The fifth episode of Game of Thrones on Sunday reached an astounding 5.3 million viewers during the initial airing, Hibberd reports.

UPDATE: He goes to add that the season up to now is averaging a record 13.4 million viewers per episode across all platforms!

TV by the Numbers now has the detailed rankings: 5.35 million at 9 PM (2.8 demo) and another 1.32 million at the 11 PM repeat! 6.67 million all told. The show left all NBA playoffs far behind.

Hear Me Roar: Wow, just wow. The numbers are rising faster and higher than we expected.