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The 'Game of Thrones' prequel has surpassed all but two seasons of its predecessor in total viewers.

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00:00The Greens are coming for you, Rhaenyra, and for your children.

00:05The House of the Dragons season one finale brought in a big audience for HBO.

00:09The Game of Thrones prequel ended its first season with 9.3 million viewers across all platforms,

00:15which is down a bit from its early episodes, but still the best first night showing for an HBO season

00:20or series finale since the Thrones series finale in May 2019. According to HBO,

00:25House of the Dragon has averaged a massive 29 million viewers per episode since its August 21st premiere,

00:32higher than all but the final two seasons of Game of Thrones.

00:35The first night all-platform audience for House of the Dragon has hovered in the 9 to 9.5 million range

00:40over the course of its 10-episode season.

00:43Lay siege to the Red Keeper. Send us.

00:49The finale drew 1.85 million viewers for its first airing on HBO,

00:53in line with the show's 1.87 million average for previous episodes.

00:58The initial showing on the cable channel accounted for just under 20% of the total night one tally.

01:03The rest comes from streaming on HBO Max and on-air replays.

01:06HBO and HBO Max chairman and CEO Casey Bloys said in a statement,

01:11We're so thrilled to see House of the Dragon catch fire with Game of Thrones fans around the world,

01:15as well as new viewers who are discovering the world of Westeros for the first time.

01:19Congrats to George, Ryan, Miguel and the whole House of the Dragon team on an incredible first season.

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