http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2017/08/02/this-seasons-game-of-thrones-is-soaring-with-viewers/ >HBO is riding high. >The company's “Game of Thrones” series had the biggest season opener ever for an original television show on the network, according to the latest earnings report from HBO's parent, Time Warner. In the first two weeks of season 7 alone, the medieval fantasy show has raked in roughly 26 million viewers.