'Game of Thrones' Finale Assumes Series High Mark

HBO drama's season two ender draws 4.2 million viewers at 9 p.m.

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 6/4/2012 3:41:17 PM

HBO's Game of Thrones ended its second season campaign Sunday with a series-high 4.2 million viewers at 9 p.m., up 38% over its season one finale audience.

An additional 910,000 viewers tuned in to Thrones' 11:10 p.m. replay, combining for 5.1 million viewers for the night. Overall in season two, Game of Thrones averaged a gross audience of 10.4 million viewers per episode across all platforms.

At 10 p.m., Veep drew 1.2 million viewers at 10:10 p.m., its second most-watched episode of its freshman season, and Girls hit a series high 1.1 million viewers for its episode at 10:40 p.m.