A Tale of Two TV Shows: “Rectify,” “Lethal Weapon,” and the Battle to Be Seen in the Age of Peak TV
In the years of “Peak TV” if you like a show you better advertise for it before it gets canceled…
Here’s where we get to fall TV’s big quandary: Statistics show that a significant portion of the audience is more likely to watch a show like “Rectify” than most series debuting this fall. We’re not talking millions upon millions here, but Sundance’s great little drama could gain a few new viewers before other freshman series find their audience.
Does this mean people are suddenly listening to critics and the television connoisseurs in their lives? Maybe. But the approval of tastemakers has little to do with “Rectify’s” improved chances.
No, if “Rectify” has even a slightly larger audience for its final run, it will be because its first three seasons are streaming on Netflix.
Behold one of the champagne problems in the age of Peak TV: There’s simply too much worthy content to consume, and fewer reasons to sample the worthiest of them as they air in their timeslots.
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