[valarauko]

I think the point here is that 'dads' like to watch stories about competent men they can admire and look up to, who invariably tend to be older/wiser than them. I think the situation isn't helped that there isn't a lot of prestige quality content about men their age - that tends to fall into the 'dad tv' genre (ie, Yellowstone, Billions), not 'Prestige Dad tv'.