‘House of the Dragon’ vs. ‘The Rings of Power,’ Who Is Winning?

The Town with Matthew Belloni

The Ringer

Society & Culture

4.3 • 847 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Matt is joined by Julia Alexander from Parrot Analytics to break down who is winning the biggest TV matchup in years, HBO’s ‘The House of the Dragon’ vs. Amazon’s 'The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.’ Matt and Julia dive into Nielsen's newly released ratings and determine which show is benefiting its host platform the most. Email us comments, questions, or ideas at [email protected] Host: Matt Belloni Guest: Julia Alexander Producer: Craig Horlbeck Theme Song: Devon Renaldo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, it's Bill Simmons.
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0:23.4	First episode drops.
0:24.9	August 29th.
0:31.8	It is Monday, October 3rd.
0:32.7	Welcome to October.
0:36.6	It was pegged as the biggest TV matchup in years.
0:41.3	HBO's big Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon, going head to head with Amazon Prime Video's billion dollar TV show,
0:46.3	The Lord of the Rings, the Rings of Power.
0:48.3	Very different shows, but it's rare that we have shows of this caliber,
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