No spoilers here. Game of Thrones started off its sixth season with a bang, bringing in record viewers to its premiere episode on HBO Canada.

The show bowed to a total average audience of 1.68 million viewers on April 24, making it the most-watched episode for any series in HBO Canada’s history, and proving that viewers are willing to pay for content. 

The episode was also up 5% over the season five finale, which brought in a total of 1.63 million viewers. Last season’s premiere was watched by 1.61 million viewers.