Nielsen Social Content Ratings, Week of Aug. 14: Game of Thrones Rules; Football Is Coming

Preseason NFL games soared on the sports chart

Game of Thrones continued its reign over the Nielsen Social Content Ratings, but its grip on the crown is showing signs of loosening.

The penultimate episode of the HBO drama’s seventh season totaled 2.518 million interactions across Facebook and Twitter during the week of Aug. 14, far outpacing ABC’s airing of CMA Fest 2017 and its 660,000.

WWE Monday Night Raw on USA Network placed third, with 357,000 total interactions.

On the sports side, the games may not count, but preseason National Football League action claimed seven of the top 10 spots, led by the Indianapolis Colts‘ visit to the Dallas Cowboys on NFL Network, with 1.137

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