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Update:<\/b> According to live+same-day data posted by Showbuzz, Sunday’s season seven “Game Of Thrones” premiere drew a 4.71 adults 18-49 rating. It averaged 10.11 million viewers.<\/p>\n

Both represent series highs for the show.<\/p>\n

The previous highs belonged to the sixth season finale, which posted a 4.35 demo rating and averaged 8.89 million in total viewership.
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The anticipation and buzz was greater than it has ever been.<\/p>\n

Fittingly, the episode drew more viewers than the show ever has.<\/p>\n

According to HBO, Sunday’s season seven “Game Of Thrones” premiere set a live+same-day record in overall viewership.<\/p>\n

The first run of the episode drew a whopping 10.1 million viewers. The figure bests the previous season high (8.9 million, set by the sixth season finale) by more than 1 million.<\/p>\n

Last season’s premiere, meanwhile, drew 7.94 million live+same-day viewers.<\/p>\n

— With same-day replays and streaming data included, this year’s number swells to 16.1 million.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sunday’s “Game Of Thrones” predictably ranked as the most-watched episode yet.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1048],"tags":[2026,78],"adace-sponsor":[],"yoast_head":"\nRatings: HBO's "Game Of Thrones" Attracts Series High Viewership For Season 7 Premiere<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Update: According to live+same-day data posted by Showbuzz, Sunday's season seven "Game Of Thrones" premiere drew a 4.71 adults 18-49 rating. 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