'Game of Thrones' was 2018's most on-demand show, despite no new episodes

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Game of Thrones is the number one show for Comcast video-on-demand, USA Today reports – even though the show hasn't aired a new episode in almost 18 months.

"The fact that that show is still ranked No. 1 across the board when it wasn't even current is pretty incredible," Brynn Lev, VP of editorial and programming at Comcast Cable told USA Today. "It shows just how large of a following that show has (and) how new people are still discovering it,"

Comcast examined data from its 22-million subscribers on network TV viewing behaviors (a.k.a. no streaming originals). After Thrones, the top on-demand shows were This Is Us, Power, 9-1-1, and The Good Doctor. Power actually beat Thrones for the top spot in Philadelphia, Baltimore, and D.C., and almost half of the top 20 were on broadcast networks (e.g. not premium cable like HBO, Starz, or Showtime).

2018: Top 20 Shows On Demand (national)

  1. Game of Thrones (HBO)

  2. This Is Us (NBC)

  3. Power (Starz)

  4. 9-1-1 (Fox)

  5. The Good Doctor (ABC)

  6. Shameless (Showtime)

  7. Westworld (HBO)

  8. Jersey Shore Family Vacation (MTV)

  9. Outlander (Starz)

  10. Homeland (Showtime)

  11. The Sopranos (HBO)

  12. Law & Order: SVU (NBC)

  13. Billions (Showtime)

  14. The Voice (NBC)

  15. Married at First Sight (Lifetime)

  16. The Resident (Fox)

  17. America's Got Talent (NBC)

  18. Grey's Anatomy (ABC)

  19. Keeping Up with Kardashians (E!)

  20. Chicago PD (NBC)

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Proma Khosla

Proma Khosla is a Senior Entertainment Reporter writing about all things TV, from ranking Bridgerton crushes to composer interviews and leading Mashable's stateside coverage of Bollywood and South Asian representation. You might also catch her hosting video explainers or on Mashable's TikTok and Reels, or tweeting silly thoughts from @promawhatup.

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