Hypothesis: average arc length for works of fiction has been steadily increasing for ~70 years. Since WW2. Minimum Viable Trilogy has gone from 1 volume to 7.
Depends how you measure “arc”. NYPD blue was 3 cases per episode. Season 1 of the wire only covered a single criminal case “The Barksdale gang”. Descent into detail does of course generate more hours of footage which I “think” supports your main point.
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Why this trend? We’ve changed our definition of meaningful events in story-pacing to include more intimate details that were previously deemed distractions. The Sopranos exemplifies this v old gangster shows. Intimate portraits with many complex characters take time.
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