[aero142]

I feel like complaints about certain shows going away are under-appreciating how much youtube and podcasts have changed the demand side. You can watch all the surgeries you want on youtube without waiting for it to show up on the TLC broadcast schedule. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t15SOrkc7E

I find podcasts today to be way better today than any "educational" tv shows ever were.

[rl3]

That's a very good point.

It's worth noting however that reality television predates YouTube. That's not to say there weren't still alternatives back then, but when comparing the two mediums I think it at least constitutes a small dark age of sorts.