The season four premiere of fantasy epic Game of Thrones drew an average of 6.6 million viewers, making it the largest audience for US television network HBO since the 2007 finale of its mafia drama The Sopranos.
The highly anticipated premiere on Sunday beat out its season three premiere of 4.4 million viewers and topped its all-time-high audience of 5.5 million. The series is shaping up to be the network's biggest show since The Sopranos, which drew 11.9 million viewers for its 2007 finale.
After the slaughter of the main members of the Stark family in the Red Wedding episode last season, the season four premiere saw the remaining Starks coming to terms with death.
- Game of Thrones season four premieres locally on April 18 on M-Net.
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