Game of Thrones finale seen by 1.7 million viewers
16 June 2015
From the section Entertainment & Arts
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The Game of Thrones season five finale was watched by almost 1.7 million people on Sky Atlantic, according to overnight figures.
The episode, in which a number of main characters met their demise, attracted 1.4 million at 21:00 BST on Monday – 6.9% of the total TV audience.
Another 275,000 tuned in for an earlier 02:00 BST showing, which went out at the same time as the US broadcast.
Sky Atlantic said a similar number watched that screening on demand.
The 1.4 million figure is just shy of the series highest-rated episode – the premiere of season five was watched by 1.6 million viewers in April.
Stannis Baratheon also met his demise in the episode
The final episode shocked fans after main character Jon Snow was murdered by men of the Night’s Watch.
British actor Kit Harington dashed hopes he would be returning to the fantasy drama next year, confirming to Entertainment Weekly: “I’m dead. I’m not coming back next season.”
A number of other characters also met their demise in the finale, including Stannis Baratheon – who was executed at the hands of Brienne of Tarth, just …read more
Source:: BBC Entertainment
