HBO’s A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms viewership peaked with the Season 1 finale, pulling in 9.5 million U.S. cross-platform viewers in its first three days, per Warner Bros. Discovery.
Up 42% from the premiere in the same time frame
WBD says that 9.5 million three-day total is nearly a 42% jump from the series premiere, which did 6.7 million U.S. cross-platform viewers over its first three days.
Episode 5 held the prior record at 9.2M
Before the finale, the season high was Episode 5, “In the Name of the Mother,” which hit 9.2 million viewers in three days. The finale topped that by about 2%.
Season 1 averages and how it ranks for HBO Max
The first season is averaging around 14 million U.S. viewers per episode and 26 million global viewers per episode, with WBD ranking it as the third-largest series debut since the launch of HBO Max.
Season 2 already locked in, returning next year
The series scored a Season 2 renewal back in November, ahead of its premiere, and WBD says it’s set to return next year.
What the series is about and who’s involved
Set about a century before Game of Thrones (and decades after House of the Dragon), the story follows Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) and his squire Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) as they wander Westeros.
Season 1’s cast also includes Daniel Ings, Bertie Carvel, Danny Webb, Sam Spruell, Shaun Thomas, Finn Bennett, Edward Ashley, Tanzyn Crawford, Henry Ashton, Youssef Kerkour, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, and Daniel Monks, among others.
George R.R. Martin and Ira Parker serve as co-creators/executive producers, with Parker as showrunner, and Owen Harris and Sarah Adina Smith directing episodes
