While fans have to wait to find out who survived the finale, the number of people who watched the last episode of season five of Game of Thrones on HBO Canada and Movie Central broke records for pay TV viewership in Canada.
Overall, an average audience of 1.6 million people watched the season five finale of the show, a significant lift over the one million who tuned in for the season four finale, according to final Numeris numbers from Bell Media and Corus Entertainment.
Season five’s average audience was up 11% over the previous season, which closed to an AMA of 1.4 million over its 10-episode run.
The season five premiere brought in an average audience of 1.3 million viewers, 19% higher than the previous year, according to overnight ratings.