Good news for fans of HBO‘s House of the Dragon – it’s a hit, and the numbers show it!
04.09.2022 - 16:53 / justjared.com
The numbers are in for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
The Amazon Prime Video series debuted in the past week, and the company has revealed the viewership data for the highly anticipated, huge budget Lord of the Rings television series.]
The show currently commands an 84% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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According to Amazon, it was viewed by 25 million viewers globally over the initial 24 hours that the first two episodes were available for streaming in 240 countries and territories.
It debuted globally between September 1 and September 2.
Amazon did not specify how it measures a view, nor how much of an episode a user needs to watch to count as a viewer.
The company also said that Rings of Power broke “all previous records, marking the biggest premiere in the history of Prime Video.”
“It is somehow fitting that Tolkien’s stories – among the most popular of all time, and what many consider to be the true origin of the fantasy genre – have led us to this proud moment,” said Amazon’s Jennifer Salke in a statement.
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Good news for fans of HBO‘s House of the Dragon – it’s a hit, and the numbers show it!
Variety, producers confirmed the use of the ring shapes in the opening sequences: ‘We have the nine for men, the seven for the dwarves, the three rings for the elves, and a single ring. All those combinations are through there, and they’re at the beginning and end. We start with those, and they are building other things, and then we end with them.
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posted a photo of themselves wearing a fan-made shirt with human, hobbit and elf ears with different skin tones.Also included on the shirt is the mantra “You are all welcome here,” written in Elvish.Astin, who was not in the photo, shared a Twitter pic of himself wearing a hat with the same legend.“You Are All Welcome Here,” Wood, 41, captioned his photo.The “Lord of the Rings” show also released a statement regarding the racist attacks.You Are All Welcome Here @LOTRonPrime @DonMarshall72 #RingsOfPower https://t.co/8txOhlHa2f pic.twitter.com/nWytILT0zG“We, the cast of Rings of Power, stand together in absolute solidarity and against the relentless racism, threats, harassment and abuse some of our cast mates of color are being subjected to on a daily basis,” the statement reads.“We refuse to ignore it or tolerate it.”The statement goes on to say that “Rings” author J.R.R. Tolkien created a world where people from different races and cultures existed, along with the hashtag #youarewelcomehere.“From Middle-earth to a galaxy far, far away… #YouAreAllWelcomeHere,” the official “Star Wars” account responded on Twitter.“Rings of Power” isn’t the only show to receive racist backlash over cast diversity.In June, “Obi-Wan Kenobi” actress Moses Ingram was also subject to racist trolls over her role as Reva.
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Variety on Friday that the 72-hour delay was put in place recently, first quietly on “A League of Their Own” that launched this summer, and now on its “Lord of the Rings” show. The move is designed to weed out bots or trolls from the genuine audience reception.