
Game of Thrones‘ steady ratings build-up culminated in the first-season finale Sunday, which hit a new series high of 3 million viewers for the 9 PM broadcast. For the 9 PM and 11:15 PM airings combined, the viewership was 3.9 million, also a new high. From the premiere to the finale, the HBO fantasy series’ audience has grown by 37%.
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It was a great finale…and, the future looks quire interesting especially with the introduction of the dragons.
Looking forward to season 2…although I will miss Sean Bean.
Amazing last show. Hands down best drama on tv. Best written, best in all technical depts
Last episode is the beginning of the story…I only hope HBO will continue to keep true to the story and world that George R.R. Martin created.
Maybe he should just shorten his name to G.R.R Martin.
Boobs. Dragons.
‘Nuf said.
Completely deserving of any success it gets. It got me to pick up all the books (not gonna be able to wait until Season 2 to see where the story goes). Peter Dinklage and Alan Moore deserve Emmys for the show
HBO does it again. What a great show. The finale should have been two hours long. I wanted to see the confrontation between North and South. Now we have to wait until Spring 2012.
King of the North!!!
Yeah, but here it comes. Bye-bye fidgety political intrigue, hello old god magic and dragon wars!
Best show on TV.
Amazing season; looking forward to the 2nd. Hopefully with a bigger CGI budget tho.
Fantastic acting, inspired writing, amazing direction and design. This is what television SHOULD be!
Congrats HBO! You’ve raised the bar yet again.
Can’t wait for Season II.
…Alan Moore is credited?
What’s with the spoilers people? Now I know there’s a topless dragon!
Peter Dinklage needs to win something for this show.
He’s utterly brilliant in it and does the perfect Tyrion.
Each episode is better than most of today’s films being released.
My only problem with the show is I have to wait until Spring 2012 to see season 2! From start to finish, the show is tops. HBO really knocked it out of the park on this one. Keep ‘em coming!
Best show on TV in years.
This show is amazing. Episodes really did get better and better. Can’t wait for season 2.
*Thumbs up*
I hope Peter Dinklage wins an Emmy!
Can’t wait to see this show clean up at the Emmy’s. The quality is so far beyond anything else on TV (and most movies for that matter). Does anyone have a DeLorean I can borrow to skip to next spring when season 2 premieres?
Game of Thrones is the best show on TV; I’m trying to think of one better— not gonna happen
I love Game of Thrones but think Breaking Bad is slightly better. Not nearly as epic in scope but a tighter show overall.
Fringe is a million times better than this crap. I thought of a show for you.
Fringe is for retards like you.
Finally a great show for us guys to enjoy! Swords, sandals, beheadings and fuck scenes. Terrific stories and characters. What more can a guy ask for? Loving this like I loved Deadwood.
“Finally a great show for us guys to enjoy”
You’re joking, right?
AMAZING show! Totally hooked — surprised and saddened to see the always wonderful Sean Bean and HOT HOT HOT Jason Momoa go — (looking at the boys in this show is a fringe benefit to it being an event at our house on Sunday evenings). Can’t wait til next season!