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Game of Thrones Season 8: Battle of Winterfell breaks a major record; FIND OUT WHAT
The recent episode of Game of Thrones was centered on the Battle of Winterfell between Jon Snow and the living vs. The Night King and his dead army. Read below to know how many people tuned in to see the larger-than-life episode.
The Battle of Winterfell was what kept many Game of Thrones' fans up all night! The magnanimous battle between Jon Snow and the living vs. The Night King and his dead army was the longest battle sequence in cinematic history and took 55 days to shoot. In the end, *SPOILERS ALERT* it was Arya Stark, who put an end to The Night King. However, there were many beloved characters we had to say goodbye to like Theon Greyjoy and Jorah Mormont.
With an episode of such epic proportions, the numbers drawn in have to be legendary as well and that is exactly what happened. The Long Night, which is season 8 episode 3 of GOT drew in 17.8 million overnight viewers, according to People magazine. This episode officially is the most-watched scripted series telecast of the year, which is an impressive feat for the show. Episode 1 of season 8 had 17.4 million viewers. However, these numbers are very minute in terms of the global coverage for the most popular show of the decade. Season 8 premiere is now up to a staggering 38 million viewers.
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We can only imagine now how the last three episodes of Game of Thrones are going to be like!
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Meanwhile, Fabian Wagner, cinematographer of the Battle of Winterfell, defended the poor lighting of the episode stating that it was the compression of the episode that made it such and not the way it was shot.
