Here are the most recent TV ratings for Game of Thrones on HBO. The TV show’s ratings are the best way to tell if it will be cancelled or renewed for a third season. The second season of 10 episodes of Game of Thrones airs Sunday nights.

The show is based on A Song of Ice and Fire, George R. R. Martin’s series of fantasy novels (the first is titled A Game of Thrones). The current cast includes Aidan Gillen, Alfie Allen, Carice van Houten, Emilia Clarke, Gwendoline Christie, Iain Glen, Isaac Hempstead-Wright, Jack Gleeson, Kit Harington, Lena Headey, Liam Cunningham, Maisie Williams, Michelle Fairley, Natalie Dormer, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, Richard Madden, Rory McCann, Rose Leslie, Sophie Turner, and Stephen Dillane.

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Final season two averages: 1.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 3.80 million total viewers.

Episode 02-10: Sunday, 06/03/12
2.2 in the demo (+38% change) with 4.20 million total viewers (+24% change).
Season average: 1.91 in the demo with 3.80 million.

Episode 02-09: Sunday, 05/27/12
1.6 in the demo (-20% change) with 3.38 million total viewers (-12% change).
Season average: 1.88 in the demo with 3.75 million.

Episode 02-08: Sunday, 05/20/12
2.0 in the demo (+5% change) with 3.86 million total viewers (+5% change).
Season average: 1.91 in the demo with 3.80 million.

Episode 02-07: Sunday, 05/13/12
1.9 in the demo (-5% change) with 3.69 million total viewers (-5% change).
Season average: 1.90 in the demo with 3.79 million.

Episode 02-06: Sunday, 05/06/12
2.0 in the demo (+5% change) with 3.88 million total viewers (-1% change).
Season average: 1.90 in the demo with 3.80 million.

Episode 02-05: Sunday, 04/29/12
1.9 in the demo (+6% change) with 3.90 million total viewers (+7% change).
Season average: 1.88 in the demo with 3.79 million.

Episode 02-04: Sunday, 04/22/12
1.8 in the demo (0% change) with 3.65 million total viewers (-3% change).
Season average: 1.90 in the demo with 3.79 million.

Episode 02-03: Sunday, 04/15/12
1.8 in the demo (-5% change) with 3.77 million total viewers (0% change).
Season average: 1.90 in the demo with 3.79 million.

UPDATE: HBO has renewed the series for a third season of 10 episodes.

Episode 02-02: Sunday, 04/08/12
1.9 in the demo (-5% episode-to-episode change) with 3.76 million total viewers (-3% change).
Season average: 1.95 in the demo with 3.77 million.

Episode 02-01: Sunday, 04/01/12
2.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 3.86 million total viewers.
Season average: 2.00 in the demo with 3.86 million.

It was a huge return for the fantasy series. The season two premiere outperformed the series debut by 122% in the demo (vs a 0.9 rating) and 74% in total viewers (vs 2.22 million).

Cable ratings are typically released within a day or so of the show’s airing, except for in the case of weekends and holidays. They are sometimes harder to come by so there may be occasional delays or gaps.

What do you think? Do you like Game of Thrones TV series? How many seasons do you think it should reasonably run?

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