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The Times concluded, Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўThis may have been the first show to find its audience growth tied to the growth of the Internet,Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ but thatР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s not exactly correct. This embrace of technology wasnР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t something you saw depicted on the average episode of Home Improvement, and X-Philes, as fans of the show called themselves, quickly spread the word.

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JerryР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s Mac was a mere set decoration on Seinfeld, but The X-Files was tackling sentient operating systems seven episodes into season one. Not just talk about it, actually, but break an episode apart and put it back together.

And a not-insignificant chunk of people were there to talk about The X-Files. You werenР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t on the Internet because there was nothing else to do you were there because you wanted to be (or because you wanted to watch pornР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р вЂ™Р’В¦ some things never change). Those who Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўsurfed the net,Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ before that became an ironically dismissive term, were seen as nerds who lived in their momsР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС› basements - yР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›know, the same insult bloggers still hear daily. The Internet was obviously around when The X-Files was in its heyday, but it didnР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t have the same overwhelming presence that it does today, for better or worse. And it can largely be traced back to The X-Files. ItР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s an overdue acknowledgment that Internet culture matters, that Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўLikingР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ a little-watched show like Playing House, or tweeting your support for Review through hashtags, matters.

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Just this week, the New York Times reported that Nielsen Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўwould partner with Facebook and Twitter to include social-media mentions of specific television programs in their viewership measurements.Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ This is good news for series like BobР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s Burgers or The Americans theyР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›re big and beloved online, but if you asked the average CBS viewer to describe Fargo, theyР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›d respond, Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўThe wood chipper movie?Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ But thereР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s another reason: The slow-but-steady embrace of non-traditional ways of measuring a showР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s viewership. Now, shows are given more time to find an audience, which has helped the perennially low-rated, but critically admired Jane the Virgin, YouР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›re the Worst, and Halt and Catch Fire thrive.Р В РІР‚СњР В РІР‚С› part of that has to do with the accessibility options that are now available to cord-cutters. Brisco County only made it one season before Fox said no more The Critic was greeted with a resounding Р В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎв„ўit stinksР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р РЋРЎС™ from network executives and Saved by the Bell: The College Years was kicked out of school after 19 episodes. ThatР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›s a stronger lineup than anything network television can offer today, but it leaves out FX, Comedy Central, IFC, HBO, Showtime, AMC, Netflix, and all the other cable networks and streaming services that have helped usher in the Golden Age of TV.Р В РІР‚в„ўР вЂ™Р’В And let good shows with minuscule viewership stick around.Р В РІР‚СњР вЂ™Р’В«ecause 20 years ago, they didnР В Р вЂ Р В РІР‚С™Р Р†РІР‚С›РЎС›t survive.

Those are two great series, and the Big Four networks were overflowing with even more quality programming, like Roseanne, Seinfeld, NYPD Blue, The Simpsons, The Critic, and most importantly, Saved by the Bell: The College Years. Television is better now than it was in 1993, when The X-Files premiered to an audience that was still bewildered by its lead-in (and canceled-too-soon) show, The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.