GAME OF THRONES Season 6 Finale Hits All-Time Viewer High

Deadline reports that the GAME OF THRONES Season 6 finale titled "The Winds of Winter", delivered 8.89 million viewers, marking an all-time high for the hit HBO drama series. The 70-minute episode, which aired on Sunday, June 26. was written by David Benioff and D.B. Weiss.

The ratings mark a 16% increase over the "Battle of the Bastards" episode of June 19th and a 10% jump from the Season 5 finale titled 'Mother's Mercy," which aired June 14, 2015.

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Based on the bestselling fantasy book series by George R.R. Martin, HBO's Emmy®- and Golden Globe-winning series GAME OF THRONES is an epic story of treachery and nobility set on the continent of Westeros, where summers and winters can last years, and only the lust for power is eternal.

Returning series regulars on GAME OF THRONES this season include: Emmy® and Golden Globe winner Peter Dinklage (Tyrion Lannister), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Lena Headey (Cersei Lannister), Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen), Aidan Gillen (Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish), Diana Rigg (Lady Olenna Tyrell), Sophie Turner (Sansa Stark), Maisie Williams (Arya Stark) and Jonathan Pryce (the High Sparrow).

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