[4] After opening The Ringer, CEO Bill Simmons suggested the two start a Game of Thrones podcast prior to the premiere of the series' seventh season.

[5] Rubin and Concepcion give a detailed recap of the episode or chapter they are examining and then identify the central themes and key ideas.

The show's seventh season, which premiered in October 2020, covers the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with individual episodes addressing each film in the series in release order.

After Concepcion's departure, Binge Mode entered hiatus and a new pop culture podcast co-hosted by Rubin titled The Ringer-Verse was started.

Concepcion went on to host a podcast of similar format to Binge Mode titled X-Ray Vision at Crooked Media.

[19] Binge Mode has been recognized as a "best podcast" by Time,[2] Marie Claire,[20] Vulture,[8] GQ,[21] Adweek,[3] and Oprah Magazine.