Shows that can stick around:
- Dan VS (It's very formulaic, but it works pretty well for the premise).
- MLP: FiM (not the best show in the whole wide world, but surprisingly good, a go-to show when babysitting, and certainly something I wish had been around when I was little)
- Adventure Time (Didn't watch it when it first came out, as it came out around the same time as similar shows that died of their own stupidity, but dang can those writers cram some intense feels into eleven-minute blocks, all hidden beneath the inherent strangeness of the series).
- Young Justice (If you liked Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated Series, and Justice League, this show continues in that vein of good storytelling and animation).
I'm in my twenties, only the first show is technically in my age demographic, and they are all miles and miles beyond this crap below:
- Family Guy- it wasn't good when I was in middle school and liked that kind of 'humor', and it isn't good now.
- All of reality TV, in particular anything involving blue collar work or "redneck" "work", performing children, freaky families, or rich bitches bickering. If it's not staged, it's pathetic, and if it is staged it's pathetic and awful. The exception to the reality rule: Actual medical shows.
- Most news channels- celebrity news stories shouldn't be on the same channel as local events, reporters should report and not commentate, and what on earth happened to letting people finish what they're saying during an interview?
- Almost all of Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon's line-up. When "Doug" is better than some of that, you know your channel's gone sour.
- The Dog Whisperer- outdated, questionable, and dangerous training techniques, exaggeration, and flat-out misinformation about canine biology and behavior peddled with a sparkly smile and fake Mexican accent? Why, what could possibly go wrong if the general public tried this stuff? Keep in mind the big competitor (It's Me or the Dog) took the slow-and-steady approach, was brutally honest with her clients, and did NOT allow dogs to become violent, which is what I think killed the show.