In the past, seasons consisted of 20 to 24 episodes, but nowadays mostly consist of just eight or 10 episodes.
In many cases, that has undoubtedly increased the quality of these shows.
The Writers Guild Of America are requesting that television writers receive higher pay, because the manner in which the landscape of the medium has changed during this time has severely affected their income.
But since writers are usually paid per episode, they are getting the same amount of money, but are being asked to spend more time working on the script.