House of the Dragon
House of the Dragon is exactly the kind of megahit HBO hoped it would be, away from the nostalgia of Game of Thrones, back when the series was still good. And the numbers reflect that.
According to diversity, House of the Dragon’s viewership has been slowly but surely increasing, and now, the show is averaging 29 million viewers across its first five episodes. What does that mean in context?
Giant figures for any premium cable show, and stacked against its predecessor series, that 29 million viewers is more than triple the 9.3 million viewers HBO said Season 1 of Game of Thrones averaged when it aired. Of course, this was a decade ago, there were fewer places to visit, and the series was spooled. But even taking that into account, Game of Thrones 8 averaged 46 million to 29 million in its final season.
Here’s how Game of Thrones has fared over time with its average viewership:
- Season 1 – 9.3 million
- Season 2 – 11.6 million
- Season 3 – 14.4 million
- Season 4 – 19.1 million
- Season 5 – 20.2 million
- Season 6 – 25.7 million
- Season 7 – 32.8 million
- Season 8 – 46 million
So, House of the Dragon gets a free pass to skip around season 7 of Game of Thrones, obviously by staying in the same universe and fueling a deep appetite for fans who want more, and namely, the last few non-book adaptations of the original show. The world can be interesting and good again against the seasons.
House of the Dragon
We don’t know exactly what HBO has planned for House of the Dragon, though at least one more season seems likely. There is a very specific, solid ending for this cast of characters from the source material, but there has been some talk of the show turning into a Targaryen anthology, following the deranged family through other points in time, in other centuries.
And, apparently, HBO still has a lot more spin-off shows, although it’s still unclear which ones will make it to final production, as HBO has shown a willingness to kill off anything they don’t believe in, like Old Valyria. Before the House of the Dragon took its place, which was axed. Most intriguing is the idea of a Jon Snow-led sequel show, created by Kit Harington himself, as this is the only proposed project that will actually take place after the original series runs.
But yes, House of the Dragon’s bigger viewership probably means more seasons, and more Thrones spin-offs. Stay tuned.
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