I tuned in and watched a few minutes of Emergency last night. Wow - did it ever suck. It was a Jack Webb series from the 70s about a fire department emergency medical team. Wooden acting, bad dialogue, and low, low budget. It's the kind of show that didn't even use real flames to simulate house fires - instead they'd have flickering lights on the set to simulate flames in the background, out of camera range.
Anybody who believes TV hasn't improved is deluding themselves.