There should be room for One Day at a Time when there are nearly 500 scripted shows

TV Guide

It's been one week since Netflix announced its decision to cancel the beloved sitcom after three seasons, and "any number of valid reasons have been offered for its continued survival," says Maureen Ryan. "As others have pointed out, One Day at a Time supplies a lot of things you don't see often on TV. We may be awash in Peak TV — about 500 scripted shows exist at the moment, in addition to the thousands of older shows on various platforms — but that doesn't mean that there really is something for everyone. It depends on which 'someone' you are: TV still tends to be over-supplied with shows made by and for white people and pretty sparse when it comes to shows made by — and starring — women of color. Beyond that basic fact — one backed up by a wealth of statistics — there are any number of reasons that One Day at a Time is not just loved but needed."