The season two premiere of 'House of the Dragon' had a strong showing...but it did fall short of season one's debut. The second season premiere of the series brought in 7.8 million viewers across all platforms in the U.S. Sunday night. While that is a high number, it's about 22 percent below the show's record-setting series debut in August 2022.
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00:00The season two premiere of House of the Dragon had a strong showing,
00:03but it did fall short of season one's debut.
00:07The second season premiere of the series brought in 7.8 million viewers across all platforms in
00:12the U.S. Sunday night. While that is a high number, it's about 22 percent below the show's
00:17record-setting series debut in August 2022. The series premiere back in 2022 drew nearly
00:2310 million viewers across all platforms in its first night, making it the most-watched
00:28series opener in HBO's history. Season one's first-night average was in the 9 to 9.5 million
00:33range for most episodes. Still, 7.8 million first-night viewers positioned House of the
00:38Dragon for another huge season. HBO and Max are also touting the worldwide impact of House of
00:53the Dragon, saying that streaming service Max had its biggest single day globally since its launch.
00:58Viewing of season one also spiked in the days leading up to the premiere,
01:01drawing 1 million viewers, its highest total in 19 months.
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