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The original was posted on /r/television by /u/1111joey1111 on 2025-05-27 12:27:07+00:00.

The popular (and very good) series The Last of Us just wrapped up its second season. Seven episodes. The third season is expected in 2027.

I think back to a series like LOST. A groundbreaking, TV landscape changing series (often considered one of the greatest of all time). 20+ episode seasons EVERY year for 5 of its six seasons (one year was 14 episodes because of a writers strike). I’d argue that the first three seasons achieved (and maintained) a level of mystery and suspense never before seen on TV.

Of course there were lots of other quality shows that consistently delivered 20+ episode seasons year after year. 24, Blindspot, Alias, the Blacklist, Northern Exposure, and the list goes on.

Audiences today are getting ripped off. It’s not about maintaining quality, it’s about lazy/spoiled writers and producers and a broken delivery system.

3 years between seasons of Stranger Things? Nearly the same for Westworld? By the time a new season arrives a lot of viewers may not even REMEMBER or even care about what they saw previously.

Bring back longer seasons and yearly seasons!