‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 3 Sets A Rotten Tomatoes Record

InnovationGaming‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 3 Sets A Rotten Tomatoes RecordByPaul Tassi,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet.Follow AuthorJun 16, 2026, 10:10am EDTHouse of the DragonTheo Whiteman/HBOWhile House of the Dragon has been at least somewhat unsteady through its first few seasons, at least compared to early Game of Thrones and the recent Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, season 3 appears to be different.Dozens of reviews are in, and season 3 of House of the Dragon currently has a 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, a single negative review away from a 100%, which it had for a spell. That is a record for the highest Rotten Tomatoes score of any House of the Dragon season, but it also ties the record for all of the Game of Thrones universe, ranked alongside the best of Thrones’ seasons. Here’s the full list:House of the Dragon season 3 – 97% critic scoreGame of Thrones season 2 – 97% critic scoreGame of Thrones season 4 – 97% critic scoreGame of Thrones season 3 – 96% critic scoreA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms – 94% critic scoreGame of Thrones season 6 – 94% critic scoreGame of Thrones season 5 – 93% critic scoreGame of Thrones season 7 – 93% critic scoreGame of Thrones season 1 – 90% critic scoreHouse of the Dragon season 1 – 90% critic score House of the Dragon season 2 – 84% critic scoreGame of Thrones season 9 – 55% critic scoreMan, that final season. Actual psychic damage and one that marred seven other good to amazing seasons before it. But as you can see, House of the Dragon makes up two of the bottom four shows with its first two seasons, but now this new one is tied for first. Quite the change, not that any of these scores besides Thrones season 8 are bad, necessarily.House of the DragonRotten TomatoesMORE FOR YOUOne thing that hurt season 2 of House of the Dragon was its abrupt ending which cut out a climactic fight, Battle of the Gullet, wh...