GoT smashes ratings

THE first episode of Game of Thrones’ final season has blitzed ratings for Foxtel, with more than one million people in Australia tuning in.

Preliminary findings reveal the first episode reached an overnight linear audience across all airings of 962,000 viewers, an increase of 17 per cent on the season seven premiere in 2017.

The first episode also delivered an additional total premiere day audience of 333,000, who streamed it live or On Demand across Foxtel Now and Foxtel GO – the biggest daily VPM audience for 2019.

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Picture: HBO/Foxtel The Night King leaves a terrifying message behind in episode one of season eight of Game Of Thrones.