I was thinking about this the other day, but more about the quality of some TV shows now compared to before. To me it feels like the last 10 years has experienced a renaissance in TV shows especially compared to movies, but I also have to admit that I have missed a lot of TV shows and movies that have come out and the length of the shows making them become more appreciated. Plus I don't have any real knowledge of TV of the past to compare the great TV shows of today to past years.
I just know that I really appreciate seeing a bunch of TV shows getting big budgets.