The second season premiere of HBO’s Game of Thrones delivered series-high ratings Sunday night.
Thrones returned to 3.9 million viewers. That’s up a massive 74 percent from its series debut last year. It also greatly improves upon the show’s previous all-time high, which was just over 3 million viewers. Including all three Sunday airings, the show delivered 6.3 million viewers. The numbers mean a third season renewal is pretty much guaranteed.
Despite airing on a network with fewer subscribers than its basic cable rivals, HBO’s Thrones stomped the season two premiere of AMC’s The Killing (1.8 million) and the latest episode of Mad Men (2.9 million).
Source: EW
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