> Growing up 30 years ago, everybody knew the top 5 TV shows To be fair 30 years ago there were probably only 20 or so new/big TV shows to watch and those show

> Growing up 30 years ago, everybody knew the top 5 TV shows To be fair 30 years ago there were probably only 20 or so new/big TV shows to watch and those shows tried to cater for all viewers - age/sex/background etc. Today the choice is much greater (and probably includes those 20 or so shows somewhere) as producers can create content that only specific demographics will be into but the international streaming nature means that enough people will watch. The most popular shows today are those watched by younger viewers.