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Premiere airdate announced!

By Hear Me Roar on January 7, 2011
Filed Under: News

Exactly 100 days from now, on April 17th 2011, Game of Thrones is going to premiere on HBO. Start the countdown clocks!

[First revealed by James Hibberd.] Official announcement now at Making Game of Thrones.

Credit: Helen Sloan / HBO
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43 Comments

  1. Todd
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 5:28 pm | Permalink

    Winter is finally coming… can’t wait!

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  2. The Rabbit
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 5:29 pm | Permalink

    100 days seem like a long way to go, but 14 weeks don’t !

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  3. Nicole
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 5:29 pm | Permalink

    WhAAAA?? But I want April 3rd! DAMMIT!

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  4. Lex
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 5:30 pm | Permalink

    I gotta say, all this news is like water to someone dying of thirst! The last couple of weeks have been so dry.

    Well, we can finally say with certainty that we’re only THREE MONTHS AWAY! It seemed like we were saying 4 to 5 months for so long…

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  5. Lex
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 5:32 pm | Permalink

    This is good news, for me. We’re only THREE MONTHS AWAY!!! It seemed like we were saying 4 to 5 months for so long…

    Anyways, I gotta say that all this news is like water for someone who’s dying of thirst! The last few weeks were sooo dry…!

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  6. John Galt 21
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 5:32 pm | Permalink

    FIOS be better in my neighborhood by that time…

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  7. Lex
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 5:33 pm | Permalink

    Sorry for the double-posting. The site (or my internet) seems to be acting up at the moment.

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  8. Lauren
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 5:34 pm | Permalink

    WOOOO! :D

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  9. Johan Sporre
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 5:34 pm | Permalink

    A couple of weeks later than I thought, but it’s nice to have a firm date to look forward too!

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  10. The Rabbit
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 5:36 pm | Permalink

    Bah, Lex we know you ve been drinking :D :D :D

    yay! yay! yay!
    3 months to go!

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  11. Gytha Ogg
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 5:38 pm | Permalink

    OMG 14 WEEKS

    THIS IS NOT A DRILL PEOPLE

    I REPEAT

    THIS IS NOT A DRILL

    I don’t actually know if I’m going to be able to handle the Littlefinger. *fans self*

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  12. Nakmal
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 5:40 pm | Permalink

    What does everyone think about the thursday night time slot? I thought I sunday nights were HBO’s best night?

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  13. ben
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 5:45 pm | Permalink

    YAAAAAAAY !!!

    It just hit me… I’m so emotionally invested in this series partly because I’ve been there “since the very beginning”… I mean, most of us fans here have been excited about this series even longer then the actors playing in it! Holy crap. And it its all, largely, because of this site.

    I’m so happy. And a huge, huge “thank-you” to you, Winter, as well.

    (and the others too :D)

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  14. Mr. Donnerfaust
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 5:47 pm | Permalink

    Nakmal,

    The 17th of April is a Sunday!

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  15. Lex
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 5:47 pm | Permalink

    It’s funny, I wasn’t sure that this TCA event would be all that exciting… and now I’m jumping up and down like on the other “big news days” (teasers, greenlight, etc.).

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  16. Lex
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 5:48 pm | Permalink

    Ooh, love the wallpaper!

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  17. m4st4
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 5:51 pm | Permalink

    Yes! :D Finally! I’ve marked it on my calendar, now on with new pics and clips please (cause I’m that eager for GOT!)

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  18. Lex
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 5:57 pm | Permalink

    m4st4: Yes! Finally! I’ve marked it on my calendar, now on with new pics and clips please (cause I’m that eager for GOT!)    

    Me too… on my 2011 ASOIAF calendar! :)

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  19. Grinbomb
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 6:05 pm | Permalink

    Awesome news. We knew we we’re going to get a date during this conference, but I thought we were going to get it tonight. I can see why HBO decided mid April as opposed to the 3rd, the shows still need to have a bunch of post production stuff done (particularly CGI) and they want to have a few new previews with all the post work done. I hope we get our first full trailer in the next few weeks (I’m dying to see the Wall now).

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  20. Travis
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 6:34 pm | Permalink

    Happy 33rd birthday to me!!!!!!

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  21. Lex
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 6:40 pm | Permalink

    Travis: Happy 33rd birthday to me!!!!!!    

    Wow, 33? Happy birthday you old geezer! Me, on the other hand, am a youthful 32. :)

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  22. Adam Whitehead
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 6:45 pm | Permalink

    Preliminary schedule then:

    1 – 17 April
    2 – 24 April
    3 – 1 May
    4 – 8 May
    5 – 15 May
    6 – 22 May
    Memorial Weekend
    7 – 5 June
    8 – 12 June
    9 – 19 June
    10 – 26 June

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  23. Cristian Far Arnedo
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 6:50 pm | Permalink

    Grinbomb,

    I think it’s because after the last season of Big Love, which ends the 20th of march, they are gonna air the miniseries Mildred Pierce, which will air its final episode on April 10, and so GOT will premiere on the 17th.

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  24. seanfan
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 7:05 pm | Permalink

    Great news! So excited! FYI…..that’s Sean Bean’s birthday! (52)

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  25. OldGran
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 7:14 pm | Permalink

    APRIL 17 IS MY BIRTHDAY!!

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  26. DH87
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 7:16 pm | Permalink

    Adam Whitehead,

    This is …. strange. I was sure there was going to be no overlap with True Blood.
    This schedule means it premieres on Palm Sunday and the second episode is on Easter Sunday, a big travel weekend, which I don’t like.
    It means it overlaps with True Blood for three Sundays. It must be going in at 10 PM, not 9 PM., so will have three eps of TB as its lead in at the end of S1, including the finale, which is good. (Although there is a possibility GOT is going in at 8 PM, the S/V/L/N requirements makes that very remote.)

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  27. Alexander Dubrovsky
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 7:20 pm | Permalink

    ben: YAAAAAAAY !!!It just hit me… I’m so emotionally invested in this series partly because I’ve been there “since the very beginning”… I mean, most of us fans here have been excited about this series even longer then the actors playing in it! Holy crap. And it its all, largely, because of this site.I’m so happy. And a huge, huge “thank-you” to you, Winter, as well.(and the others too )    

    Same here. I remember GRRMs posts on his blog about HBO being interested in the adaptation and his pleas not to get too excited because it doesn’t mean official pilot order or greenlight.

    Following this adaptation from way before the pilot was ordered through GRRMs blog and, of course, WiC was a very exciting experience. I can’t think of any other adaptation which I may follow this closely, maybe except of Dan Simmons’ Hyperion Cantos, if it ever gets made.

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  28. Johan Sporre
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 7:21 pm | Permalink

    Adam Whitehead,

    Does HBO ever show two episodes in a row the same day?

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  29. fiendebass
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 7:28 pm | Permalink

    DH87,

    S/V/L/N? It’s HBO, they can show Basic Instinct at 4pm if they wish. lol. But, I get what you are saying. More likely, they keep True Blood at 9pm as it is their power player, and 9pm seems to be earmarked for that time with each series.

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  30. furrever
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 7:52 pm | Permalink

    Two days after my birthday. woot

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  31. Jardin17
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 7:56 pm | Permalink

    April 17th is also my birthday! That’s awesome!!

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  32. DH87
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 8:01 pm | Permalink

    fiendebass,

    Maybe GOT IS going in at 8 PM. Otherwise, at 10 on the Sundays in June, it could be going head to head with Mad Men on basic cable (AMC) if the MM Season 5 negotiations with AMC are ironed out quickly. At either 8 or 10, GOT will not get that important 11 PM (EDT) repeat on Sunday nights, at least for the three True Blood Sundays. That 11 repeat is important for ratings purposes, at least to HBO. I don’t get this scheduling at all.

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  33. The Young Wolf
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 8:14 pm | Permalink

    YES!
    Wonder what time it starts. Hmm, will be at college so I will have to find out how to get it HBO in my dorm room.

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  34. Zac Beach
    Posted January 7, 2011 at 11:54 pm | Permalink

    DH87,

    Most likely they will hold True Blood off until July

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  35. loco73
    Posted January 8, 2011 at 4:03 am | Permalink

    Holly crap!!!!!! Exciting news indeed…me thinks I wweetttt myself (again) ! I’m counting down the days…WINTER-IS-COMING! Yay.

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  36. Animal89
    Posted January 8, 2011 at 7:52 am | Permalink

    Any idea when GoT will be airing in the UK/Europe?? It’s gonna be on Sky right? Anybody know if it will be released simultaneously in the UK and in the US or if the UK is gonna have to wait months on end…??

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  37. Johan Sporre
    Posted January 8, 2011 at 8:18 am | Permalink

    Animal89,

    It’s starting in April at least. Just guessing I’d say within a week of the airing in the US.

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  38. Hear Me Roar
    Posted January 8, 2011 at 8:25 am | Permalink

    Animal89,

    You can check what we know so far about international airing here. HBO also promised to keep us updated about these dates in other countries as well.

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  39. Animal89
    Posted January 8, 2011 at 8:30 am | Permalink

    Hear Me Roar,

    Agggghhhh!! Thanks guys, I’m so freaking excited!! :D

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  40. MWads
    Posted January 8, 2011 at 6:47 pm | Permalink

    This is fantastic news!! I’m halfway thru a 6 month deployment and I’m scheduled to leave here on the 14th. I should be getting back home around the 16th I can’t think of a better welcome home gift!! (Well, besides seeing wife, family and friends, but hey, c’mon, its Game of Thrones!!)

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  41. darren
    Posted January 8, 2011 at 6:51 pm | Permalink

    you should put a counter on your website that counts down the days til the premier.

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  42. Hear Me Roar
    Posted January 9, 2011 at 3:44 am | Permalink

    darren,

    Coming soon, naturally ;)

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  43. Susan Dowe
    Posted January 11, 2011 at 8:09 pm | Permalink

    It’s Sean Bean’s birthday as well.

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