Game of Thrones Guinness World Record for Most Popular TV Series Premiere

HBO's large-scale fantasy TV series "Game of Thrones: A Song of Ice and Fire" is currently being broadcast. This world-renowned series has finally ushered in its final season, and countless people are entangled in the fate of the characters in the play. And just today (May 3), according to the official information released by Guinness, the premiere of the eighth season of "Game of Thrones" set a new Guinness World Record and was officially certified as the " most in-demand TV premiere ".

The much-anticipated eighth season of Game of Thrones premiered on April 14, and fans around the world are now looking forward to finding out who will eventually sit on the Iron Throne and rule Westeros. According to an official article released by Guinness, Guinness World Records has partnered with TV content analysis company Parrot Analytics to give Game of Thrones Season 8 the Guinness World Record certification for the most in-demand TV premiere.

According to data released by HBO, 17.4 million viewers watched the premiere of Game of Thrones Season 8 through their official channels within 24 hours. In fact, in addition to this record, Game of Thrones has many other certified Guinness World Records :

Largest TV drama simulcast (number of countries) — 173 countries;

Most Emmy Awards for a drama series — 38 awards;

Most Emmy Awards for a fictional series — 38 awards;

Most Emmy Awards won by a TV series in a season – 12 awards;

Most in-demand TV show based on a book adaptation;

Most pirated television programme;

Most VES Awards won by a TV series – 16 awards;

Most viewers sharing a single torrent file simultaneously — 258,131 times.

The Guinness Book of World Records has all kinds of records, but these records can all reflect the popularity of the TV series "Game of Thrones" around the world.