My guest this week is author Deborah Phillips whose new book is titled: AND THIS IS MY FRIEND SANDY — SANDY WILSON’S THE BOY FRIEND, LONDON THEATRE AND GAY CULTURE. Sandy Wilson's The Boyfriend — for which he wrote the book, music, & lyrics — is one of the most successful British musicals of all time.
GAME OF THRONES Concludes With All Time HBO Record
By: Tori Hartshorn

Last night, the final episode of GAME OF THRONES was watched by a record 19.3 million viewers across HBO's platforms (linear, HBO GO and HBO NOW), exceeding the previous series high of 18.4 million viewers from last week. In addition, the episode scored the most-watched single telecast record on HBO ever, with 13.6 million viewers for the 9:00 p.m. airing. The previous high (13.4 million) was held by THE SOPRANOS season 4 premiere (9/15/02). Season 8 of GAME OF THRONES is averaging 44.2 million viewers per episode in gross audience, an increase of more than 10 million viewers when compared to season 7.
The BARRY season finale also reached a series high with 2.7 million viewers across HBO's platforms on Sunday night, up 253% in comparison to last season's finale (774,000). Airing just before 10:30 p.m., the initial telecast also reached a series high with 2.2 million viewers, quadrupling the first season finale (548,000 viewers). BARRY is currently averaging 4.8 million viewers in gross audience, up from last season's 4.4 million.Image courtesy of HBO
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