Over 25 million watched each S6 episode of Game of Thrones! 

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.

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Game of Thrones viewing figures are in and it’s safe to say this has been the biggest series ever.

The HBO epic which was shown on Sky in the UK attracted a record number of viewers for its sixth season.

An average of five million people alone watched GoT on Sky platforms, according to the Guardian, which is a 41 per cent increase on previous series.

There were an incredible 16 millions streams on Sky Box Sets, making it the broadcaster’s most popular TV series ever.

Each episode has broken the 5 million viewer mark with figures from Sky Go and Now TV taken into account.

But while the penultimate and final episodes have received gushing reviews and widespread acclaim, neither The Battle of the Bastards or The Winds of Winter came out on top as the most-viewed episode of the season.

It was in fact episode four – Book of Stanger – which saw a record 5.24 million viewers tune in.

For those with short memories that’s the one where we saw the reunion between Jon Snow and Sansa Stark and when Daenerys Targaryen burned down the Dothraki chieftains’ hut with them locked inside and emerged defiant and naked from the flames.

Sky Atlantic director Zai Bennett said: “It’s an amazing phenomenon, particularly when you consider that we are in half of the homes in the UK and it’s quite an adult, grown-up piece of television.

“When I arrived (two years since) we had 20% growth in its audience and I thought that can’t carry on, but it has. It’s insane.”

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.

After “The Door” it’s just not the same anymore I guess.

Holy moly that’s a lot. Well done Thrones!!!

Hope they’ll grab lots of Emmy’s as well.

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