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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    ‘Game of Thrones’ is over. What should you watch now?

    More than 19 million people in the U.S. watched the final episode of “Game of Thrones,” making it the most viewed episode of any HBO show ever. That’s not counting people who didn’t catch it live but will watch later.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 21, 2019 • 1 min read

    More than 19 million people in the U.S. watched the final episode of “Game of Thrones,” making it the most viewed episode of any HBO show ever. That’s not counting people who didn’t catch it live but will watch later. Now that the show is over, we get recommendations on what to watch: “Succession” on HBO, “Tuca & Bertie” on Netflix, “Fleabag” on Amazon Prime, and “Ramy” on Hulu.

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      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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    The full episode

    3 of 4
    What to watch on TV now that ‘Game of Thrones’ is over
    1. 0:00Don McGahn is a no-show at today’s hearing and Democrats are furious
    2. 10:53An inside look at life in Venezuela, a country in turmoil
    3. 23:26‘Game of Thrones’ is over. What should you watch now?You’re reading this
    4. 37:55In ‘See You Yesterday,’ time-traveling science nerds try to prevent a police shooting
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