**Yeah, I know that's not what you were implying here, but work with me***

It's pretty much given that HBO, Showtime, FX, AMC, USA, etc. stepped it's game up after the Sopranos, but it's not like network TV is really doing anything special/different in the post-Sopranos universe. I mean, good network shows have come along since the Sopranos premiered, but none are really radically different than anything else that was already out there.