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  ===International===
  The show premiered on HBO Canada at the same time as its U.S. premiere. On April 18, 2011, the show premiered in United Kingdom and Ireland through Sky Atlantic, gathering 750,000 viewers, a ratings record for the network. The series was broadcast throughout Latin America beginning on May 8, 2011. New Zealand's ''Dominion Post'' noted in an article on copyright laws that the popular series was downloaded via file sharing service regularly before its release to that market. In Australia, the July 17 premiere of the series was largely overshadowed by the release of ''A Dance with Dragons'', but according to ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' was successful "especially with women, who aren't seen as a target market for sword-fighting sagas".