" sets a record as the episode most watched by HBO – TechCrunch



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Despite the disappointment of many long-time fans of the series, the finale of the "Game of Thrones" series set a new record for HBO, as the most-watched episode in the network's history. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the episode attracted 13.6 million viewers during its first broadcast Sunday night, which reached 19.3 million once retransmissions and offline broadcast were included. The last record was held by the penultimate episode of the season, which attracted 12.48 million viewers on its first broadcast and a total of 18.4 million on its first night.

The eighth and final season of "Game of Thrones," which began in 2011, drew an average of 44.2 million viewers until Sunday, after streaming, added DVRs and replays, or 10 million more than the average of season 7, said HBO. .

The final of the HBO series that attracted the most viewers was "The Sopranos", with 11.9 million viewers, although it was in 2007, before the takeoff of streaming and other digital services.

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