Game of Thrones season 7: The Walking Dead has already SMASHED that GoT ratings record
GAME OF THRONES broke all sort of records for HBO with its season seven premiere on Sunday night, but the feat pales in comparison to another leading US series.
Explosive scenes teased in Game of Thrones s7 e2 trailer
While HBO’s website crashed and the world stood still to watch Game of Thrones’ latest instalment, titled Dragonstone, the George R.R. Martin series is still trailing behind its nearest rival.
According to Comicbook.com, the latest figures for Game of Thrones are still a way off from those boasted by The Walking Dead.
Game of Thrones’ 10.1 million viewers is still slightly short of the 17 million who tuned in to catch Negan bludgeon Glenn and Abraham to a pulp in the opening episode of season six.
Although, Dragonstone has already been named as the most pirated show of the year so far.
The Walking Dead smashed Game of Thrones in ratings record
Absolutely hate that Ed Sheeran is in GOT
Over 130,000 fans were reported to have actively shared the instalment through various torrents across the internet, with one site even racking up 20,000 views an hour.
Though, Dragonstone didn’t come without its critics after Ed Sheeran was slammed over his “remarkably awful” cameo.
In turn, the 26-year-old has deleted his Twitter account just hours after the episode aired amid being swamped with vicious backlash from fans.
Over 17 million fans watched Negan bludgeon Glenn in The Walking Dead
Ed Sheeran's cameo was slammed by Game of Thrones fans
Among the negative tweets about Ed’s role, one user wrote: “Absolutely hate that Ed Sheeran is in GOT, makes it all seem so fake and takes you out of it #GameOfThrones.”
Another user agreed: “That Ed Sheeran cameo on #GameOfThrones was remarkably awful. Could he have been roasted by a dragon at least?”
“Ed Sheeran just destroyed the meaning of fantasy by making an appearance on #GameOfThrones,” a third stated.
Game of Thrones episode two airs this Sunday at 9am in the US and will be simulcast at 2am in the UK on Sky Atlantic. Catch up on seasons one to seven on NowTV.