Game of Thrones' season 8 premiere set new ratings and streaming records. 1 / 8
The show aired the first of its final six episodes last night. 2 / 8
The episode earned 17.4 million viewers overall. 3 / 8
The series beat its own ratings-high, which was previously set by the season 7 finale. 4 / 8
People were eager for more Game of Thrones after a two-year break between seasons. 5 / 8
Fans came up with a LOT of theories about the show's ending between seasons. 6 / 8
Now, with just five episodes left, the end is truly near for Game of Thrones. 7 / 8