The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’s two-episode premiere drew in 25 million global viewers in 24 hours, and it has officially become the biggest premiere in the history of Prime Video.

 

Amazon shared the milestone in a press release, saying The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power broke all previous records after debuting “in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide.”

“It is somehow fitting that Tolkien’s stories – among the most popular of all time, and what many consider to be the true origin of the fantasy genre – have led us to this proud moment,” Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios, said. “I am so grateful to the Tolkien Estate – and to our showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay, executive producer Lindsey Weber, cast and crew – for their tireless collaborative efforts and boundless creative energy. And it is the tens of millions of fans watching – clearly as passionate about Middle-earth as we are – who are our true measure of success.”

While we don’t have exact details of how much of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’s 25 million viewers actually watched as this doesn’t mean they sat through the entire two-episode premiere, it’s still a great sign for the series that has a reported budget of $465 million for its first season.

Once again, it’s hard to compare rings to dragons as we don’t have all the details, but The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’s viewership was a bit more than the premiere of the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon’s 9.986 million people, which was also the largest in HBO history.

 

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