TV Tuesday: Is This Us?

[yourlibrarian]

A Financial Times article discussed a cultural change during the holidays in Britain, as smart TVs and non-TV viewing by a younger generation means that there is much less viewing of holiday specials, which had been a national tradition. Instead "data shows children as young as four spend longer watching YouTube each day than all PSB services combined", and that ratio is even worse with young teens. The article notes the situation is equally dire for other European broadcasters.

In the article, the concern is that younger viewers are turning away from content that is authentic to and about their own country. In the U.S., too, public television is under threat. Are there TV traditions that are disappearing due to the shift in viewing? What might be gone in another generation or two?