Name a tv show that hasn’t declined in quality

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As the seasons progress

A lot of tv shows now have amazing first series, then it suddenly goes on a downward spiral until it’s cancelled or finished.

So what are your top shows that in your opinion, has not gone downhill.

Mine are:-

The good place
Brooklyn 99
Firefly
Dark Angel
Dollhouse
And whilst it had some bad episodes, Supernatural

Six Feet Under. Also the best end to a series I’ve ever seen.

Schitt’s Creek definitely, and I know some were disappointed by the most recent series, but I’d ass Sex Education.

ER Had a couple of dodgy seasons but 15 years of greatness

Beat that every other show

Seinfeld
Every season is comedy gold!

Poor Firefly, didn't get the chance to go downhill.
Buffy was great all 7 seasons on TV plus the comics afterwards

Newsroom
The West Wing

Add, not ass.

agree with some of these...

but no one has mentioned The Good Fight - it just keeps getting better and better ... love it

Law and order SVU its just gotten better over the years and I'm so happy Chris meloni came back as stabler

The Sopranos

I love It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia

I think it peaked series 5/6/7. Some great episodes in later series too but not as consistent. Series 14 wasn’t so good but the one just realised i really enjoyed

Inbetweeners
Seinfeld
The Wire
The Sopranos

Sex and The City should have been left at the end of the series it was a great finish

Last few series of Curb Your Enthusiasm has been hit and miss

Happy Valley

It was brilliant not sure they could make it better

Judge Judy

The west wing
Schitts creek

The Mentalist
The Good Place

Mad men
Game of thrones 😂

I've just thought of one!

Unforgotten

Succession has seemed to improve.
I think Breaking Bad was pretty consistent.
I feel Peaky Blinders first series was the best, fingers crossed for the final one.

Only connect

I agree with The Last Kingdom, and Succession.

I disagree with Peakey Blinders, I thought it started with promise it didn't live up to in subsequent seasons. To much style over substance.

I thought The Mandalorian stayed pretty level, a few episodes were uneven but both seasons maintained similar quality overall.

Shetland has been fairly consistent.

Shows that are only one series are hard to compare, its easier to maintain something with some narrative momentum for that amount of time.

In some cases like Call the Midwife it just seems they become too distant from the source material, in that case a book but it can also be the original vision of the series. In some cases they obviously are taking a concept that worked for a limited number of shows and milking it as long as possible (Stranger Things.) In some cases they just become increasingly unhinged (like Wentworth.)

But I alsomore and more find there are shows that start out great, there is a premise that seems compelling, some smart writing, it's stylish, great actors - but it just tries too hard to be cool and edgy and there isn't anything else. Like Killing Eve. There's only one trick in the bag and the rest is all flash.

Hannibal and Ozark

Power / Ghost
Line of duty
Motherland
Desperate housewives

Ozark

Of course Firefly only had the one season but I’d agree that the episodes increased in quality as it went on.

We are still in mourning...😔

Castle got better and better, with the addition of playing, "spot the firefly reference" and "spot the firefly cast member"

Death in Paradise.

I mean the script is virtually the same each episode so it can't really go up or down but you know exactly what you are getting.

Masterchef, in many iterations. Are we allowed reality type TV.

I felt that Red Dwarf dipped in the middle then came back stronger.