A total of 2.2 million people watched the opening episode of series six of Game Of Thrones, giving Sky Atlantic its biggest audience ever. Almost 1.4 million people watched live or recorded. Sky customers using Sky Go on their PlayStation 4 (PS4) have been reporting severe streaming errors following the latest software update. The update comes as HBO smash hit Game of Thrones nears the conclusion of its final season, resulting in heavily disrupted viewing for customers viewing via their gaming console. There’s good news about that, too: ever since 2014, Game of Thrones has been available online legally for non-Sky customers at the same time as its TV broadcast. Subscription VOD service NOW allows users to watch Sky Atlantic live online, as well as catch up with episodes after broadcast, all without a Sky contract.
Sky has announced the return of Seasons 1-8 of Game of Thrones so customers can rewatch every episode from the epic fantasy series.
To mark the return of the multi-Emmy-award winning show, a special curated collection is now available on Sky and Sky Go, showcasing a host of Game of Thrones extras including HBO featurettes, fans’ Top 10 episodes, and some of the most viewed Thrones sketches and cast videos from YouTube.
Sky customers who have Sky Box Sets or Ultimate on Demand can access the collection of extras from now until February 24th. All 8 seasons of Game of Thrones will stay on Sky after this date so fans to continue to enjoy the show. All seasons are also available via the NOW TV streaming service.
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A total of 2.2 million people watched the opening episode of series six of Game Of Thrones, giving Sky Atlantic its biggest audience ever.
Almost 1.4 million people watched live or recorded and viewed the 2am simulcast with the US on Monday morning.
The 9pm broadcast of The Red Woman was watched by 816,000 people.
The figures for the new season of the fantasy series, based on George RR Martin's books, also beat the performance last year for the first episode of series five which was 1.57 million.
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Sky said it expected the overnight audience to increase by around 70% as customers watch the show on demand and through their Sky+ recordings.
The figure does not include people who watched online via Sky Go or through the online streaming service NOW TV.
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The episode's ratings also beat BBC2's 9pm programme Horizon: How To Find Love Online (655,000).
The ratings win came after widespread speculation about whether one of the main characters - Jon Snow - was indeed dead, as the end of series five had suggested.
When it appeared the question had been answered, #GameOfThrones became the top trending hashtag on Twitter globally for hours after the airing of the show.