Frankly, I can only think of shows that got worse.
- The Witcher
- Westworld
- Carnival Row (LOL)
- Game of Thrones (no one even expected good past season 7, they just wanted another two good battle scenes like season 6, and satisfying conclusions to the characters they liked)
Now a lot of people are coping that Netflix Avatar, which has been greenlit for 2 more seasons, will listen to feedback and polish out the rough edges, which is obviously not likely.
Maybe it’s naive, but I think when a show obviously doesn’t work for nearly all viewers, or people consistently make very easily articulate criticisms, you’d try and address it.
it’s hard to fathom putting so much working into making a TV show and then not also being extremely invested in what people are saying about it, but most seem either uninterested or contemptuous of it all, and these are hardly auteur projects.–
Idk how much audience feedback played a role in these, but Community was way more Jeff centric in the first few episodes before it became more of an ensemble cast show. 30 Rock was similar - as they developed the characters they still had Liz and Jack as an anchor but all the others played a more active role and the show was better for it.