Game of Thrones penultimate episode, “The Bells,” scorched viewership ratings this week and actually increased 6% from last week’s episode.
The series stars Peter Dinklage, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Lena Headey, Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams.
Furthermore, when added with digital data from the likes of HBO GO and HBO Now, the episode actually pulled in a record 18.4 million viewers for the premium cable channel.
According to Deadline, the popular fantasy series was watched by 12.5 million viewers, which bests the 12.2 million who tuned in for Season 8’s third episode, “The Long Night.”