discussion 10 MILLION US viewers saw House Of The Dragon premiere on HBO & HBO Max

[Hector]

“House of the Dragon” drew in 9.99 million viewers across HBO and HBO Max after premiering with one episode on Sunday, according to Warner Bros. Discovery. This viewership tally includes linear airings, as well as HBO Max streams during premiere night.

 

OH WOW  Well deserved, the premiere was a cultural reset! 

 

Edited August 22, 2022 by Hector

[Eóghan]

In comparison "Euphoria" season 2 premiere did 2,4M and season 2 finale did 6,5M.

 

So yeah it's a slay.

[Yog]

GOT smashing again 

[Xantalli]

Critically acclaimed & rating sensation 

[Arcadius]

And there were people calling this a non-event and saying that it would tank. 
 

What a smash!

Edited August 22, 2022 by Arcadius

[Donquizote]

Critics lost again Currently sitting 69 in metacritic.

[Dekkan]

See when you do talentry

 

[Subzero]

Deserved, enjoyed the first episode 

[Feanor]

[Guest]

See, this what happens when you hire writers that actually care about the plot and themes, instead of boring jokes about eunuchs or "bad *****" 

[Musicmajor]

yeeess! I was (slightly) worried it wouldn't do well, just because of season 8. But i'm glad people gave it a chance and hopefully it will continue to rise!

[Miles.]

Great news!  They really subverted expectations by writing a great opening episode! 

[hausofdave]

a fad no more! 

[est. in 90s]

Ended Euphoria 

[Badgalbriel]

Remember the thread saying Euphoria was bigger than GOT

[Relampago.]

I need to watch this! Didn’t know it was out already, even though I’ve been seeing ads EVERYWHERE.

[GraceRandolph]

More incest and rape culture for people to consume. 

[Rachel Berry]

Yes dragons yes viewers

[Erotic]

we love her again 

 

thank you Daenerys 

[Cersei Lannister]

The Mother of Dragons keeping the lights on at HBO

[harwee]

Smasha numbers for HBO Max.

 

Somehow she always stays here i can stand it

 

 

[Billionaire]

Is this bigger than Stranger Things? 

[harwee]

10 minutes ago, Billionaire said:

Is this bigger than Stranger Things? 

 

HoD, but its number is both from cable and HBO max

 

 

 

 

 

Edited August 23, 2022 by harwee

[Hector]

22 minutes ago, Billionaire said:

Is this bigger than Stranger Things? 

If we were to compare this to the Stranger Things 4 Volume 1 premiere from Nielsen:

 

Aligning the two episodes, it’s clear that Disney+ had a solid start with projected viewers in the average minute on Friday. In that case, the first episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi achieved a 4% advantage over the corresponding Stranger Things episode (6.2 million total viewers vs. 6.0 million total viewers) and won the first full day of availability. However, looking at the entire premiere weekend tally, Stranger Things Episode 1 attracted 12.7 million viewers in the average minute versus Obi-Wan Episode 1’s 11.2 million viewers.

 

https://www.nielsen.com/insights/2022/nielsen-streaming-content-ratings-special-report-stranger-things-and-obi-wan-kenobi/

 

Considering the time period, I do think it was bigger than Stranger Things 4 for both Volumes 1 and 2.

 

Stranger Things 4 Volume 2's numbers:

 

 

Translates to about 8 million viewers in the first 4 days under the Nielsen system. 

Edited August 23, 2022 by Hector

[est. in 90s]

A streaming fad it is NOT! The fact that it also smashed on cable as well is extremely impressive. Not everyone has that. A true smash hit