Lol it's hard to convey just how bad TV was after 9/11 for quite awhile. Everything was over the top sad. Also while on the topic I'm pretty sure if I recall correctly for the entire day of 9/11 every single network besides kids shows and maybe a few others like weather all were showing 9/11 coverage. You literally couldn't find a channel not rebroadcasting the news coverage besides those, it was wild.
To be honest I was too busy watching Yu-gi-oh and Samurai Jack to remember the lame shit adults were watching
Genuinely envious, I was surrounded by monsters who wouldn't let it go. Then I had family go into the military 🙃