This statistic, based on data provided by Parrot Analytics, compares the audience demand for fantasy TV drama Game of Thrones to the next best performing television dramas in the United Kingdom (UK). On April 14, 2019, the day of the season 8 premiere, demand for Game of Thrones amounted to nearly 62 million average demand expressions. In comparison, demand for the second most popular show, British science fiction program Doctor Who, was 7.6 times lower, at 8.1 million average demand expressions.
Season premiere audience demand for Game of Thrones compared to next best performing TV dramas in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 14, 2019
(in million average demand expressions)
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Audience demand in million average demand expressions*
* Demand Expressions®: A global metric standard developed by Parrot Analytics which represents the total audience demand being expressed for a title, within a market. Audience demand reflects the desire, engagement and viewership, weighted by importance; so a stream/download is a higher expression of demand than a ‘like’/comment.
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Parrot Analytics. (April 23, 2019). Season premiere audience demand for Game of Thrones compared to next best performing TV dramas in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 14, 2019 (in million average demand expressions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004451/game-of-thrones-season-8-audience-demand-uk/
Parrot Analytics. "Season premiere audience demand for Game of Thrones compared to next best performing TV dramas in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 14, 2019 (in million average demand expressions)." Chart. April 23, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004451/game-of-thrones-season-8-audience-demand-uk/
Parrot Analytics. (2019). Season premiere audience demand for Game of Thrones compared to next best performing TV dramas in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 14, 2019 (in million average demand expressions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004451/game-of-thrones-season-8-audience-demand-uk/
Parrot Analytics. "Season Premiere Audience Demand for Game of Thrones Compared to next Best Performing Tv Dramas in The United Kingdom (Uk) as of April 14, 2019 (in Million Average Demand Expressions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004451/game-of-thrones-season-8-audience-demand-uk/
Parrot Analytics, Season premiere audience demand for Game of Thrones compared to next best performing TV dramas in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 14, 2019 (in million average demand expressions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004451/game-of-thrones-season-8-audience-demand-uk/ (last visited December 25, 2024)
Season premiere audience demand for Game of Thrones compared to next best performing TV dramas in the United Kingdom (UK) as of April 14, 2019 (in million average demand expressions) [Graph], Parrot Analytics, April 23, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1004451/game-of-thrones-season-8-audience-demand-uk/
