Sunday will be a pivotal night for “House of the Dragon,” season 2.
The first week saw a big ratings drop from the first season. Total viewers on HBO were 1.32 million.
Total viewers were down by 39%. The key age demo was down 20%.
HBO says a total of 7.9 million people watched over all their platforms including Max, and with multiple screenings.
Some say that the show didn’t have enough of a splashy launch before it returned. One problem is that these actors, as opposed to the ones from “Game of Thrones,” remain mostly unknown. With “GoT,” Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey, and many of the others already had some recognition.
We come into the second episode with a cliffhanger from Episode 1. Did they really kill a baby? (Probably.) Also, we’re one dragon down. Maybe there’s a funeral!
