Game of Thrones (season 8) | |
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Starring | See List of Game of Thrones cast |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Release | |
Original network | HBO |
Original release | April 14 – May 19, 2019 |
Season chronology | |
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List of Game of Thrones episodes |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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68 | 1 | 'Winterfell' | David Nutter | Dave Hill | April 14, 2019 | 11.76[1] | |
Upon reaching Winterfell with their combined armies, Jon and Daenerys learn the Army of the Dead has breached the Wall, and the Night King commands the undead Viserion. The Northern Houses and their allies rally around Winterfell, but distrust Daenerys and doubt Cersei's pledge to send troops. Euron returns to King's Landing with the Golden Company and entices Cersei to consummate their union. On Cersei's orders, Qyburn hires Bronn to assassinate Tyrion and Jaime. Theon rescues Yara, who then sets out to retake the Iron Islands, while Theon returns to Winterfell. At Winterfell, Jon reunites with Bran and Arya, and later learns to ride Rhaegal. Sam meets Daenerys, who states that she executed his father and brother. Sam reveals to Jon that he is actually Aegon Targaryen. At House Umber's seat of Last Hearth, Tormund and Beric encounter Edd and other Night's Watch members. They find the castle's occupants dead, and the wight of Ned Umber is left as a gruesome message. Jaime arrives at Winterfell where Bran awaits him. | |||||||
69 | 2 | 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' | David Nutter | Bryan Cogman | April 21, 2019 | 10.29[2] | |
Jaime reveals Cersei's deception to the Targaryen-Stark alliance and joins them after Brienne vouches for his loyalty. Jaime later apologizes to Bran for crippling him; Bran replies he harbors no anger and says they are no longer the same people. Tyrion loses Daenerys' trust for having believed Cersei, prompting Jorah to ask her to forgive Tyrion's mistakes. Citing their mutual love for Jon, Daenerys tries and fails to gain Sansa's trust after refusing to give assurances about the North's fate. Theon, Edd, Tormund, and Beric arrive at Winterfell, with the latter three reporting the undead army's impending arrival. Bran proposes that he lure out the Night King, who wants to destroy the Three-Eyed Raven. The others agree, with Theon and the Ironborn offering Bran protection. Arya seduces Gendry. Jaime formally anoints Brienne as a knight. Jorah fails to dissuade Lyanna Mormont from fighting, and he receives House Tarly's ancestral sword as a gift from Sam. As the Army of the Dead approaches, Jon reveals his Targaryen lineage to Daenerys. | |||||||
70 | 3 | 'The Long Night' | Miguel Sapochnik | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 28, 2019 | 12.02[3] | |
The Living Army meets the Army of the Dead outside Winterfell. The initial Dothraki charge is decimated, and the Unsullied are quickly overwhelmed. Edd is killed while saving Sam. The survivors retreat into the castle as Melisandre ignites the defensive fire trench surrounding Winterfell to delay the advancing horde. Jon and Daenerys engage the Night King on their dragons. The wights invade Winterfell, overpowering the defenders and killing Lyanna Mormont. Beric dies defending Arya. Jon and Rhaegal knock the Night King off Viserion, and Daenerys burns him with dragonfire but it has no effect. The Night King then raises slain Winterfell defenders, including the dead entombed in the crypt where the non-combatants are attacked. After wights pull Daenerys from Drogon, Jorah is fatally wounded defending her. The Night King arrives at the Godswood for Bran and kills Theon. Arya ambushes the Night King, stabbing him with her Valyrian steel dagger. The Night King and his White Walkers shatter, causing Viserion and the wights to collapse. Her purpose served, Melisandre allows herself to die from old age. | |||||||
71 | 4 | 'The Last of the Starks' | David Nutter | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 5, 2019 | 11.80[4] | |
The survivors mourn and burn the dead. Daenerys legitimizes Gendry as a Baratheon, naming him Lord of Storm's End. Arya declines Gendry's subsequent marriage proposal. Jaime and Brienne become lovers. To protect her claim to the throne, Daenerys wants Jon to conceal his true parentage. Bronn arrives to kill Jaime and Tyrion for Cersei, but spares them in exchange for being promised Highgarden castle. Jon reveals his Targaryen claim to Sansa and Arya, swearing them to secrecy. Wanting Jon as king, Sansa tells Tyrion, who informs Varys. Arya and the Hound head for King's Landing, bent on revenge. Tormund returns north with the Wildlings, taking Ghost at Jon's request. Daenerys and her fleet set sail for King's Landing, while Jon leads the Northern army. At Dragonstone, Euron's navy ambushes her fleet, killing Rhaegal with ship-mounted scorpions. Missandei is taken hostage. Daenerys considers seizing King's Landing using dragonfire. Varys and Tyrion debate whether Jon would be a better ruler than Daenerys. Jaime feels compelled to return to Cersei, despite Brienne's plea that he stay. Cersei defiantly refuses Daenerys' demand to surrender and has Missandei beheaded before an enraged Daenerys and Grey Worm. | |||||||
72 | 5 | 'The Bells' | Miguel Sapochnik | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 12, 2019 | 12.48[5] | |
Varys urges Jon to advance his claim, but the latter refuses to betray Daenerys. After Tyrion reveals Varys' plot, Daenerys executes Varys by dragon fire. Jaime is captured, but Tyrion releases him so he can persuade Cersei to surrender the city, then escape Westeros together. Jaime, Arya, and the Hound each infiltrate King's Landing. Dragon-borne Daenarys destroys the Iron Fleet and most of the city's defenses, allowing her army to enter. Cersei's forces are quickly overwhelmed and the city signals its surrender, but an enraged Daenerys begins leveling the city, burning soldiers and civilians. The allied army follows her lead, slaughtering anyone in their path, horrifying Tyrion and Jon. Jaime kills Euron but is himself mortally wounded. The Hound convinces Arya to abandon her longtime vendetta and save herself, then confronts the Mountain. The brothers ultimately perish after falling from a tower into flames. Cersei and Jaime reunite but are killed as the Red Keep collapses atop them. Jon calls for a retreat as frantic civilians flee the devastation. Arya barely survives. | |||||||
73 | 6 | 'The Iron Throne' | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 19, 2019 | 13.61[6] | |
Following the battle, the Unsullied execute captured soldiers upon Daenerys' orders. Tyrion finds Jaime and Cersei dead in the ruins. Daenerys rallies the Unsullied and Dothraki, declaring she will lead them to liberate the entire world. Tyrion denounces her and resigns as Hand, then is imprisoned for treason to await execution. Arya and Tyrion separately warn Jon that Daenerys is a threat to him and House Stark. Jon confronts Daenerys and, unable to halt her destructive path, kills her. Drogon melts the Iron Throne, then gently carries Daenerys' body away. Tyrion proposes that all future monarchs be chosen by Westerosi leaders, rather than through familial succession. Bran Stark is proclaimed king, titled Bran the Broken. He grants Sansa the North's secession as an independent kingdom, and appoints Tyrion as his Hand. Jon is sentenced to the Night's Watch to appease the Unsullied, who then set sail for Naath, Missandei's homeland. Tyrion reorganizes the Small Council – Brienne, Bronn, Davos, and Sam – to rebuild King's Landing. Podrick is knighted. Sansa is crowned Queen in the North. Arya sets sail to explore west of Westeros. Jon rejoins Tormund and Ghost at Castle Black, leading the Wildlings north of the Wall. |
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No. | Title | Air date | Rating (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | DVR (18–49) | DVR viewers (millions) | Total (18–49) | Total viewers (millions) |
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1 | 'Winterfell' | April 14, 2019 | 5.0 | 11.76[1] | 1.2 | 3.04 | 6.2 | 14.84[87] |
2 | 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' | April 21, 2019 | 4.4 | 10.29[2] | 1.3 | 3.58 | 5.7 | 13.89[88] |
3 | 'The Long Night' | April 28, 2019 | 5.3 | 12.02[3] | 1.5 | 4.07 | 6.8 | 16.12[89] |
4 | 'The Last of the Starks' | May 5, 2019 | 5.1 | 11.80[4] | 1.2 | 3.33 | 6.3 | 15.16[90] |
5 | 'The Bells' | May 12, 2019 | 5.4 | 12.48[5] | 1.4 | 3.52 | 6.8 | 16.03[91] |
6 | 'The Iron Throne' | May 19, 2019 | 5.8 | 13.61[6] | 0.8 | 2.20 | 6.6 | 15.85[92] |
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Avg. U.S. viewers (millions) | |||
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First aired | Last aired | |||||
1 | 10 | April 17, 2011 | June 19, 2011 | 2.52[13] | ||
2 | 10 | April 1, 2012 | June 3, 2012 | 3.80[13] | ||
3 | 10 | March 31, 2013 | June 9, 2013 | 4.97[14] | ||
4 | 10 | April 6, 2014 | June 15, 2014 | 6.84[15] | ||
5 | 10 | April 12, 2015 | June 14, 2015 | 6.88[16] | ||
6 | 10 | April 24, 2016 | June 26, 2016 | 7.69[17] | ||
7 | 7 | July 16, 2017 | August 27, 2017 | 10.26[18] | ||
8 | 6 | April 14, 2019 | May 19, 2019 | 11.99[19] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | 1 | 'Winter Is Coming' | Tim Van Patten | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 17, 2011 | 2.22[20] |
2 | 2 | 'The Kingsroad' | Tim Van Patten | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 24, 2011 | 2.20[21] |
3 | 3 | 'Lord Snow' | Brian Kirk | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 1, 2011 | 2.44[22] |
4 | 4 | 'Cripples, Bastards, and Broken Things' | Brian Kirk | Bryan Cogman | May 8, 2011 | 2.45[23] |
5 | 5 | 'The Wolf and the Lion' | Brian Kirk | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 15, 2011 | 2.58[24] |
6 | 6 | 'A Golden Crown' | Daniel Minahan | Story by : David Benioff & D. B. Weiss Teleplay by : Jane Espenson and David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 22, 2011 | 2.44[25] |
7 | 7 | 'You Win or You Die' | Daniel Minahan | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 29, 2011 | 2.40[26] |
8 | 8 | 'The Pointy End' | Daniel Minahan | George R. R. Martin | June 5, 2011 | 2.72[27] |
9 | 9 | 'Baelor' | Alan Taylor | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 12, 2011 | 2.66[28] |
10 | 10 | 'Fire and Blood' | Alan Taylor | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 19, 2011 | 3.04[29] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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11 | 1 | 'The North Remembers' | Alan Taylor | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 1, 2012 | 3.86[30] |
12 | 2 | 'The Night Lands' | Alan Taylor | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 8, 2012 | 3.76[31] |
13 | 3 | 'What Is Dead May Never Die' | Alik Sakharov | Bryan Cogman | April 15, 2012 | 3.77[32] |
14 | 4 | 'Garden of Bones' | David Petrarca | Vanessa Taylor | April 22, 2012 | 3.65[33] |
15 | 5 | 'The Ghost of Harrenhal' | David Petrarca | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 29, 2012 | 3.90[34] |
16 | 6 | 'The Old Gods and the New' | David Nutter | Vanessa Taylor | May 6, 2012 | 3.88[35] |
17 | 7 | 'A Man Without Honor' | David Nutter | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 13, 2012 | 3.69[36] |
18 | 8 | 'The Prince of Winterfell' | Alan Taylor | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 20, 2012 | 3.86[37] |
19 | 9 | 'Blackwater' | Neil Marshall | George R. R. Martin | May 27, 2012 | 3.38[38] |
20 | 10 | 'Valar Morghulis' | Alan Taylor | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 3, 2012 | 4.20[39] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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21 | 1 | 'Valar Dohaeris' | Daniel Minahan | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | March 31, 2013 | 4.37[40] |
22 | 2 | 'Dark Wings, Dark Words' | Daniel Minahan | Vanessa Taylor | April 7, 2013 | 4.27[41] |
23 | 3 | 'Walk of Punishment' | David Benioff | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 14, 2013 | 4.72[42] |
24 | 4 | 'And Now His Watch Is Ended' | Alex Graves | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 21, 2013 | 4.87[43] |
25 | 5 | 'Kissed by Fire' | Alex Graves | Bryan Cogman | April 28, 2013 | 5.35[44] |
26 | 6 | 'The Climb' | Alik Sakharov | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 5, 2013 | 5.50[45] |
27 | 7 | 'The Bear and the Maiden Fair' | Michelle MacLaren | George R. R. Martin | May 12, 2013 | 4.84[46] |
28 | 8 | 'Second Sons' | Michelle MacLaren | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 19, 2013 | 5.13[47] |
29 | 9 | 'The Rains of Castamere' | David Nutter | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 2, 2013 | 5.22[48] |
30 | 10 | 'Mhysa' | David Nutter | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 9, 2013 | 5.39[49] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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31 | 1 | 'Two Swords' | D. B. Weiss | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 6, 2014 | 6.64[50] |
32 | 2 | 'The Lion and the Rose' | Alex Graves | George R. R. Martin | April 13, 2014 | 6.31[51] |
33 | 3 | 'Breaker of Chains' | Alex Graves | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 20, 2014 | 6.59[52] |
34 | 4 | 'Oathkeeper' | Michelle MacLaren | Bryan Cogman | April 27, 2014 | 6.95[53] |
35 | 5 | 'First of His Name' | Michelle MacLaren | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 4, 2014 | 7.16[54] |
36 | 6 | 'The Laws of Gods and Men' | Alik Sakharov | Bryan Cogman | May 11, 2014 | 6.40[55] |
37 | 7 | 'Mockingbird' | Alik Sakharov | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 18, 2014 | 7.20[56] |
38 | 8 | 'The Mountain and the Viper' | Alex Graves | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 1, 2014 | 7.17[57] |
39 | 9 | 'The Watchers on the Wall' | Neil Marshall | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 8, 2014 | 6.95[58] |
40 | 10 | 'The Children' | Alex Graves | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 15, 2014 | 7.09[59] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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41 | 1 | 'The Wars to Come' | Michael Slovis | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 12, 2015 | 8.00[60] |
42 | 2 | 'The House of Black and White' | Michael Slovis | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 19, 2015 | 6.81[61] |
43 | 3 | 'High Sparrow' | Mark Mylod | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 26, 2015 | 6.71[62] |
44 | 4 | 'Sons of the Harpy' | Mark Mylod | Dave Hill | May 3, 2015 | 6.82[63] |
45 | 5 | 'Kill the Boy' | Jeremy Podeswa | Bryan Cogman | May 10, 2015 | 6.56[64] |
46 | 6 | 'Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken' | Jeremy Podeswa | Bryan Cogman | May 17, 2015 | 6.24[65] |
47 | 7 | 'The Gift' | Miguel Sapochnik | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 24, 2015 | 5.40[66] |
48 | 8 | 'Hardhome' | Miguel Sapochnik | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 31, 2015 | 7.01[67] |
49 | 9 | 'The Dance of Dragons' | David Nutter | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 7, 2015 | 7.14[68] |
50 | 10 | 'Mother's Mercy' | David Nutter | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 14, 2015 | 8.11[69] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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51 | 1 | 'The Red Woman' | Jeremy Podeswa | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 24, 2016 | 7.94[70] |
52 | 2 | 'Home' | Jeremy Podeswa | Dave Hill | May 1, 2016 | 7.29[71] |
53 | 3 | 'Oathbreaker' | Daniel Sackheim | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 8, 2016 | 7.28[72] |
54 | 4 | 'Book of the Stranger' | Daniel Sackheim | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 15, 2016 | 7.82[73] |
55 | 5 | 'The Door' | Jack Bender | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 22, 2016 | 7.89[74] |
56 | 6 | 'Blood of My Blood' | Jack Bender | Bryan Cogman | May 29, 2016 | 6.71[75] |
57 | 7 | 'The Broken Man' | Mark Mylod | Bryan Cogman | June 5, 2016 | 7.80[76] |
58 | 8 | 'No One' | Mark Mylod | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 12, 2016 | 7.60[77] |
59 | 9 | 'Battle of the Bastards' | Miguel Sapochnik | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 19, 2016 | 7.66[78] |
60 | 10 | 'The Winds of Winter' | Miguel Sapochnik | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | June 26, 2016 | 8.89[79] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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61 | 1 | 'Dragonstone' | Jeremy Podeswa | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | July 16, 2017 | 10.11[80] |
62 | 2 | 'Stormborn' | Mark Mylod | Bryan Cogman | July 23, 2017 | 9.27[81] |
63 | 3 | 'The Queen's Justice' | Mark Mylod | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | July 30, 2017 | 9.25[82] |
64 | 4 | 'The Spoils of War' | Matt Shakman | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | August 6, 2017 | 10.17[83] |
65 | 5 | 'Eastwatch' | Matt Shakman | Dave Hill | August 13, 2017 | 10.72[84] |
66 | 6 | 'Beyond the Wall' | Alan Taylor | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | August 20, 2017 | 10.24[85] |
67 | 7 | 'The Dragon and the Wolf' | Jeremy Podeswa | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | August 27, 2017 | 12.07[86] |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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68 | 1 | 'Winterfell' | David Nutter | Dave Hill | April 14, 2019 | 11.76[87] |
69 | 2 | 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' | David Nutter | Bryan Cogman | April 21, 2019 | 10.29[88] |
70 | 3 | 'The Long Night' | Miguel Sapochnik | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | April 28, 2019 | 12.02[89] |
71 | 4 | 'The Last of the Starks' | David Nutter | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 5, 2019 | 11.80[90] |
72 | 5 | 'The Bells' | Miguel Sapochnik | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 12, 2019 | 12.48[91] |
73 | 6 | 'The Iron Throne' | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | David Benioff & D. B. Weiss | May 19, 2019 | 13.61[92] |
No. | Title | Original air date | U.S. viewers (millions) | |
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1 | Game of Thrones: A Day in the Life | February 8, 2015 | N/A | |
A half-hour documentary that covered one day of production of season 5 on three sets in Belfast, Dubrovnik and Osuna from the viewpoint of key crew members.[93] | ||||
2 | Game of Thrones: The Last Watch | May 26, 2019 | 1.63[95] | |
A two-hour documentary which documents the making of season eight.[94] |
Season | Episodes | DVD and Blu-ray release date | |||
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Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
1 | 10 | March 6, 2012[96] | March 5, 2012[97] | August 10, 2012[98] | |
2 | 10 | February 19, 2013[99] | March 4, 2013[100] | March 6, 2013[101] | |
3 | 10 | February 18, 2014[102] | February 17, 2014[103] | February 19, 2014[104] | |
4 | 10 | February 17, 2015[105] | February 16, 2015[106] | February 18, 2015[107] | |
5 | 10 | March 15, 2016[108] | March 14, 2016[109] | March 16, 2016[110] | |
6 | 10 | November 15, 2016[111] | November 14, 2016[112] | November 16, 2016[113] | |
7 | 7 | December 12, 2017[114] | December 11, 2017[115] | December 11, 2017[116] |
Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
1 | 2.22 | 2.20 | 2.44 | 2.45 | 2.58 | 2.44 | 2.40 | 2.72 | 2.66 | 3.04 | 2.52 | |
2 | 3.86 | 3.76 | 3.77 | 3.65 | 3.90 | 3.88 | 3.69 | 3.86 | 3.38 | 4.20 | 3.80 | |
3 | 4.37 | 4.27 | 4.72 | 4.87 | 5.35 | 5.50 | 4.84 | 5.13 | 5.22 | 5.39 | 4.97 | |
4 | 6.64 | 6.31 | 6.59 | 6.95 | 7.16 | 6.40 | 7.20 | 7.17 | 6.95 | 7.09 | 6.84 | |
5 | 8.00 | 6.81 | 6.71 | 6.82 | 6.56 | 6.24 | 5.40 | 7.01 | 7.14 | 8.11 | 6.88 | |
6 | 7.94 | 7.29 | 7.28 | 7.82 | 7.89 | 6.71 | 7.80 | 7.60 | 7.66 | 8.89 | 7.69 | |
7 | 10.11 | 9.27 | 9.25 | 10.17 | 10.72 | 10.24 | 12.07 | N/A | 10.26 | |||
8 | 11.76 | 10.29 | 12.02 | 11.80 | 12.48 | 13.61 | N/A | 11.99 |