The battle for the best fantasy series is heating up as both House of the Dragon and Rings of Power were both watched by millions of viewers in the first four days.
According to an independent study done by Samba TV, the premiere episode for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power was watched 1.8 million times in the first four days in the United States alone. This makes the prequel series to the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy the most watched TV series premiere on Amazon Prime. The first episode for Rings of Power is also the third most watched video premiere on Amazon Prime when including movies.
The numbers may be astounding but pale when compared to HBO Max's House of the Dragon. Based on the data, House of the Dragon was streamed 4.8 million times in the first four days. On the Sunday night premiere of the series, viewership was already at 2.6 million.
Having 4.8 million in the first four days places House of the Dragon firmly in the first place as it beat out Stranger Things 4 as the most watched series premiere of 2022. The Netflix series was streamed 2.9 million times in the first four days. This is nearly a million more than Disney's Obi-Wan Kenobi, which placed third, and is close to doubling the viewership of the Rings of Power.