Game of Thrones made its hotly-anticipated return this past Sunday night, with the season seven premiere ‘Dragonstone’ shattering a number of ratings records for HBO.
The episode pulled in a whopping 16.1 million viewers across all HBO platforms, including repeats, streaming and DVR, up 50% from the season six opener from 2016.
In overnight ratings, the episode was watched by 10.1 million viewers, topping the season six finale to become the most-watched episode according to Nielsen numbers. Viewers also took to Twitter to share 2.4 million tweets, making it the most-tweeted episode of all time.
You can read our review of ‘Dragonstone’ here, and check out our top five moments from the episode here.
Via EW
Originally published July 19, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
