‘Game of Thrones’ breaks audience record with season finale
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Kit Harington, left, and Emilia Clarke on the season finale of “Game of Thrones.” The series set yet another audience record Aug. 27 with its seventh-season finale. Nielsen says an all-time high of 12.1 million viewers were tuned in to the wildly popular fantasy drama. An additional 4 million caught the episode on streaming channels.
NEW YORK >> HBO’s “Game of Thrones” set yet another audience record Aug. 27 with its seventh-season finale. Nielsen says an all-time high of 12.1 million viewers were tuned in to the wildly popular fantasy drama. An additional 4 million caught the episode on streaming channels.
The seven-episode season began with 10.1 million viewers, while episode 5 drew 10.7 million.
This season “Game of Thrones” has regularly ranked as the second-most-viewed series each week among all programs, both cable and broadcast. Its eighth and final season is scheduled to air next year.
