Shocker! 'House Of The Dragon' Season 2 Premiere Draws Less Viewership As Compared To Series Launch
'House of the Dragon' Season 2 premiere has drawn less viewership as compared to the series launch in 2022.
'House of the Dragon' Season 2 returned to HBO and Max with 7.8 million viewers on Sunday. As per Variety, the Season 2 premiere recorded 22 per cent less viewership as compared to the series launch in 2022. For the unversed, 'House of the Dragon' Season 1 Episode 1 had made its debut with a staggering 10 million viewers.
As per Nielsen, the drop in viewership is attributable to a decline in linear viewing.
However, despite the decline, the episode still led Max to its biggest streaming day ever, both in the US and overall, as per Warner Bros Discovery.
The production house also said that this was the biggest Season 2 premiere that any of the company's streamers have achieved in Europe, as reported by Variety.
For the unversed, after premiering with 10 million viewers in 2022, 'House of the Dragon' Season 1 hit its peak with Episode 2, reaching 10.2 million, as per Variety.
The 'House of the Dragon' Season 1 finale closed with 9.3 million viewers.
Recently, HBO renewed the 'Game of Thrones' prequel series 'House of the Dragon' for Season 3, just days ahead of its Season 2 premiere.
The spinoff series has been co-created by George RR Martin and Ryan Condal.
'House of the Dragon' is based on George RR Martin's 'Game of Thrones' book 'Fire & Blood', and the show follows the Targaryen dynasty in the fictional continent of Westeros.
The events in the series take place nearly 200 years before the events of 'Game of Thrones' and about 100 years after the Targaryens united the Seven Kingdoms.
The returning cast for 'House of the Dragon' season 2 includes Matt Smith, Olivia Cooke, Emma D’Arcy, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, Fabien Frankel, Ewan Mitchell, Tom Glynn-Carney, Sonoya Mizuno, Rhys Ifans, Harry Collett, Bethany Antonia, Phoebe Campbell, Phia Saban, Jefferson Hall and Matthew Needham.
The newcomers to the show are Abubakar Salim as Alyn of Hull, Gayle Rankin as Alys Rivers, Freddie Fox as Ser Gwayne Hightower, Simon Russell Beale as Ser Simon Strong, Clinton Liberty as Addam of Hull, Jamie Kenna as Ser Alfred Broome, Kieran Bew as Hugh, Tom Bennett as Ulf, Tom Taylor as Lord Cregan Stark and Vincent Regan as Ser Rickard Thorne.
