The vast wasteland?
Yep. TV is more a sewer than it was back in Minow's time. Look at what AMC has become. It was a serious channel that's now aimed at the lowest of the low. It's chock full of repetitive ads and Gator pop-ups, and they shrink the credits, etc. You want a guage as to the "intelligence" of the American public, then look no further than AMC.