“One billion tune in”
I find that number difficult to believe, given things like the number of HBO subscribers, or the number of adults living above subsistence on the planet who are also allowed to tune in to HBO.
About 99% of that are people pirating the show.
“I find that number difficult to believe, given things like the number of HBO subscribers”
Most people don’t subscribe to HBO. They stream it through other platforms for cheap, like HBO Now or HBO Go, then cancel after the season is over. That’s what I do.
There are currently 100 thousand people minimum currently torrenting it alone.
Billion seems like a stretch, but it is certainly a bunch that watched it.