It is possible that HBO has released the first preview of the third season of Dragon Housebut we really like the corner of Poniente currently occupied by A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Sure, we’ll be excited for fire-breathing beasts and the fiercest fight for the Iron Throne come June, but Dunk and Egg’s more intimate adventures have been a delightful (if often brutal) time. And many TV fans agree: A Knight of the Seven Kingdomswhich started strong, is now a certified audience hit.
According to Variety, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has averaged almost 13 million viewers per episode; Its sixth episode, the season one finale, arrives Sunday night. That number is even more impressive compared to The pitHBO’s Emmy-winning medical drama, which has averaged 12 million viewers per episode in its current second season.
Those figures put A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms “on track to be the third-biggest series debut in HBO Max history,” according to the exchange. What’s more, “the three-day audience for each episode has grown week by week,” not counting the fourth episode, which aired days ahead of schedule thanks to the Super Bowl.
This is encouraging not only for the team behind it. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (which is currently in production for season two; so far, no additional seasons have been greenlit) and Dragon House (the third season comes out in June; the show will end after the fourth season), but also for all other hopefuls game of Thrones Spinoffs still lurk in HBO’s TBD stack.
After A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms‘ With a warm reception in January, HBO head Casey Bloys hinted that future stories set in Westeros could follow A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms‘smaller-scale approach, although he also noted that there is always room for more lavish productions, depending on what the material requires.
In a few months we will see if Dragon Housewhich saw its generally respectable second season ratings drop compared to its first season numbers, sees an increase in viewers who are either newly hooked on the world of George R.R. Martin or who, thanks to Being Dunk and company, recently remembered why they loved game of Thrones first of all.
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