Game of Thrones is the most-watched series in Canadian pay TV history

Every hound, dragon, raven, and lion in Canada watched last night’s finale of HBO’s massively popular epic fantasy series Game of Thrones. 

The preliminary overnight audience for the Season 4 finale was nearly one million viewers, winning Sunday as the most-watched pay and specialty program in Canada.

Last night’s finale capped a record-breaking fourth season, which saw Game of Thrones become the most-watched series in Canadian Pay television history with an average audience of more than 1.2 million viewers.

As well, Game of Thrones pushed HBO Canada to become the #2 Canadian network overall behind CTV in the Sunday 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. time slot.