re: #116 Dr Lizardo

And then came the “rural purge”.

en.wikipedia.org

Yep, TV execs chasing ratings with the groups that have money to spend - not necessarily based on popularity and viewing numbers. And I noted from that article that this was when the western shows were getting purged as well. (And on a side note James Drury, the star of “The Virginian” died earlier this month.)