‘Game of Thrones’: The Most-Searched Spoilers in the Series
Game of Thrones is one of the most popular HBO series of all time. Fans who read George R. R. Martin’s books had an idea of what to expect from the show. But for everyone else, Game of Thrones spoilers were not hard to find online. Discover the top 10 Game of Thrones spoiler searches.
‘Game of Thrones’ spoilers are the most commonly searched for
According to We Are North, Game of Thrones is the number one most spoiled TV show of all time. When the HBO series was airing, fans conducted 26,320 searches a month.
The Mandalorian and Pretty Little Liars are the second and third most-searched-for shows. Other series that made We Are North’s list of “most spoiled TV shows based on Google searches” include:
- The Walking Dead
- Riverdale
- Grey’s Anatomy
- Breaking Bad
- Line of Duty
- The Handmaid’s Tale
- Stranger Things
- This Is Us
- Parks and Recreation
- The Office
- Criminal Minds
- Friends
- Downton Abbey
Top 10 ‘Game of Thrones’ spoilers searched for on Google
As We Are North reports, 45% of the most searched TV spoilers were for Game of Thrones. From “who killed Joffrey” to “how Arya killed the Night King,” these are the top Game of Thrones spoilers in order of most-searched:
- Joffrey Baratheon (Jack Gleeson) dies at the Purple Wedding (Season 4, Episode 2)
- Olenna Tyrell (Diana Rigg) confirms she poisoned Joffrey – “Tell Cersei; I want her to know it was me” (Season 4, Episode 4)
- “The Long Night” when Arya Stark (Maisie Williams) kills the Night King with dragon glass (Season 8, Episode 3)
- The three-eyed raven reveals “he wants to erase the world” — “I am its memory” (Season 8, Episode 2)
- Jon Snow (Kit Harrington) is revealed to be Daenerys Targaryen’s (Emilia Clark) nephew (Season 7, Episode 7)
- Jon Snow dies (Season 5, Episode 10)
- Drogon flies away to Volantis with Daenerys’ body (Season 8, Episode 6)
- It’s revealed the Lannisters paid Shae (Siebel Kekilli) to have sex with Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance) (Season 4, Episode 10)
- Jon Snow is revived by Melisandre (Carice van Houten), the Red Priestess (Season 6, Episode 1)
- Khal Drogo (Jason Momoa) dies of septic shock from a cut made worse by “healer” Mirri Maaz Duur (Mia Soteriou) (Season 1, Episode 6)
Most-watched episode of ‘Game of Thrones’
According to Forbes, “Mother’s Mercy” (Season 5, Episode 10) was the most-watched episode with 8.11 million views in 2016. In the episode, Cersei walks the streets of King’s Landing naked as atonement for her sins.
At the Wall, Jon Snow is stabbed repeatedly by fellow watchers. Meanwhile, Brienne of Tarth (Gwendoline Christie) kills Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane), Arya Stark kills Meryn Trant (Ian Beattie), and Ellaria Sand (Indira Varma) kills Myrcella Lannister (Nell Tiger Free).
In 2019, “The Bells” had the highest initial viewing rating in the history of Game of Thrones (via The Chicago Tribune). 12.48 million viewers watched the episode, trumping the 12.07 million views of the season 7 finale.
‘Game of Thrones’ prequel ‘House of the Dragon’ coming in 2022
Game of Thrones fans are about to start a whole new era of spoiler searches. HBO plans to release House of the Dragon, a prequel spinoff series, in 2022.
House of the Dragon takes place 200 years before the fall of the throne. Inspired by characters in Martin’s books, the new series will showcase the early days of House Targaryen and the events that occurred leading up to the Targaryen civil war, the “Dance of the Dragons.”
Of course, if you watched Game of Thrones, you already know how the Targaryen’s reign plans out. And if you’ve read Martin’s books, you know how House of the Dragon will play out, too.
