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The season two premiere of 'House of the Dragon' had a strong showing...but it did fall short of season one's debut. The second season premiere of the series brought in 7.8 million viewers across all platforms in the U.S. Sunday night. While that is a high number, it's about 22 percent below the show's record-setting series debut in August 2022.
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00:00The season 2 premiere of House of the Dragon had a strong showing, but it did fall short of season 1's debut.
00:07The second season premiere of the series brought in 7.8 million viewers across all platforms in the U.S. Sunday night.
00:14While that is a high number, it's about 22% below the show's record-setting series debut in August 2022.
00:20The series premiere back in 2022 drew nearly 10 million viewers across all platforms in its first night,
00:26making it the most-watched series opener in HBO's history.
00:30Season 1's first night average was in the 9 to 9.5 million range for most episodes.
00:35Still, 7.8 million first night viewers positions House of the Dragon for another huge season.
00:41Only weeks ago, my Lord Husband was alive, and the realm was at peace.
00:49HBO and Max are also touting the worldwide impact of House of the Dragon,
00:53saying that streaming service Max had its biggest single day globally since its launch.
00:58Viewing of season 1 also spiked in the days leading up to the premiere,
01:02drawing 1 million viewers, its highest total in 19 months.
01:06For much more on this story and all the latest TV news, head to THR.com.
01:10This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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