# TV shows that got worse as they became more popular

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**Created:** [April 21, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-got-worse-as-they-became-more-popular/1017305 "2025-04-21T13:53:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 25, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-shows-that-got-worse-as-they-became-more-popular/1017305/140 "2025-06-25T19:01:09Z")

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Good catch that I posted in the “TV Shows That Hold Up” thread.  
It was fun to see that I defended Monk there, too.

> [@"Perfect" television shows](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/perfect-television-shows/1017366/193):
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> Monk.
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> And to the poster who said “solving a mystery every week gets tedious”…
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> a) No.
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> b) That’s kind of the point of older detective shows.
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> c) And I still get excited when Tony Shaloub says “Okay, here’s what happened…”

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