| Season | Episodes | Notable Notes | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | 10 | “Winter Is Coming” (Pilot) | | Season 2 | 10 | “The Night Lands” – “Valar Morghulis” | | Season 3 | 10 | The Red Wedding season | | Season 4 | 10 | The Mountain vs. The Viper | | Season 5 | 10 | “Hardhome” | | Season 6 | 10 | “Battle of the Bastards” / “The Winds of Winter” | | Season 7 | 7 | Shortened due to production complexity | | Season 8 | 6 | Final season (controversial finale: “The Iron Throne”) | | Total | 73 | | Why Did the Final Seasons Have Fewer Episodes? Fans often ask: If the first six seasons had 10 episodes each, why did Seasons 7 and 8 only have 7 and 6?

Whether you’re budgeting your binge-time or just settling a debate with fellow fans, here’s the quick answer and the full breakdown. There are 73 total episodes of Game of Thrones .

Here is the episode count per season: