In ways both good and bad, streaming services have fundamentally altered the ways in which we all watch TV shows. In the ’90s and ’00s, cable networks started to compete with network television for audiences, while staples like ABC, NBC, and Fox all struggled to compete with the freedom that cable offered creatives. Then, the arrival of streamers meant that there were even more platforms full of shows that networks had to compete with, which saw TV series across all platforms earn diminishing viewership numbers.

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