HBO's The Last of Us has proven it can dance with the House of the Dragon, but Episode 3 proved it can usurp the Game of Thrones spin-off spot at the top, or at least have a fair shot at doing so.

While The Last of Us hasn't pulled in more viewers than House of the Dragon yet, Episode 3 brought in 37% more when it's compared to Episode 1 and 12% more compared to Episode 2.

According to HBO, a total of 6.4 million viewers tuned in to watch Episode 3 when it premiered last Sunday. In addition to this, The Last of Us' average audience size is already over 21 million when you total the views from other platforms.

Here's what HBO said in its press release:

Season 1 is now average 21.3 million viewers across its first two episodes, marking another historic milestone as HBO celebrates its most-watched programming slate in the network's history. This is the first time HBO has had multiple current series drawing more than 15 million viewers at a time across all genres.