Wednesday 14 September 2022 01:11 AM House of the Dragon Episode 4 ratings jump another 5% from last week trends now House of the Dragon Episode 4 ratings jump another 5% from last week... with biggest jump coming in HBO Max and other streaming platforms By Brian Gallagher For Dailymail.com Published: 01:02 BST, 14 September 2022 | Updated: 01:06 BST, 14 September 2022 Viewcomments After its record-breaking premiere with just under 10 million viewers tuning in, HBO's House of the Dragon keeps finding new viewers. The show's fourth episode - entitled King of the Narrow Sea - jumped an estimated 5% from the third episode, according to a new report from Variety. While the show saw a small increase in linear viewers, the biggest jump came from viewers on streaming services like HBO Max, HBO Go and HBO Now. New viewers: After its record-breaking premiere with just under 10 million viewers tuning in, HBO's House of the Dragon keeps finding new viewers 5%: The show's fourth episode - entitled King of the Narrow Sea - jumped an estimated 5% from the third episode, according to a new report from Variety Nielsen reports that 2.536 million viewers tuned in to the four airings of King of the Narrow Sea on HBO. That is a small increase over the 2.474 million viewers who tuned in to the four Episode 3 linear airings. However, the streaming data brings the overall viewership up 5% from last week, though no specifics for streaming data were given. Airings: Nielsen reports that 2.536 million viewers tuned in to the four airings of King of the Narrow Sea on HBO This week also marked new competition - both externally and internally - though it didn't seem to affect viewership too much. Sunday's episode was the first going up against NBC's Sunday Night Football and it also marked the return of HBO's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. While Last Week Tonight airs after House of the Dragon, it shifted the three repeat airings to later time slots, though it didn't seem to have an adverse impact on viewership. Competition: This week also marked new competition - both externally and internally - though it didn't seem to affect viewership too much The increase comes a week after the show lost roughly 1 million viewers from the second episode to the third. While linear viewing seems to be holding steady, the show's streaming audience does keep growing. Even previous episodes of the show keep growing, with the premiere episode that debuted at just under 10 million viewers last month, now at over 30 million viewers in just under one month. Lost: The increase comes a week after the show lost roughly 1 million viewers from the second episode to the third House of the Dragon is set 172 years before the events of Game of Thrones, following the reign of House Targaryen over the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros. The series has already been renewed for a second season, though there will be a big change behind-the-scenes. Miguel Sapochnik, who served as director and co-showrunner with series creator Ryan Condal, is stepping down before Season 2, with Alan Taylor replacing him as director and executive producer. Set: House of the Dragon is set 172 years before the events of Game of Thrones, following the reign of House Targaryen over the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros Renewed: The series has already been renewed for a second season, though there will be a big change behind-the-scenes Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility