Why did TV seasons get shorter? Now, obviously there’s been a big shift in the past 20 years with shorter cable shows gaining popularity in the 2000s and streamers emulating that in the 2010s. I understand the reasons that have driven that big change, but even before then, there was a gradual shift and I’ve always wondered what the reasons were. (Talking specifically about US …

Why did TV seasons get shorter? Now, obviously there’s been a big shift in the past 20 years with shorter cable shows gaining popularity in the 2000s and streamers emulating that in the 2010s. I understand the reasons that have driven that big change, but even before then, there was a gradual shift and I’ve always wondered what the reasons were. (Talking specifically about US …