<P> The series premiered on April 17, 2011, on HBO . David Benioff and D.B. Weiss both serve as executive producers along with Carolyn Strauss, Frank Doelger, Bernadette Caulfield and George R.R. Martin . Filming for the series has taken place in a number of locations, including Croatia, Northern Ireland, Iceland and Spain . Episodes are broadcast on Sunday at 9: 00 pm Eastern Time, and the episodes are between 50 and 81 minutes in length . The first six seasons are available on DVD and Blu - ray . </P> <P> The series was renewed for a seventh season in April 2016, which premiered on July 16, 2017 and consisted of seven episodes . The series will conclude with its eighth season, which will consist of six episodes . As of August 27, 2017, 67 episodes of Game of Thrones have aired, concluding the seventh season . The show's episodes have won numerous awards including two Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> <Th> Avg . viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> April 17, 2011 (2011 - 04 - 17) </Td> <Td> June 19, 2011 (2011 - 06 - 19) </Td> <Td> 2.52 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> April 1, 2012 (2012 - 04 - 01) </Td> <Td> June 3, 2012 (2012 - 06 - 03) </Td> <Td> 3.80 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> March 31, 2013 (2013 - 03 - 31) </Td> <Td> June 9, 2013 (2013 - 06 - 09) </Td> <Td> 4.97 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> April 6, 2014 (2014 - 04 - 06) </Td> <Td> June 15, 2014 (2014 - 06 - 15) </Td> <Td> 6.84 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 5 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> April 12, 2015 (2015 - 04 - 12) </Td> <Td> June 14, 2015 (2015 - 06 - 14) </Td> <Td> 6.88 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 6 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 10 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> April 24, 2016 (2016 - 04 - 24) </Td> <Td> June 26, 2016 (2016 - 06 - 26) </Td> <Td> 7.69 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 7 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 7 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> July 16, 2017 (2017 - 07 - 16) </Td> <Td> August 27, 2017 (2017 - 08 - 27) </Td> <Td> 10.26 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> <Th> Avg . viewers (millions) </Th> </Tr>

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