Bonus: and that likely explains why older shows tend to have self-contained episodes while newer shows tend to be serial.

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    7 hours ago

    Also, thanks to the practice of broadcast syndication, new series were often given at last 3-4 seasons to run even if the ratings weren’t great at first since it was more profitable to get the series to around 80 to 100 episodes then to cancel it early.