On the contrary your generation doesn't know what it's like for people to all watch something together and discuss it after without people screaming no spoiler or I haven't seen that. And no we didn't have to watch that shyt. We had shows like rap city etc.
It's not like you think it was. Especially when you co sider people have all the choice today and they still end up listening to and watchig the same shyt over and over. Especially when it comes to music. We had radios where djs could play new music, break artists and have independent playlists. You guys have the same playlists everywhere.
I'm 25 and we did all that growing up, at least, right after youtube blew up and until google bought it started shifting, I still remember Blockbuster and TV before streaming
Radio DJs have been bought out by iheart this past decade+, a generation before yours, radio was full of open plants and payola
Certain shows and music are popular for a reason, plus ads are more important than content, either way the options to watch whatever from wherever, whenever you want are there