I fully understand that media outlets seek viewers and that they want those viewers to be regular, continuous viewers so that they will (1) see more advertisements, (2) buy more of the advertised products, (3) become regular viewers, and (4) boost the media outlets’ ratings. That’s all part of the game, and we’ve come to expect them to stretch themselves in finding ways of making those goals reality. But they are increasingly proving that they will stop at nothing to achieve