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Oct 2022
31m 39s

‘House of the Dragon’ vs. ‘The Rings of ...

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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.


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Host: Matt Belloni

Guest: Julia Alexander


Producer: Craig Horlbeck

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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