House of the Dragon is back(witha third seasonnow on the mode , too ) , and it ’s roared onto HBO and Max with the commanding front ofVhagar , King ’s Landing ’s fervour - take a breather young bodyguard . But whilethe season two premierewas a victory , it came up short compared to the Game of Thrones prequel ’s track record - breaking 2022 debut .
concord tothe Hollywood Reporter , House of the Dragon ’s time of year two premiere lured 7.8 million viewers “ across all weapons platform in the U.S. ” Sunday night , which is “ about 22 pct below the show ’s disk - setting series premiere in August 2022 , ” which raked in about 10 million viewers . ( It was , the trade note , “ the most - keep an eye on series opener in HBO ’s history . ” ) On mediocre , each episode in time of year one pulled in 9 to 9.5 million viewer on Sunday night ; its 90 - day average for each sequence in time of year one was 29 million across all platforms . House of the Dragon was the post - secret plan of Thrones HBO ratings champion until The Last of Us ( which averaged more than 30 million witness per instalment ) .
Still , as both THRand Varietypoint out , House of the Dragon ’s numbers are still cause for celebration . As THR write , HBO and Max are claiming “ Max had its biggest single day globally since its launching ; ” what ’s more , the banner also enjoyed a bump on time of year one House of the Dragons sequence , as fans presumptively decided to freshen their memories on which dastardly and/or scheme Targaryen was which ahead of the show ’s return .
Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Cole (Fabian Frankel) in the season two premiere.Photo: Ollie Upton/HBO
novel episodes of House of the Dragon arrive Sunday nights on HBO and Max .
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