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This season of 'Game of Thrones' had the most watched premiere in HBO history

The "Game of Thrones" season 7 premiere had the highest number of viewers of any HBO season or series.

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Season seven of "Game of Thrones" premiered July 16, and has tallied up a total of 26 million viewers — making it HBO's most watched season premiere ever.

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Time Warner released its quarterly earnings report Wednesday morning, and shared the good news:

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Time Warner also said that opening night viewership for the season premieres of "Ballers" and "Insecure" had gone up by 41% and 45%, respectively, year-over-year.

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Although "Game of Thrones" has historically done well when it comes to season premiere ratings, the latest numbers show how much its audience has grown over the years.

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