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To capitalize on聽鈥淕ame of Thrones,"聽HBO has announced a new program, 鈥淎fter the Thrones," which will examine the happenings on the network's massive fantasy hit.

Chris Ryan and Andy Greenwald, who formerly hosted a 鈥淕ame of Thrones鈥� podcast, 鈥淲atch the Thrones,鈥� for the website Grantland, will host 鈥淎fter.鈥澛�

HBO has announced that the show will be available On Demand and on the network鈥檚 streaming options, HBO Now and HBO Go, but hasn鈥檛 yet mentioned when the show will be on TV. 鈥淎fter鈥� will make its first appearance on April 25, the day after 鈥淭hrones鈥� returns for its sixth season.

鈥淎fter鈥� won鈥檛 be a totally serious examination of the often tragic HBO drama 鈥� according to a statement from the network, the show will be 鈥渁 lively, humorous and sophisticated look鈥� at the program. 鈥淎fter鈥� will air weekly.聽

TV is, of course, currently in what is widely described as a Golden Age, with a large amount of quality programming being produced from broadcast networks, cable networks, and streaming services. The popularity of 鈥渂inge-watching鈥� also means that a viewer can discover a show at any time, rather than waiting for new episodes to air.聽

The desire among viewers to hear more about their favorite shows became apparent with the recent popularity of the podcast 鈥淭he West Wing Weekly,鈥� which is co-hosted by 鈥淲est鈥� actor Joshua Malina and recently ranked at number one on the iTunes ranking of podcasts.

Another current hit show also recently proved viewers will stick around for discussion after the closing credits. In 2011, AMC created 鈥淭alking Dead,鈥� a program discussing the latest events on the network鈥檚 hit show 鈥淭he Walking Dead.鈥� 鈥淭alking鈥� has, like 鈥淲alking,鈥� proven popular.

鈥淭his show has really capitalized on the power of social media,鈥� Brad Adgate of the ad company Horizon Media said of 鈥淭alking鈥� in in 2013. 鈥�'The Walking Dead' is one of the most popular shows on Twitter and Facebook, and this devoted following has always elevated 'The Talking Dead.'鈥�