Game of Thrones returned for its Season 8 premiere last night. 1 / 5
The episode received a record 17.4 million viewers across HBO's various platforms. 2 / 5
This beats the previous record holder, August 2017's Season 7 finale by 4%. 3 / 5
Digitally, the series received a 50% increase in streaming, the best ever for HBO. 4 / 5
Traditional broadcast viewers was down 7% but this may be because of more streamers and an early leak. 5 / 5