From ratings to viewership, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has been a huge success for HBO by every measurable statistic.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms just concluded its first season with Warner Bros. Discovery revealing that the Season 1 finale pulled in 9.5 million cross-platform viewers in the United States in just its first three days. Titled "The Morrow," the finale was up 2% from the previous series high of 9.2 million viewers set by Episode 5, "In the Name of the Mother."
The figure also represents a 42% jump from the series premiere, which earned 6.7 million cross-platform viewers over the same three-day window for the first episode.
That’s not all, though. It’s also been revealed that the first season of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is averaging around 14 million U.S. viewers per episode and 26 million globally, making it the third-largest series debut since HBO Max launched. Suffice to say, a second season, which was greenlit back in November, is more than warranted.
On its own, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms stands as an incredibly successful series. But how does it stack up when compared to other shows set in Westeros, such as Game of Thrones or the House of the Dragon spin-off?
While it doesn’t quite reach the historic highs of Game of Thrones, which routinely drew over 30 million viewers per episode across platforms at its peak, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is performing strongly in today’s fragmented streaming landscape. For comparison, House of the Dragon debuted to nearly 10 million viewers on premiere night alone and has averaged in the high teens to low 20 millions globally per episode.
Given shifting viewing habits, increased competition, and the evolution from traditional cable dominance to streaming-first distribution, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms holding steady in the mid-teens domestically is a major win for HBO. More importantly, the steady week-to-week growth and strong finale surge suggest growing word-of-mouth momentum, which could bode well for Season 2, which is set to premiere next year.
A century before the events of “Game of Thrones,” two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg. Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes, and dangerous exploits all await these improbable and incomparable friends.
Based on George R.R. Martin's "Tales of Dunk and Egg" novellas, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms follows the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall, a humble hedge knight, and Egg, his young quire who is secretly Aegon Targaryen. Season 1 of the series adapted the first story, "The Hedge Knight," while season 2 will look to bring "The Sworn Sword" to life.