Aftershow

In television, an aftershow or after-show is a talk show discussing one of the same channel's other television programs, and broadcast just after it.

Format

The aftershow format originated in the mid-2000s with the U.S. channel MTV's The After Show, and was initially conceived to accompany unscripted programs such as reality television. In the 2010s, U.S. entertainment channels began to add aftershows to their most popular scripted series, up to a point at which the New York Post wrote of the format having achieved a "saturation point" in 2016.^[1]

An aftershow's typical format, pioneered by AMC's Talking Dead in 2011, is two or more people discussing a just-aired episode. This is sometimes accompanied by bonus material from the series, or special guests such as actors or creative staff.^[2] TV channels see aftershows as an affordable way to provide more content for avid fans of popular series, and as a venue for interacting with fans directly. They are also important to channels as a means to keep viewers tuned in after a program has aired.^[2]

Notable aftershows

Title	Program(s) discussed	First aired	Last aired	Channel	Notes
The After Show	Various reality series		2010	MTV
Thronecast	Game of Thrones	2011	ongoing	Sky Atlantic
Talking Dead[3]	The Walking Dead Fear the Walking Dead	2011	ongoing	AMC	Began with season 2 for both series
Talking Bad[4]	Breaking Bad	2013	2013	AMC	Only for final eight episodes of the series
Anarchy Afterword[5]	Sons of Anarchy	2013	2014	FX	Online web series; for seasons 6 and 7
After the Black[6][7]	Orphan Black	2015	ongoing	Space / BBC America	Began with season 3
Talking Saul[8]	Better Call Saul	2016	ongoing	AMC	Began with season 2; only for premiere and finale episodes
After the Thrones[9]	Game of Thrones	2016	ongoing	HBO	Began with season 6
Talking Preacher[10]	Preacher	2016	ongoing	AMC	Only for premiere and finale episodes
Hacking Robot[11]	Mr. Robot	2016	ongoing	USA Network	Began with season 2; only for premiere and finale episodes
Mr. Robot Digital After Show[12]	Mr. Robot	2016	ongoing	The Verge / USA Network	Began with season 2; online only

References

1. Rorke, Robert (28 March 2016). "Enough already with all the TV after-shows". New York Post. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
2. Kelley, Seth (2 June 2016). "TV's Aftershow Phenomenon: From 'Talking Dead' to 'After the Thrones'". Variety. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
3. Ng, Philiana (September 22, 2011). "It's Official: AMC Orders 'The Walking Dead' Talk Show". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
4. Bibel, Sara (July 21, 2013). "AMC Announces Chris Hardwick as Host of 'Talking Bad'". TV by the Numbers. AMC. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
5. Goldberg, Lesley (August 26, 2013). "'Sons of Anarchy' Gets Online Post-Show". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
6. "Space Celebrates the Return of its Original Canadian Series ORPHAN BLACK with Multi-Channel Roadblock Season Premiere April 18". Bell Media. March 11, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
7. Prudom, Laura; Zumberge, Marianne (March 27, 2016). "'Orphan Black' Gets After-Show, Cast Teases Season 4 Mysteries and Returning Favorites". Variety. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
8. Petski, Denise (February 12, 2016). "'Talking Saul' To Follow 'Better Call Saul's Premiere And Season Finale On AMC". Deadline.com. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
9. Kreps, Daniel (April 4, 2016). "HBO, Bill Simmons Announce 'Game of Thrones' Aftershow". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
10. Petski, Denise (May 16, 2016). "'Talking Preacher' To Follow 'Preacher's Season Premiere And Finale On AMC". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
11. Mitovich, Matt Webb (June 23, 2016). "Mr. Robot Gets Expanded Season 2, Bigger Premiere With Live After Show". TVLine. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
12. Lynch, Jason (July 11, 2016). "USA and The Verge Team Up for a Weekly Live Digital Mr. Robot Aftershow". Adweek. Retrieved July 14, 2016.