The original Game of Thrones series ended its run in 2019 with 13.7 million live viewers on linear networks, totaling over 19 million views with the inclusion of streaming and video-on-demand figures. According to HBO, interest in the original series skyrocketed ahead of the Dragon launch, with the full series now accessible in 4K on HBO Max, attracting a weekly average in streaming for August that was up 90 percent from July.
