As premiere season gets underway, it's become abundantly clear that there's one thing missing that's put a sad damper on network TV as a whole. While streaming services and network TV are two very different entities, streaming has impacted the way network shows operate at their core. In the attempts they've made to compete with streaming shows, network TV has lost its identity .

Though viewers are still tuning in to watch network shows every night, the way they function has changed, and viewer expectations have shifted, as well. As the shift in network TV is still settling , things have been changing from season to season. Between shorter episode orders and shifting casts, the uncertain reality of network TV has been confusing for viewers to navigate.

While there have been some s

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