The article didn't say the shows got better. It said that shows sometimes, do not get traction immediately. I suspect that might been the case with "The OA" f

The article didn't say the shows got better. It said that shows sometimes, do not get traction immediately. I suspect that might been the case with "The OA" for example. I watched first season only because my wife wanted it, and to me it was just some weird "mindbending newage" stuff. But second season the show went into a mix of sci-fi and fantasy, and started to have interesting mysteries, characters, better plot, and give impression that something was going on after all. SPOILER: first season the show implies the main character maybe, maybe not, is some kind of spiritual entity. second season is clearer in the fact that the main character actually is a person that can travel between dimensions, and the finale make clear the show will be about the protagonists and antagonists chasing each other across dimensions. A "dimension chase" plot sounds much more interesting than "maybe I am an angel" plot. So when the show finally had the chance to bring in a wider audience, it got killed.