Tuesday is the day for numbers, so let’s keep it that way. HBO has announced that season 6 episodes averaged 25.1 million viewers! Let’s just have the press release speak for itself.
GAME OF THRONES highly anticipated sixth season conquered all previous seasons with episodes averaging 25.1 million viewers to-date (linear Plays + DVR + HBO On Demand + HBO GO/HBO NOW). That’s approximately five million viewers more when compared to last year’s average (20.2 million). Viewing on HBO’s Digital Platforms comprise almost 40% of season six total viewing, with HBO GO and HBO NOW up a combined 91% vs. last season. Overall, GAME OF THRONES continued its reign as the most watched HBO series on record.
Crazy. That’s a 25% increase over last year. No doubt the digital platforms contributed a lot to it, with almost double the views this year. The 40% share of digital audience is reportedly at the high end of what HBO programming achieved, but seems typical of the most popular shows.
It’s hard to predict what will happen next. Most importantly, we all want a great season seven. Numbers come second.
Just Wow!
Wow.
PS… Are we still Hodoring?
Apollo,
I was wondering the same thing.
http://www.joe.co.uk/entertainment/this-is-how-many-british-people-watched-game-of-thrones-epic-sixth-series/71545
That’s insane! And as far as I know pretty unprecedented. Usually viewing numbers go down when it’s this far into the series or at least stay level. Or only go up high when its the end of a series like Breaking Bad. But GoT continues to grow even in it’s sixth season.
I guess it’s because you know it is really working towards an endgame and it really is one huge story. This season really enforced that. And unlike most shows, it doesn’t feel like they are making it up as they go along.
Apollo,
CrazyHorse,
After “The Door” it’s just not the same anymore I guess.
Holy moly that’s a lot. Well done Thrones!!!
Incredible.
Well deserved!
Hope they’ll grab lots of Emmy’s as well.
And those are the legit numbers, not even adding the different streams which the HBO seems to be ok with. (And torrents of course)
I guess on-line viewership may top 50% next season taking into account it’s going to air in summer and open a new page in the TV history as such, especially if legal access is promoted throughout the world. Let’s be frank: many viewers stream the show from pirate sites only because they have no legal access or because legal access becomes available much later – some 24 hours after the initial airing while pirate sites were providing episodes some 4 to 6 hours after initial airing (and Youtube had the most impressive pieces of the episodes in an hour or two). So, a legal on-line viewership has a tremendous growth potential and HBO should use the momentum IMHO.
I’m not a big fan of numbers, but I have to say that I’m truly, truly impressed. It says alot about our favorite show that they have grown substantially since S1. Great job!!
Cool!
This is awesome. And truly deserving for the best season yet… so I am so happy!
This is only in the United States, correct?
I wonder if there are numbers out there for Canada. I am very curious.
This is great, the massive climb in Digital numbers could be perhaps be considered for most but
It makes the Live Cable figures that consistently stayed high and pushed the boundaries of previous seasons (except US Memorial Day w/e) all the more impressive given we basically had the digital platform poaching from and accounting for the growth of many new viewers which would have acted as a form of drag on the Live Cable figures
Thanks for posting these throughout the season, always curious to see how the momentum of interest is
Part of the story of course is converting viewers who were once pirating due to a preference for online platform into more legitimised HBO Now/Go viewers
I hope not. Why not start a new trend? Like someone else posted. After The Door, it is a brave wonderful thing that Hodor did, rather than some race to see who can make the first post. But there are many many themes that run through GoT’s, maybe a new one can few found that is more appropriate.
/just my opinion
Congratulations to Game of Thrones for the best season ever and seems most everyone agrees.
If I wasn’t lazy I’d go back and find my prediction for the total number. I know I said somewhere around 25 million.
Anyway, a pretty poorly plotted season is being called the best season by a lot of those millions so… I suppose season 7 could have no plot and just mind-numbing action and it would be declared the greatest 7 hours in the history of history.
GeekFurious,
Anyway, a pretty poorly plotted season is being called the best season by a lot of those millions so…
In other news, shocking studies have found that human beings sometimes have different opinions about things! Film at 11:00!
GeekFurious,
Ah, get off your high horse.
Why not do this next season as a mini-series? I would much rather get four-ish, one-and-a-half to two-hour-long “movies” than 7 sub-60-minute episodes. The pacing could be so much better. I’d rather the episodes be the length of mini-series episodes. That way they could finish up the last two seasons in a grander fashion. I would imagine a lot of it is climactic battles. There can’t be much in the way of plot setup at this point. We’ve had 6 amazing seasons of that. It’s war now.
GeekFurious,
I am one of those empty headed millions 😉
Hope season 7 is the same
I would love to see what you would have had in mind for season 6 and for future seasons, at a point in the story where things must come to an end and there will be less build up and more results.
Please stop thinking you are smarter than others.
GeekFurious,
Yep, probably. 🙂
Although, it seems like the finale is actually being praised by a majority as the best episode, and other than the big explosion it’s pretty action-free.
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I’ve never been big into watching episode reaction videos on Youtube but I watched every one I could find for the finale. It’s amazing that many of them have 100k, 200k or more views. I guess that’s a reflection of this 25 million… Many people want to see if others reacted in a similar fashion I guess.
Clob,
its my favorite episode of the entire series!!
Awesome Post.. Keep it Up.
Dee Stark,
Mine as well 😀 And 6×09 is my 2nd favorite!
Dee Stark,
Better yet, it’s the best thing I have ever watched on television. The opening sequence, the whole build-up to the explsion was amazing.
Rhaenys Stark,
SAME!
The Wolves of Winter,
Most definitely!
I went on vacation in Lebanon shortly after the finale and the first few days that’s all my cousins and I would talk about.
And there were two occasions at the pool/beach where I over heard people sitting close by talking about the show
Rhaenys Stark,
Dee Stark,
Haha, me too! After BoB I thought GoT can’t get any better and then 6×10 came along.
It’s amazing the impact the show has worldwide. Really curious what the worldwide numbers are. Both legal and illegal.
The Wolves of Winter,
Agreed
I know same here. I would love to see them
Right after you.
I loved 6.10. It is definitely my favorite finale episode… and probably a top 10 episode of the series (maybe top 5).
I couldn’t find anything I wanted to watch last night so once again I watched episodes 9 & 10 through fully like a movie. Simply fantastic no matter how many times I watch.
GeekFurious,
I’m not the one who thinks millions of people are mindless idiots, just because they have a different opinion then me.
Wow! Those numbers are beyond impressive. The continuing (and continuing to grow) success of the show puts a big smile on my face. 🙂
Clob,
Haha I’ve done this too. My mum, who has never, even once in her life, watched a tv episode or movie twice, watched 6×09 for the forth time last night 😀 She loves it!
Nymeria Warrior Queen,
Same here!!!
Dee Stark,
If it isn’t the one and only Dress Scan! 🙂
I hope all’s well with you!
If they hold a screening of these two episodes, I wouldn’t miss it for the world.
it’s Game of Fucking thrones, I expect nothing less of my favorite show of television.
the wait shouldn’t be bad,
WatchersontheWall, Re Watching game of thrones and breaking bad, and a ton of gaming XD
Boom, Season 7 will be here in no time XD
plus Award shows 😀
I did this too a few nights ago! It was like watching a movie/sequel. I loved it. Best ep9-10 combination ever!
So happy my fave show is getting all the love it deserves.
My dad could plot a better season than your dad!
Nymeria Warrior Queen,
Hahaha! You remember that! LOLOL
All is well 🙂 nice to see you!
Now if only they’d do an IMAX showing of those two eps. I’d rather see that than any movie coming out any time soon.
GeekFurious,
Not exactly.
The first 6 averaged 23.4. The season overall was 25.1.
That’s like almost the whole population of Australia watching! Love it!!
Bloody hell. This is even more impressive than I imagined.
I knew the numbers would be out the box but this is just more than impressive. Good for you HBO. Im not a huge fan of HBO but I have to give them credit where it’s due. This is by far the BEST show I’ve ever watched as an adult for pure entertainment and escapism. LOVE is a word so overused and so inadequate in trying to pinpoint my feelings on how much this show means to me. LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE it.