‘House of the Dragon’ Premiere Draws 9.99 Million Viewers
variety.comSelome Hailu Westeros came back to HBO last night with the series premiere of “House of the Dragon” — and brought the masses along with it.“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.“Game of Thrones” has remained HBO’s biggest hit of all time since concluding in 2019, and as its prequel series, “House of the Dragon” is arguably the project to get the most marketing and fanfare from the network since.
And while its perhaps unfair to compare “House of the Dragon” to its predecessor — which brought in 4.2 million viewers with its first-ever episode and a record-breaking 17.9 million viewers with the premiere of its eighth and final season — there’s another, more recent HBO series that’s worth including in the conversation.
Sam Levinson’s “Euphoria” is not only HBO’s biggest show of 2022 thus far: It became the network’s second-most-watched series of all time after “Game of Thrones” in February thanks to the run of its second season.
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