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Game of Thrones is an American fantasydrama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss. The series is based on George R. R. Martin's series of fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and Fire. The series takes place on the fictional continents of Westeros and Essos, and chronicles the power struggles among noble families as they fight for control of the Iron Throne of the Seven Kingdoms. The series starts when House Stark, led by Lord Eddard 'Ned' Stark (Sean Bean), is drawn into schemes surrounding King Robert Baratheon (Mark Addy).[1]
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The series premiered on April 17, 2011, on HBO. David Benioff and D. B. Weiss both serve as executive producers, along with Carolyn Strauss, Frank Doelger, Bernadette Caulfield, and George R. R. Martin.[2][3] Filming for the series has taken place in a number of locations, including Croatia, Ireland, Iceland, and Spain.[4][5][6] Episodes were broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm Eastern Time,[7][8] and the episodes are between 50 and 82 minutes in length.[9] The first seven seasons are available on DVD and Blu-ray.
The series concluded with its eighth season, which premiered on April 14, 2019, and consisted of six episodes.[10][11][12] The show's episodes have won numerous awards including three Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.[3] During the course of the series, 73 episodes of Game of Thrones aired over eight seasons.
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Series overview[edit]
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Avg. U.S. viewers (millions) | |||
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First aired | Last aired | |||||
1 | 10 | April 17, 2011 | June 19, 2011 | 2.52[13] | ||
2 | 10 | April 1, 2012 | June 3, 2012 | 3.80[13] | ||
3 | 10 | March 31, 2013 | June 9, 2013 | 4.97[14] | ||
4 | 10 | April 6, 2014 | June 15, 2014 | 6.84[15] | ||
5 | 10 | April 12, 2015 | June 14, 2015 | 6.88[16] | ||
6 | 10 | April 24, 2016 | June 26, 2016 | 7.69[17] | ||
7 | 7 | July 16, 2017 | August 27, 2017 | 10.26[18] | ||
8 | 6 | April 14, 2019 | May 19, 2019 | 11.99[19] |
Episodes[edit]
Season 1 (2011)[edit]
In the continent of Westeros, Warden of the North Eddard 'Ned' Stark becomes 'Hand of the King' (chief adviser) to King Robert Baratheon. When Ned's son Bran stumbles upon Queen Cersei having sex with her twin brother Jaime Lannister, Jaime cripples Bran. After moving to King's Landing, the capital of the Seven Kingdoms, Ned discovers that Prince Joffrey and his siblings were incestuously fathered by Jaime. When King Robert dies, Ned does not recognize Joffrey as the rightful heir and is executed. Ned's bastard son Jon Snow joins the Night's Watch, an ancient brotherhood sworn to watch over the massive Wall in the North, which separates the Seven Kingdoms from hostile tribes known as 'Wildlings' and mythological humanoid creatures known as 'White Walkers'. In the continent of Essos, the exiled Viserys Targaryen, son of King Aerys who was deposed by King Robert, marries off his sister Daenerys to the Dothraki warlord Khal Drogo, in exchange for an army to return to and take over Westeros. Eventually Drogo kills Viserys and Drogo later dies himself. After Drogo dies, Daenerys manages to hatch three dragons.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [20] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | 'Winter Is Coming' | Tim Van Patten | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 17, 2011 | 2.22[21] |
2 | 2 | 'The Kingsroad' | Tim Van Patten | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 24, 2011 | 2.20[22] |
3 | 3 | 'Lord Snow' | Brian Kirk | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 1, 2011 | 2.44[23] |
4 | 4 | 'Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things' | Brian Kirk | Bryan Cogman | May 8, 2011 | 2.45[24] |
5 | 5 | 'The Wolf and the Lion' | Brian Kirk | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 15, 2011 | 2.58[25] |
6 | 6 | 'A Golden Crown' | Daniel Minahan | Story by : David Benioff & D. B. Weiss Teleplay by : Jane Espenson and David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 22, 2011 | 2.44[26] |
7 | 7 | 'You Win or You Die' | Daniel Minahan | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 29, 2011 | 2.40[27] |
8 | 8 | 'The Pointy End' | Daniel Minahan | George R. R. Martin | June 5, 2011 | 2.72[28] |
9 | 9 | 'Baelor' | Alan Taylor | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 12, 2011 | 2.66[29] |
10 | 10 | 'Fire and Blood' | Alan Taylor | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 19, 2011 | 3.04[30] |
Season 2 (2012)[edit]
Ned's oldest son Robb has declared war on the Lannisters and holds Jaime prisoner. However, his mother Catelyn secretly frees Jaime to ransom her daughters, Sansa and Arya, believed to be captives in King's Landing. Sansa is being regularly abused by her betrothed King Joffrey, while a disguised Arya escapes Lannister forces in Harrenhal. Ned's ward, Theon Greyjoy sides with his father and seizes Winterfell, the Starks' ancestral home, though Bran and his brother Rickon escape. Meanwhile, Stannis and Renly Baratheon, brothers of the deceased King Robert, claim the throne for themselves. Stannis has the support of Melisandre, a Red Priestess of the Lord of Light. Stannis kills Renly and attacks King's Landing, whose defense is successfully led by Tyrion Lannister, the acting Hand of the King and Queen Cersei's younger brother. On a ranging beyond the Wall, Jon Snow manages to gain the trust of Wildlings, while other members of the Watch come under attack by an army of White Walkers and their reanimated corpses. In Essos, Daenerys and her khalasar find refuge in Qarth. After foiling an attempt to steal her dragons, Daenerys leaves the city.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [20] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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11 | 1 | 'The North Remembers' | Alan Taylor | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 1, 2012 | 3.86[31] |
12 | 2 | 'The Night Lands' | Alan Taylor | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 8, 2012 | 3.76[32] |
13 | 3 | 'What Is Dead May Never Die' | Alik Sakharov | Bryan Cogman | April 15, 2012 | 3.77[33] |
14 | 4 | 'Garden of Bones' | David Petrarca | Vanessa Taylor | April 22, 2012 | 3.65[34] |
15 | 5 | 'The Ghost of Harrenhal' | David Petrarca | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 29, 2012 | 3.90[35] |
16 | 6 | 'The Old Gods and the New' | David Nutter | Vanessa Taylor | May 6, 2012 | 3.88[36] |
17 | 7 | 'A Man Without Honor' | David Nutter | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 13, 2012 | 3.69[37] |
18 | 8 | 'The Prince of Winterfell' | Alan Taylor | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 20, 2012 | 3.86[38] |
19 | 9 | 'Blackwater' | Neil Marshall | George R. R. Martin | May 27, 2012 | 3.38[39] |
20 | 10 | 'Valar Morghulis' | Alan Taylor | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 3, 2012 | 4.20[40] |
Season 3 (2013)[edit]
After Robb breaks his vow to marry one of Lord Walder Frey's daughters, Frey arranges the massacre of Robb, his mother, his wife, his unborn child and his bannermen, during a wedding feast. The northern House Bolton, which had liberated Winterfell from Theon at Robb's request, also betrays the Starks. After Robb's death, Lord Roose Bolton is appointed the new Warden of the North by Lord Tywin Lannister, the head of House Lannister and new Hand of the King. In Dreadfort, the Boltons' ancestral castle, Theon is tortured by Roose Bolton's bastard son Ramsay Snow. Further north, Jon Snow climbs the Wall with a Wildling party and ends up on its south side, but then betrays them. In the capital, King Joffrey has decided to marry Margaery of House Tyrell, setting Sansa aside. Lord Tywin, however, arranges Sansa's marriage with his son Tyrion. Jaime reaches King's Landing, having had his dominant hand cut off. In Essos, Daenerys acquires 'The Unsullied', an army of eunuch slave soldiers. She also joins forces with the 'Second Sons', a company of mercenaries, and takes over two cities.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [20] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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21 | 1 | 'Valar Dohaeris' | Daniel Minahan | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | March 31, 2013 | 4.37[41] |
22 | 2 | 'Dark Wings, Dark Words' | Daniel Minahan | Vanessa Taylor | April 7, 2013 | 4.27[42] |
23 | 3 | 'Walk of Punishment' | David Benioff | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 14, 2013 | 4.72[43] |
24 | 4 | 'And Now His Watch Is Ended' | Alex Graves | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 21, 2013 | 4.87[44] |
25 | 5 | 'Kissed by Fire' | Alex Graves | Bryan Cogman | April 28, 2013 | 5.35[45] |
26 | 6 | 'The Climb' | Alik Sakharov | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 5, 2013 | 5.50[46] |
27 | 7 | 'The Bear and the Maiden Fair' | Michelle MacLaren | George R. R. Martin | May 12, 2013 | 4.84[47] |
28 | 8 | 'Second Sons' | Michelle MacLaren | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 19, 2013 | 5.13[48] |
29 | 9 | 'The Rains of Castamere' | David Nutter | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 2, 2013 | 5.22[49] |
30 | 10 | 'Mhysa' | David Nutter | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 9, 2013 | 5.39[50] |
Season 4 (2014)[edit]
In King's Landing, Lady Olenna secretly poisons King Joffrey at his wedding with her granddaughter Margaery, but Tyrion is falsely accused of the murder by his family, and is found guilty. However, Jaime and Varys conspire to smuggle Tyrion to Essos. Tyrion kills his father Tywin before leaving. Petyr Baelish smuggles Sansa into the Vale, ruled by her aunt and his lover, the widowed Lysa Arryn. Baelish marries Lysa but later kills her. After attempting to reunite with her family, Arya takes a ship bound for Braavos, in Essos. Having returned to the Night's Watch, Jon Snow defends Castle Black against an army of Wildlings, who are superior in strength. The Watch is rescued by the arrival of Stannis Baratheon and his forces. A crippled Bran with newfound powers travels north beyond the Wall with a few companions. Beneath a weirwood tree, he finds the Three-eyed Raven, an old man with the ability to perceive future and past. In Essos, Daenerys takes control of Meereen and abolishes slavery. When she discovers that her trusted advisor, Ser Jorah Mormont, had spied on her for Robert Baratheon, she exiles him.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [20] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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31 | 1 | 'Two Swords' | D. B. Weiss | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 6, 2014 | 6.64[51] |
32 | 2 | 'The Lion and the Rose' | Alex Graves | George R. R. Martin | April 13, 2014 | 6.31[52] |
33 | 3 | 'Breaker of Chains' | Alex Graves | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 20, 2014 | 6.59[53] |
34 | 4 | 'Oathkeeper' | Michelle MacLaren | Bryan Cogman | April 27, 2014 | 6.95[54] |
35 | 5 | 'First of His Name' | Michelle MacLaren | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 4, 2014 | 7.16[55] |
36 | 6 | 'The Laws of Gods and Men' | Alik Sakharov | Bryan Cogman | May 11, 2014 | 6.40[56] |
37 | 7 | 'Mockingbird' | Alik Sakharov | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 18, 2014 | 7.20[57] |
38 | 8 | 'The Mountain and the Viper' | Alex Graves | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 1, 2014 | 7.17[58] |
39 | 9 | 'The Watchers on the Wall' | Neil Marshall | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 8, 2014 | 6.95[59] |
40 | 10 | 'The Children' | Alex Graves | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 15, 2014 | 7.09[60] |
Season 5 (2015)[edit]
In King's Landing, Margaery marries the new King Tommen Baratheon, Joffrey's younger brother. The Sparrows, a group of religious fanatics, impose their views upon the city, imprisoning Margaery, her brother Loras, and Cersei for committing various sins. Jaime travels to Dorne to take back Myrcella Baratheon. However, Oberyn Martell's lover, Ellaria and his bastard daughters kill Myrcella as revenge for Oberyn's death. In Winterfell, the new seat of House Bolton, Baelish arranges Sansa's marriage with the now-legitimized son of Roose Bolton, the sadist Ramsay. Stannis's unsuccessful march on Winterfell, which leads to his death, allows Sansa the opportunity to escape with Theon. At the Wall, as the newly elected Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, Jon Snow forms an alliance with the Wildlings to save them from the White Walkers and their army of reanimated corpses. However, Jon is stabbed to death by some brothers who see him as a traitor. Arya arrives in Braavos, where she finds Jaqen H'ghar whom she had previously helped escape, and begins training with the Faceless Men, a guild of assassins. In Essos, Tyrion becomes an advisor to Daenerys. Ser Jorah saves the life of Daenerys against a revolt of slavers, who flees Meereen on Drogon's back.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [20] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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41 | 1 | 'The Wars to Come' | Michael Slovis | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 12, 2015 | 8.00[61] |
42 | 2 | 'The House of Black and White' | Michael Slovis | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 19, 2015 | 6.81[62] |
43 | 3 | 'High Sparrow' | Mark Mylod | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 26, 2015 | 6.71[63] |
44 | 4 | 'Sons of the Harpy' | Mark Mylod | Dave Hill | May 3, 2015 | 6.82[64] |
45 | 5 | 'Kill the Boy' | Jeremy Podeswa | Bryan Cogman | May 10, 2015 | 6.56[65] |
46 | 6 | 'Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken' | Jeremy Podeswa | Bryan Cogman | May 17, 2015 | 6.24[66] |
47 | 7 | 'The Gift' | Miguel Sapochnik | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 24, 2015 | 5.40[67] |
48 | 8 | 'Hardhome' | Miguel Sapochnik | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 31, 2015 | 7.01[68] |
49 | 9 | 'The Dance of Dragons' | David Nutter | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 7, 2015 | 7.14[69] |
50 | 10 | 'Mother's Mercy' | David Nutter | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 14, 2015 | 8.11[70] |
Season 6 (2016)[edit]
At the Wall, Melisandre resurrects Jon. Jon reunites with Sansa and leaves the Night's Watch. Aided by the Wildlings, loyalists and the Knights of the Vale, they defeat the Boltons and Jon is proclaimed the King in the North. Beyond the Wall, Bran trains with the Three-eyed Raven but they come under attack by the White Walkers. The Three-eyed Raven is killed and succeeded by Bran, who escapes with the help of Hodor, who dies in the process. Bran realizes Jon is in fact the son of his deceased aunt Lyanna Stark and Crown Prince Rhaegar Targaryen. In King's Landing, Cersei kills the High Sparrow, Margaery, Loras and many others by blowing up the Great Sept with wildfire. Tommen kills himself after witnessing the events, and Cersei is crowned Queen. In the Iron Islands, Euron Greyjoy usurps leadership by killing his brother and Theon's father, Balon. Ellaria seizes control of Dorne, and joins Olenna Tyrell in an alliance with Daenerys, who forgives Ser Jorah, takes control of the Dothraki and defeats the slavers. Daenerys sails for Westeros, joined by Theon and his sister Yara. In Braavos, Arya continues her training with the Faceless Men, but eventually leaves them.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [20] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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51 | 1 | 'The Red Woman' | Jeremy Podeswa | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 24, 2016 | 7.94[71] |
52 | 2 | 'Home' | Jeremy Podeswa | Dave Hill | May 1, 2016 | 7.29[72] |
53 | 3 | 'Oathbreaker' | Daniel Sackheim | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 8, 2016 | 7.28[73] |
54 | 4 | 'Book of the Stranger' | Daniel Sackheim | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 15, 2016 | 7.82[74] |
55 | 5 | 'The Door' | Jack Bender | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 22, 2016 | 7.89[75] |
56 | 6 | 'Blood of My Blood' | Jack Bender | Bryan Cogman | May 29, 2016 | 6.71[76] |
57 | 7 | 'The Broken Man' | Mark Mylod | Bryan Cogman | June 5, 2016 | 7.80[77] |
58 | 8 | 'No One' | Mark Mylod | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 12, 2016 | 7.60[78] |
59 | 9 | 'Battle of the Bastards' | Miguel Sapochnik | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 19, 2016 | 7.66[79] |
60 | 10 | 'The Winds of Winter' | Miguel Sapochnik | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 26, 2016 | 8.89[80] |
Season 7 (2017)[edit]
Daenerys arrives in Westeros and takes over Dragonstone. She plans to overthrow Cersei, but Jon arrives to instead save Westeros from the White Walkers. The Night King, leader of the White Walkers, kills and reanimates Daenerys' dragon Viserion. Jon and Daenerys attempt to persuade Cersei to join their cause by showing the existence of a wight they had captured, but she has her own plans to increase control over the continent. At Winterfell, Sansa is reunited with her siblings, Arya and Bran. When Lord Protector of the Vale Petyr Baelish begins to turn the Stark children against one another, they manage to have him executed. In a vision, Bran sees that his aunt, Lyanna, was, in fact, married to Prince Rhaegar, and that Jon's real name is Aegon Targaryen, making him the true heir to the Iron Throne. After his sister Yara is kidnapped by his uncle Euron, Theon sets out to save her. The Night King demolishes a section of The Wall with the help of the reanimated Viserion, allowing the White Walkers and Army of the Dead to pass into the Seven Kingdoms.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [20] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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61 | 1 | 'Dragonstone' | Jeremy Podeswa | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | July 16, 2017 | 10.11[81] |
62 | 2 | 'Stormborn' | Mark Mylod | Bryan Cogman | July 23, 2017 | 9.27[82] |
63 | 3 | 'The Queen's Justice' | Mark Mylod | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | July 30, 2017 | 9.25[83] |
64 | 4 | 'The Spoils of War' | Matt Shakman | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | August 6, 2017 | 10.17[84] |
65 | 5 | 'Eastwatch' | Matt Shakman | Dave Hill | August 13, 2017 | 10.72[85] |
66 | 6 | 'Beyond the Wall' | Alan Taylor | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | August 20, 2017 | 10.24[86] |
67 | 7 | 'The Dragon and the Wolf' | Jeremy Podeswa | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | August 27, 2017 | 12.07[87] |
Season 8 (2019)[edit]
Jon and Daenerys learn the Army of the Dead has breached the Wall. Theon rescues Yara, then returns to Winterfell. Sam reveals to Jon that he is actually Aegon Targaryen. Jaime arrives at Winterfell, revealing Cersei won't help defeat the Army of the Dead. Jon reveals his Targaryen lineage to Daenerys, who wants it kept a secret. After a battle, Arya kills the Night King, destroying the Army of the Dead. Euron's navy kills Rhaegal and Cersei executes Missandei who had been captured, enraging Daenerys, who, after her army takes King's Landing, destroys much of the city indiscriminately. Cersei and Jaime, who returned to Cersei, are killed. Tyrion denounces Daenerys and is imprisoned for treason to await execution. Jon, unable to stop her, kills Daenerys. Bran Stark is proclaimed king, allowing the North to secede as an independent kingdom. Bran appoints Tyrion as his Hand. Jon is sentenced to the Night's Watch, Sansa is crowned Queen in the North, and Arya sets sail to explore west of Westeros.
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date [20] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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68 | 1 | 'Winterfell' | David Nutter | Dave Hill | April 14, 2019 | 11.76[88] |
69 | 2 | 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' | David Nutter | Bryan Cogman | April 21, 2019 | 10.29[89] |
70 | 3 | 'The Long Night' | Miguel Sapochnik | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 28, 2019 | 12.02[90] |
71 | 4 | 'The Last of the Starks' | David Nutter | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 5, 2019 | 11.80[91] |
72 | 5 | 'The Bells' | Miguel Sapochnik | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 12, 2019 | 12.48[92] |
73 | 6 | 'The Iron Throne' | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 19, 2019 | 13.61[93] |
Specials[edit]
No. | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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1 | Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life | February 8, 2015 | N/A | |
A half-hour documentary that covered one day of production of season 5 on three sets in Belfast, Dubrovnik and Osuna from the viewpoint of key crew members.[94] | ||||
2 | Game of Thrones: The Last Watch | May 26, 2019 | 1.63[96] | |
A two-hour documentary which documents the making of season eight.[95] |
Home media release[edit]
Season | Episodes | DVD and Blu-ray release date | |||
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Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
1 | 10 | March 6, 2012[97] | March 5, 2012[98] | August 10, 2012[99] | |
2 | 10 | February 19, 2013[100] | March 4, 2013[101] | March 6, 2013[102] | |
3 | 10 | February 18, 2014[103] | February 17, 2014[104] | February 19, 2014[105] | |
4 | 10 | February 17, 2015[106] | February 16, 2015[107] | February 18, 2015[108] | |
5 | 10 | March 15, 2016[109] | March 14, 2016[110] | March 16, 2016[111] | |
6 | 10 | November 15, 2016[112] | November 14, 2016[113] | November 16, 2016[114] | |
7 | 7 | December 12, 2017[115] | December 11, 2017[116] | December 11, 2017[117] | |
8 | 6 | December 3, 2019[118] | December 2, 2019[119] | December 4, 2019[120] |
Ratings[edit]
The first season averaged 2.5million viewers for its first Sunday-night screenings and a gross audience (including repeats and on-demand viewings) of 9.3million viewers per episode.[121] For its second season, the series had an average gross audience of 11.6million viewers.[122] The third season was seen by 14.2million viewers, making Game of Thrones the second-most-viewed HBO series (after The Sopranos).[123][124] For the fourth season, HBO said that its average gross audience of 18.4million viewers (later adjusted to 18.6million) had passed The Sopranos for the record.[125][126]
By the sixth season the average per-episode gross viewing figure had increased to over 25million, with nearly 40 percent of viewers watching on HBO digital platforms.[127] In 2016, a New York Times study of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook likes found that Game of Thrones was 'much more popular in cities than in the countryside, probably the only show involving zombies that is'.[128] By season seven, average viewer numbers had increased to 32.8million per episode across all platforms.[129][130]
The series set records on pay-television channels in the United Kingdom (with a 2016 average audience of more than five million on all platforms)[131] and Australia (with a cumulative average audience of 1.2million).[132]
Game of Thrones : U.S. viewers per episode (millions)Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
1 | 2.22 | 2.20 | 2.44 | 2.45 | 2.58 | 2.44 | 2.40 | 2.72 | 2.66 | 3.04 | 2.52 | |
2 | 3.86 | 3.76 | 3.77 | 3.65 | 3.90 | 3.88 | 3.69 | 3.86 | 3.38 | 4.20 | 3.80 | |
3 | 4.37 | 4.27 | 4.72 | 4.87 | 5.35 | 5.50 | 4.84 | 5.13 | 5.22 | 5.39 | 4.97 | |
4 | 6.64 | 6.31 | 6.59 | 6.95 | 7.16 | 6.40 | 7.20 | 7.17 | 6.95 | 7.09 | 6.84 | |
5 | 8.00 | 6.81 | 6.71 | 6.82 | 6.56 | 6.24 | 5.40 | 7.01 | 7.14 | 8.11 | 6.88 | |
6 | 7.94 | 7.29 | 7.28 | 7.82 | 7.89 | 6.71 | 7.80 | 7.60 | 7.66 | 8.89 | 7.69 | |
7 | 10.11 | 9.27 | 9.25 | 10.17 | 10.72 | 10.24 | 12.07 | N/A | 10.26 | |||
8 | 11.76 | 10.29 | 12.02 | 11.80 | 12.48 | 13.61 | N/A | 11.99 |
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External links[edit]
- List of Game of Thrones episodes on IMDb
- List of Game of Thrones episodes at TV.com
- Game of Thrones at Rotten Tomatoes
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It can be difficult to remember what happened in Game of Thrones even on a week-to-week basis.
Trying to recall who got into a fight with whom in Game of Thrones, who betrayed someone or who made a sinister pact with someone else can be a tedious affair. Trying to remember everything that happened in a full season is even more daunting. 'Is that character whom I know is important but whose name I can't remember still alive? Who's controlling the Stark residence again?'
To try and help out fans, HBO released a three-minute recap of the entire fifth season which does a decent job of reiterating the major events that happened last year, but it doesn't address some of the more minor, but important storylines that occur over the course of ten episodes.
To get you properly caught up with everything Game of Thrones, going into the season six premiere on Sunday, we're bringing you a more detailed recap of everything that happened last season and what could possibly happen in the next.
The hub of the series' political drama, King's Landing played host to a series of major events last season, but none as important as Cersei Lannister's apparent downfall. After her youngest son Tommen Baratheon marries the wicked Margaery Tyrell, Cersei begins to lose control of the power she was able to hold over her eldest son, the vile Joffrey.
In an attempt to hold onto some of her power, Cersei reintroduces the Faith Militant, which is the army branch of the Faith of the Seven. While she assumes this will help her maintain some leverage and power, everything goes awry when Lancel Lannister returns to the city as a member of the Sparrows, a group of devoutly religious individuals who will stop at nothing to rid King's Landing of virtueless individuals.
As a part of their mission to clean up the city, they arrest Loras Lannister for homosexuality, and set out to imprison Cersei and Margaery for their acts of infidelity. When Cersei confesses to cheating on her late husband Robert with Lancel, they force her to strip down and walk a path of shame through the city, inviting citizens of King's Landing to stone her and spit on her. The abuse marks the beginning of Cersei's emotional and mental downfall.
What could happen this season: Cersei has fallen, but there's still a little bit of fight left in her. She yearns for that control, but she's taking the time to mourn her daughter (who died during last season's finale) and figure out what's next for her.
Jamie, her twin brother and lover, is also back to help while she deals with everything that's happened to her. Cersei will still have to work on winning back the trust and respect of her son, but don't be surprised to see her break out of this catatonic state relatively quickly.
Jon Snow, a bastard child and controversial figure within the Night's Watch, is given a chance to rule over Winterfell, the castle he lived at with his father Ned Stark before joining his brothers at the Wall. Snow declines — a decision he'll regret by the end of the season — and instead begins his new role as the Lord Commander of the Night's Watch.
Despite being elected by his brothers in black, it's not as easy as a transition as he would have liked. When he makes the decision to enter a truce with the Wildlings, it divides the Watch as many begin to protest their new leader's decision.
Despite the animosity, however, they follow Jon's orders and begin to evacuate one of the Wildling villages after it comes under attack by a group of White Walkers. Although they lose many men during the fight, Jon and his team manage to bring quite a few Wildlings to safety behind Castle Black walls.
Even though the mission was a success, once Samwell Tarly and Gilly leave, Jon loses much of his support system. It gets even worse after the death of Maester Aemon, too. Jon is left to deal with a group of men he considers brothers who are disillusioned with him as a leader and who want him out of their lives. Eventually, they grow tired of Jon's lack of respect for them and their safety, lure him into a trap, and stab him to death.
What could happen this season: First of all, the question over whether Jon Snow is actually dead will be answered. Although HBO has said that the character is dead, fans have been holding out hope that he will be resurrected in some capacity and brought back.
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It looks like Melissandre will play a key role in the season six premiere and may be the way Snow is resurrected. Regardless, big changes are coming to Castle Black and the Wall. Plus, be prepared for some more White Walkers bringing chaos and fear to all of the Night's Watch.
meereen
It's been difficult for Daenerys Targaryen to keep control of her insurgent army, the Sons of the Harpy, and last season they finally revolted against her. In an attempt to bring her down, the Sons start murdering citizens of Meereen and members of the Unsully, the army dedicated to bringing Daenerys back into power. They also take down Barristan Selmy, one of Daenerys' most loyal supporters.
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While Daenerys is dealing with the stresses of Meereen, Tyrion Lannister and Varys arrive in Pentos, having abandoned King's Landing when Tyrion murdered his father, Tywin. However, on their travels, Tyrion and Varys pass through Valentis, where Tyrion is spotted by Ser Jorah Mormont, Daenerys' number one fan. Jorah kidnaps him and takes him back to Meereen in an attempt to get back into her good graces after being exiled.
Daenerys accepts Tyrion's help as an advisor, but she's quick to exile Jorah once more. Luckily for her, he doesn't know when to quit and he saves her from an attack on her life by the Sons of the Harpy. While this is happening, Daenerys' dragon Drogon reappears, leading to her escape. She's carried far away from the city, but when she lands, she finds herself surrounded by Dorthraki horsemen and taken by them.
Back in Meereen, Jorah leaves to try and find out where Daenerys has gone, leaving Tyrion and Varys to look over the city.
What could happen this season: Daenerys is going to try and get back to Meereen, or at the very least, the armies she left behind, but the return of the Dothraki isn't promising. Hopefully, we'll see some more scenes with Drogon. He showed his true alliance after saving Daenerys from the Sons of the Harpy and made it clear how protective he was of his mother.
This may also be the season of Jorah's return. His dedication is unwavering and he's pulled just enough stunts that Daenerys might be willing to forgive him for prior wrongs. Most interesting, however, is Tyrion's storyline. This is the first time he's had real power over a group of people, which is something he's always been interested in. We're going to see how he acts as a leader and after having it teased for five seasons, it should be an exciting development.
After leaving Robin Arryn, the son of Lysa Arryn and the heir to the throne at Vale, in the care of House Royce, Peter Littlefinger heads to Winterfell with Sansa Stark, Brienne of Tarth and her squire, Podrick. Sansa has been trying forever to return to Winterfell, but has fallen into trap after trap, delaying her journey.
When she gets to her childhood home, however, she's forced to marry Ramsay Bolton in an attempt to unify the Vale and Winterfell houses. The result is one of the most brutal scenes of sexual assault in Game of Thrones history, one that came under the attack of critics everywhere. After repeatedly forcing Sansa to endure mental, emotional and physical abuse on the night of their wedding, Ramsay rapes her while forcing Reek (formerly known as Theon Greyjoy) to watch.
The result is one of the most brutal scenes of sexual assault in Game of Thrones history
Finally fed up with the abuse Ramsay has dealt them, Sansa and Reek make a plan to escape, but things go awry when they get into a fight with the daughter of Winterfell's keeper. Reek kills her and the two jump from the tower at Winterfell and run away.
What could happen this season: At this point, Ramsay is not aware that his 'pet' Reek and his wife have abandoned him and are on the run in the North. However, in previews for the new season, we've seen parts of the premiere episode where he's told what's transpired. This is going to make for an angrier Ramsay Bolton than we've already seen. Things are going to get much more violent and cruel for the people he surrounds himself with and for Sansa and Reek if they're caught.
Stannis Baratheon, trying to take back his rightful spot on the Iron Throne, is still following Melissandre's orders. When she tells him that he has to burn his daughter Shireen alive as a tribute to the Lord of the Light, he reluctantly does, but loses half of his army in the process after his wife's body is found hanging from a noose not long after.
With his remaining forces, Stannis heads to Winterfell, but he and his army are destroyed by the Boltons. When the fight is over, it's revealed that Stannis has been killed by Brienne and Melissandre has fled for Castle Black.
What could happen this season: The biggest speculation flying around is that Melissandre will use her sorceress powers to revive Jon Snow. There's not much left for the Baratheon army at this point, outside of Robert and Cersei's son, Tommen, so there probably won't be any developments on that end.
Braavos
Everyone's favorite Stark, Arya, has been diligent with her training and taking out those she promised to kill. The reason she heads to Braavos in the first place is to get more combat training in with the Faceless Men, as well as Jaqen H'ghar.
When she's ordered by the Faceless Men to kill a dishonest insurance agent, she stumbles upon Meryn Trant and abandons her mission to kill him instead. Using a false face that she stole from the temple, she creeps up on him in a brothel and assassinates him, ripping out his eyes in the process. As a result, Arya loses her own sight and is left confused as to what's transpired.
What could happen this season: Arya's going to spend a lot of time learning how to maneuver around a city while blind, but her new family won't let her off the hook that easily. She'll have to pay another price for not listening to them and killing someone she wasn't supposed to, all while learning how to fight using her other senses. This will be a big season of growth for Arya and will define her as a fighter.
This is the first season of Game of Thrones that will introduce entirely new storylines to readers of George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. Anything and everything is possible, but for those looking to stay spoiler-free until Martin releases the next book, it might be easier to just sit this season out entirely.
Game of Thrones' sixth season premieres on Sunday, April 24 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO. The network has made this weekend a free preview event, so even those without a subscription can watch it live and free of charge.