'Game of Thrones’ Slays 7.9 Million Viewers

By R. Thomas Umstead
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Sunday’s season five premiere of HBO’s fantasy series Game of Thrones played well among cable viewers, averaging 7.9 million viewers, said network officials.

The episode is the most watched ever for the series, topping the 7.2 million viewers for its May 6, 2014 episode and up from the 7.1 million the season four finale generated last June, according to Nielsen.

Season four of Game of Thrones was the most watched in HBO's history, averaging a gross audience of 18.6 million viewers across numerous platforms and encores.

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R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.