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Game of Thrones sets Sky record
April 26, 2016
The season 6 premiere of Game of Thrones has set viewing records for Sky drama with a total of 2.2 million watching the opening episode of HBO’s fantasy epic on Sky Atlantic.
About 60,000 viewing tuned in to watch Game of Thrones at 2am on Monday morning, a simulcast timed with the premiere of the latest series in the US, with another 1.4 million Sky subscribers watching the recorded 2am broadcast at some point on Monday. An additional 816,000 viewers tuned in for the 9pm broadcast Monday night.
The combined viewing of 2.19 million smashed the previous record of nearly 1.6 million viewers who tuned in to watch the fifth series opener in 2015.
The season six premiere is the biggest ever overnight audience for a Sky Atlantic show and the most-watched Game of Thrones episode to date.
Sky said the overnight ratings for season six are “just a fraction” of the total audience the show will get once catch-up figures are included. Sky is estimating a viewing uplift of about 70 per cent, meaning the season six premiere could end with a consolidated audience of more than 3.7 million.
Sky also said there has been 7.1 million downloads of seasons one to five over the past six weeks from its on-demand service, with viewers either catching up or refreshing themselves.
April 26, 2016
The season 6 premiere of Game of Thrones has set viewing records for Sky drama with a total of 2.2 million watching the opening episode of HBO’s fantasy epic on Sky Atlantic.
About 60,000 viewing tuned in to watch Game of Thrones at 2am on Monday morning, a simulcast timed with the premiere of the latest series in the US, with another 1.4 million Sky subscribers watching the recorded 2am broadcast at some point on Monday. An additional 816,000 viewers tuned in for the 9pm broadcast Monday night.
The combined viewing of 2.19 million smashed the previous record of nearly 1.6 million viewers who tuned in to watch the fifth series opener in 2015.
The season six premiere is the biggest ever overnight audience for a Sky Atlantic show and the most-watched Game of Thrones episode to date.
Sky said the overnight ratings for season six are “just a fraction” of the total audience the show will get once catch-up figures are included. Sky is estimating a viewing uplift of about 70 per cent, meaning the season six premiere could end with a consolidated audience of more than 3.7 million.
Sky also said there has been 7.1 million downloads of seasons one to five over the past six weeks from its on-demand service, with viewers either catching up or refreshing themselves.