House of the Dragon was HBO's largest debut ever, with over 10 million US viewers

House of the Dragon was HBO’s largest debut ever, with over 10 million US viewers

While the figures are difficult to compare, they are significant for HBO and HBO Max and come after a few weeks of perplexing decisions by its new corporate owners Warner Bros. Discovery. Recently, executives dumped the intended-for-HBO Max Batgirl movie into the vault, removed several programs from streaming, including some famous animated titles, and removed hundreds of Sesame Street episodes from HBO Max.