Many speculated that the record-setting ratings from premiere week were a blip on the radar and that House of the Dragon would drop in week 2. However that doesn’t seem to be the case. HBOMax has just released (via Twitter) the first numbers for HOTD‘s second episode, “The Rogue Prince,” showing an increase of 2% for the show. That gives us a a total of 10.2 million viewers for HOTD‘s second outing, “domestically across @HBOMax and linear telecasts, based on a combination of Nielsen and first party data.”
Viewership of @HouseOfDragon Episode 2 was up 2% Sunday night, tallying 10.2 million viewers domestically across @HBOMax and linear telecasts, based on a combination of Nielsen and first party data. pic.twitter.com/vE1bdFVoy2
— Inside HBO Max (@InsideHBOMax) August 29, 2022
We might see some variance in the numbers as fans settle in and decide whether or not they’re going to stick it out for the whole season. HOTD is a different show, with its own flavor, after all. Typically people make that decision after the first episode, and seeing a minor drop in figures would’ve been completely reasonable. But seeing an increase in the numbers is very promising! We’ll have to wait and see if the European ratings reflect the same trends.
