A Game of Ratings

It seems that Game of Thrones 2nd season is kicking much ass and taking no prisoner in the ratings department.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, the first season Game of Thrones premiere earned a 0.9 rating among adults 18-49, while the premiere of season 2 managed a 1.4 in the same demo.  At this point ratings for the second season Game of Thrones are now 50% above those for season one. After posting its best ratings ever for the premiere episode of Season 2, HBO’s Game of Thrones managed to hold an amazing 97% of that audience for the second episode of its sophomore season.  The initial showing of the show’s second season premiere garnered a series best audience of 3.9 million viewers.  What makes this really most excellent is that we're talking about a pay cable channel (HBO), a series that only has 13 episodes and viewers who had to wait a whole year to pick up on where the story left off.  So it's no understatement that HBO has another bonifide mega-hit under their belts.   Will their be a third season?  Really?  Does anyone have to ask?