More people watched the first season of “Westworld” than “Game of Thrones” by a surprising amount

If anyone ever questioned that Westworld might be one of the best shows of all time, the proof might be in the numbers. About 12 million viewers tuned in to Westworld‘s first season. In contrast, only 2.52 million viewers tuned in to season one of Game of Thrones in 2011.

The first episode of Westworld received 3.3 million viewers.

But that was after two airings and early streaming availability. According to Deadline, 2.2 million viewers tuned into the season finale, up 7% from the previous episode. Add in numbers from HBO Go, HBO Now, personal DVRs and replays, and that number goes up to 3.6 million.

The Game of Thrones comparison might not be the most parallel, though, given that HBO Go was still a new thing back when the series appeared, and HBO Now wasn’t a thing until 2015.

Regardless, it’s no surprise that the futuristic dystopian western has been renewed for a second season.

But, don’t get too excited yet — we won’t get to see it until 2018.

Here’s what we know so far (and probably stop reading here if you’re not caught up):

Some characters will return, others won’t.

The characters of Elsie, Stubbs, and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal will return but Logan won’t, and neither will young William as played by Jimmy Simpson. We will, however, see more of The Man in Black, i.e., William as played by Ed Harris. Gentle Dolores is pretty much gone, too, having been replaced by the Wyatt version of Dolores.

Based on clues embedded within the season one finale, we think we can expect to see another theme park.

The original 1973 movie upon which the series is based featured Roman-themed and medieval-themed parks, plus we saw those Samurai guys that Maeve was so confused by, so this all makes a lot of sense.

So, if you aren’t a fan yet, you know what your homework for 2017 is.

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