“House of the Dragon” becomes the most viewed series pilot in history

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"The Heirs of the Dragon", the pilot of

attracted nearly 10 million viewers (9.986 million viewers exactly) across all platforms (linear broadcast and on the HBO Max streaming platform) in the United States, according to an HBO statement relayed by

.

prequel

is now the most-watched first episode in the channel's history of any series.

This episode also achieved the best launch for a series on HBO Max in the United States, Latin America and the so-called EMEA region – Europe, Middle East and Africa.

"It was wonderful to see millions of Game of Thrones fans returning to Westeros with us last night," Casey Bloys, chief content officer for HBO and HBO Max, wrote in the statement.

A stronger start than season 4 of “Stranger Things”

The launch of

thus precedes the start of season 2 of

, which had achieved the highest ratings on HBO in 2022. According to figures from Samba TV, the first opus of House of the Dragon has dethroned the launch of season 4 of

prequel

gathered 2.6 million American households in the six hours following its launch, compared to 1.2 million households for the fantasy series of the Duffers brothers.

generated the most viewership to premiere on premium cable or streaming in 2022. By comparison, “Winter Is Coming,” the very first episode of

had 2.2 million viewers when it aired in April 2011.

The final episode of

, seen by 19.3 million viewers in the United States, had left a bitter taste for some fans, suggesting that

would not achieve such a good score.

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