Game of Thrones Just Had Its Biggest Episode Ever
After its much anticipated return, Game of Thrones came back with a bang The show reported its biggest overnight audience of all time. Entertainment Weekly reports that the series' season 7 premiere delivered 16.1 million views across all of HBO's platforms, including repeats, streaming and DVR. That's also a 50 increase from last year's season 6 premiere, according to EW, when the average was 7.9 million viewers sans streaming. The news comes after HBO decided to air a new season in the summer for the first time  when the number of households watching TV is lower than in the spring, when the show usually premieres, notes EW. Additionally, the show's season 7 premiere is officially its most re-tweeted episode ever, boasting 2.4 million tweets.