'Game of Thrones’ Finale Draws Record 12.1M Viewers at 9 p.m.
By Jon Lafayette published

The season finale of Game of Thrones on HBO drew 12.1 million viewers, a series high, for its 9 p.m. airing.
HBO says that later viewing, on both the linear reruns of the episode and people watching on HBO Go and HBO Now increased Sunday night’s viewing to 16.5 million.
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The viewing was 13% above the previous record of 10.7 million viewers set two weeks ago. The season seven finale topped the season six finale by 36%. It also topped this year’s debut episode by 35%.
HBO says the interest in Game of Thrones boosted its original series Ballers to a series high of 2.9 million viewers.
Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.
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