[tehwebguy]

Not every show is getting trashed. Some shows fail immediately and some don’t. This has been the case for a long time! Plenty of shows haven’t got 2 seasons going back many years.

What it seems like you are really asking for is that no or not many shows are canceled, or they all or most shows appeal to you / everyone. I don’t think that has been possible since the invention of cable, or certainly since the invention of YouTube.

There is too much content out there to waste time on content you don’t like. Honestly it’s a huge win for basically everyone.

Additionally every new show is competing against every show you’ve ever liked (including canceled shows) since they’re no longer relegated to reruns and syndication. You can probably get the whole series on DVD for a way lower price (I remember when each season of X Files was like $80 on DVD) or on a streaming service.

There are still new “mass appeal” shows and movies —- they are often panned as being broad, formulaic slop but they still do crazy numbers. Maybe it’s not actually hard to make content that appeals to most people, but maybe that’s not most content creators’ intention.