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Game of Thrones (2011)

Action · Adventure · Drama

Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.

IMDb rating
9.2 (2,616,087 votes)
Seasons
8
Streaming (US)
HBO Max
Language
EN
Type
TV series
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Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

8.98 avg 10 episodes 8.9 → 9.4 56 min avg

  • Rebound
Ep 1: 8.9 · 77,872 votesEp 2: 8.6 · 59,282 votesEp 3: 8.5 · 56,230 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 53,639 votesEp 5: 9.0 · 56,467 votesEp 6: 9.1 · 55,541 votesEp 7: 9.2 · 56,346 votesEp 8: 8.9 · 52,526 votesEp 9: 9.6 · 76,831 votesEp 10: 9.4 · 64,746 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Winter Is Coming8.977,872
2The Kingsroad8.659,282
3Lord Snow8.556,230
4Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things8.653,639
5The Wolf and the Lion9.056,467
6A Golden Crown9.155,541
7You Win or You Die9.256,346
8The Pointy End8.952,526
9Baelor9.676,831
10Fire and Blood9.464,746

Season 2 (2012)

8.80 avg 10 episodes 8.6 → 9.3 55 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 48,596 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 46,349 votesEp 3: 8.6 · 45,779 votesEp 4: 8.6 · 44,749 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 44,936 votesEp 6: 8.9 · 46,838 votesEp 7: 8.8 · 45,347 votesEp 8: 8.6 · 44,572 votesEp 9: 9.7 · 84,365 votesEp 10: 9.3 · 54,893 votes
Season 2 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The North Remembers8.648,596
2The Night Lands8.346,349
3What Is Dead May Never Die8.645,779
4Garden of Bones8.644,749
5The Ghost of Harrenhal8.644,936
6The Old Gods and the New8.946,838
7A Man Without Honor8.845,347
8The Prince of Winterfell8.644,572
9Blackwater9.784,365
10Valar Morghulis9.354,893

Season 3 (2013)

8.93 avg 10 episodes 8.6 → 9.1 56 min avg

Ep 1: 8.6 · 46,736 votesEp 2: 8.4 · 43,795 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 44,308 votesEp 4: 9.5 · 61,149 votesEp 5: 8.9 · 46,478 votesEp 6: 8.7 · 45,051 votesEp 7: 8.6 · 43,632 votesEp 8: 8.9 · 44,913 votesEp 9: 9.9 · 181,506 votesEp 10: 9.1 · 51,090 votes
Season 3 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Valar Dohaeris8.646,736
2Dark Wings, Dark Words8.443,795
3Walk of Punishment8.744,308
4And Now His Watch Is Ended9.561,149
5Kissed by Fire8.946,478
6The Climb8.745,051
7The Bear and the Maiden Fair8.643,632
8Second Sons8.944,913
9The Rains of Castamere9.9181,506
10Mhysa9.151,090

Season 4 (2014)

9.24 avg 10 episodes 9.0 → 9.7 55 min avg

  • Slow burn
  • Rebound
Ep 1: 9.0 · 53,565 votesEp 2: 9.7 · 87,730 votesEp 3: 8.7 · 47,073 votesEp 4: 8.7 · 45,478 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 44,842 votesEp 6: 9.7 · 90,236 votesEp 7: 9.0 · 49,485 votesEp 8: 9.7 · 87,969 votesEp 9: 9.6 · 80,104 votesEp 10: 9.7 · 78,705 votes
Season 4 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Two Swords9.053,565
2The Lion and the Rose9.787,730
3Breaker of Chains8.747,073
4Oathkeeper8.745,478
5First of His Name8.644,842
6The Laws of Gods and Men9.790,236
7Mockingbird9.049,485
8The Mountain and the Viper9.787,969
9The Watchers on the Wall9.680,104
10The Children9.778,705

Season 5 (2015)

8.70 avg 10 episodes 8.3 → 9.2 56 min avg

  • Slow burn
  • Rebound
Ep 1: 8.3 · 45,887 votesEp 2: 8.3 · 42,629 votesEp 3: 8.3 · 41,554 votesEp 4: 8.5 · 42,454 votesEp 5: 8.5 · 42,627 votesEp 6: 7.9 · 49,724 votesEp 7: 8.8 · 45,050 votesEp 8: 9.8 · 142,038 votesEp 9: 9.4 · 64,946 votesEp 10: 9.2 · 63,345 votes
Season 5 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Wars to Come8.345,887
2The House of Black and White8.342,629
3High Sparrow8.341,554
4Sons of the Harpy8.542,454
5Kill the Boy8.542,627
6Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken7.949,724
7The Gift8.845,050
8Hardhome9.8142,038
9The Dance of Dragons9.464,946
10Mother's Mercy9.263,345

Season 6 (2016)

8.98 avg 10 episodes 8.4 → 9.9 56 min avg

  • Rollercoaster
Ep 1: 8.4 · 55,948 votesEp 2: 9.2 · 64,952 votesEp 3: 8.6 · 50,563 votesEp 4: 9.0 · 54,954 votesEp 5: 9.7 · 106,836 votesEp 6: 8.3 · 49,486 votesEp 7: 8.5 · 48,765 votesEp 8: 8.3 · 53,462 votesEp 9: 9.9 · 307,112 votesEp 10: 9.9 · 226,340 votes
Season 6 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1The Red Woman8.455,948
2Home9.264,952
3Oathbreaker8.650,563
4Book of the Stranger9.054,954
5The Door9.7106,836
6Blood of My Blood8.349,486
7The Broken Man8.548,765
8No One8.353,462
9Battle of the Bastards9.9307,112
10The Winds of Winter9.9226,340

Season 7 (2017)

9.01 avg 7 episodes 8.5 → 9.4 63 min avg

Ep 1: 8.5 · 67,434 votesEp 2: 8.8 · 60,613 votesEp 3: 9.1 · 64,345 votesEp 4: 9.7 · 123,083 votesEp 5: 8.6 · 60,358 votesEp 6: 9.0 · 86,243 votesEp 7: 9.4 · 87,860 votes
Season 7 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Dragonstone8.567,434
2Stormborn8.860,613
3The Queen's Justice9.164,345
4The Spoils of War9.7123,083
5Eastwatch8.660,358
6Beyond the Wall9.086,243
7The Dragon and the Wolf9.487,860

Season 8 (2019)

6.40 avg 6 episodes 7.6 → 4.0 72 min avg

  • Front-loaded
  • Bad finale
Ep 1: 7.6 · 157,936 votesEp 2: 7.9 · 157,964 votesEp 3: 7.5 · 252,781 votesEp 4: 5.5 · 193,045 votesEp 5: 5.9 · 224,620 votesEp 6: 4.0 · 301,691 votes
Season 8 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Winterfell7.6157,936
2A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms7.9157,964
3The Long Night7.5252,781
4The Last of the Starks5.5193,045
5The Bells5.9224,620
6The Iron Throne4.0301,691

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