https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/15/game-of-thrones-season-8-episode-1-streamed-early-by-att.html > AT&T accidentally streamed the highly-anticipated season 8 opener of "Game of Thrones" four hours early for some customers on Sunday evening. > Most people needed to wait until 9 p.m. local time to watch episode one. However, news website Insider spotted people on Twitter who were able to watch it beginning right around 5 p.m. Eastern on Sunday. While it's a relatively minor flop, it's an indication again that streaming services are still struggling with reliability.