The eighth season of Game of Thrones has set a record for its premiere. The eighth season has already started airing in the country

According to data released by HBO recently, 17.4 million viewers watched the premiere of the eighth season of "Game of Thrones" and sent out more than five million tweets. The number of viewers not only exceeded the premiere of the seventh season, but also broke the premiere record of 16.9 million viewers set by the finale of the seventh season.

The above figures only count the number of viewers for the Sunday premiere. If the number of people who watched later is included, the number of viewers will be much larger. The following is the cumulative number of viewers for each season:

Season 7: 32.8 million;

Season 6: 25.7 million;

Season 5: 20.2 million;

Season 4: 19.1 million;

Season 3: 14.4 million;

Season 2: 11.6 million;

Season 1: 9.3 million.

The eighth season of Game of Thrones consists of six episodes, ranging in length from 54 to 82 minutes. It is said that each episode costs $15 million, and the total production cost exceeds $100 million. The producer once declared: "Every episode is equivalent to a movie."

The copyright of the Game of Thrones series has been acquired by Tencent Video, and the eighth season of Game of Thrones will be broadcast exclusively on Tencent Video. The first episode of the eighth season was released in China at 9 am on April 15. The eighth season is its last season, and the epic American drama that has accompanied the audience for 8 years has finally come to an end.

"Game of Thrones" is adapted from the American fantasy novel "A Song of Ice and Fire". It is a TV series that depicts the epic fantasy world of the Middle Ages. The series uses imaginary times, kingdoms and characters to show the power struggles in the palace, the fighting between kingdoms and tribes, and the confrontation with magical characters in the fictional Middle Ages. It combines many common elements of American TV series, such as sex and desire, violence and barbarism, betrayal and revenge, intrigue and checks and balances of power.