QuintoBlanco t1_iwsp3i6 wrote on November 18, 2022 at 1:33 AM

These are just US numbers, but the interesting thing is that if you calculate minutes back into episodes watched and you look at more than just one week, House of the Dragon, Rings of Power, and She-Hulk* sort of have the same numbers.

*All original shows based on an existing popular franchise.

There seems to be an upper limit to how many people watch a show that's way below the possible number of viewers.

You can't buy a cultural event.

Having said that, I think HBO is extremely pleased. People were skeptical, but House of the Dragon revitalized the GoT franchise and is one of their biggest hits.

Anyway, Netflix habit of dropping a whole season at once sort of makes sense. The downside is that the hype fizzles after 14 days, but at any given time, Netflix tends to dominate.

That's free marketing.

-GregTheGreat- t1_iwspvp4 wrote on November 18, 2022 at 1:40 AM

A major caveat is that She Hulk and Rings of Power are streaming-only, while House of The Dragon has a large traditional live TV audience on HBO. Including that is a substantial boost to HOTD

But, in general it shows that internet discussions aren’t always fully representative. She-Hulk for example is far more popular then most make it sound

QuintoBlanco t1_iwsw7zi wrote on November 18, 2022 at 2:29 AM

The overall numbers of House of the Dragon are better, and in my opinion it's the better show.

But for me the main take away is that it's very rare for shows to completely outperform the competition.

kinglendawg t1_iwv07ep wrote on November 18, 2022 at 3:42 PM

I started reading the Song of Ice and Fire books in 2019 and took an (extended) break in 2020 just because I didn’t have the time/interest to read, at least until Winds of Winter release was officially announced.

Season 1 of HotD re-vitalized my interest in this universe; began reading again since it wrapped and haven’t put them down again.

Perfect_Anteater5810 t1_iww0c0k wrote on November 18, 2022 at 7:46 PM

> She-Hulk*

Folks are really watching this train-wreck at the same levels of HoTD and RoP? Lmao. They have good stuff like Andor but yet the shitty Marvel stuff gets the views.