TorrentFreak cites alpha60 analysis of Game of Thrones 701 piracy

Time-lapse Visualizes Game of Thrones Piracy Around The Globe

HBO hacked; Game of Thrones spoilers may be released soon

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2017/07/31/hbo-hacked-game-thrones-other-episode-information-compromised/525577001/ http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-hbo-game-of-thrones-hack-20170731-story.html

Why cable providers are among the most hated businesses in the U.S.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/08/07/bad-ratings

“I Refuse to Feel Guilty for Torrenting Game of Thrones” (by an Australian pirate)

https://www.kotaku.com.au/2016/04/i-refuse-to-feel-guilty-for-downloading-game-of-thrones/

alpha60 White Paper: Piracy Ratings for Game of Thrones Season 7 Episode 1 (701)

***WHITE PAPER*** Abigail De Kosnik and Benjamin De Kosnik 23 July 2017 alpha60 Data and Analysis of BitTorrent Peers and … More

How Game of Thrones Helped HBO Break Into the Streaming World

http://www.vulture.com/2017/07/game-of-thrones-hbo-streaming.html?utm_campaign=vulture&utm_source=tw&utm_medium=s1

Game of Thrones official ratings and piracy ratings

10.1 million viewers for live Sunday 9 pm broadcast (http://www.vulture.com/2017/07/game-of-throness-season-7-ratings-are-off-to-a-huge-start.html) 16 million views on all HBO platforms according to HBO, … More

The Walking Dead seasons have their own Wikipedia pages with Live and DVR (+7?) ratings for each episode

The Walking Dead season 7 Wikipedia page with ratings here.

Best site for TV ratings that I have found

STVPlus+ <– this goes to the page for The Walking Dead

AMC Press Release: “THE WALKING DEAD” SEASON 7 MID-SEASON PREMIERE DELIVERS 15.9 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS” (s07 e09)

AMC Press Release dated February 17, 2017 here.