I pay so little attention to entertainment from the past 25 years or so, I can honestly say I have never seen even 1 minute from any of the shows you just listed lol
Other than King of Queens, Pawn Stars, American Pickers, and Everybody Love Raymond haven't seen much at all from that era.
You should pay attention. Some of these shows are well written. They are like good books.
See what scene you like and watch. Black Sails is pirates well acted well written. Spartacus is slaves rising up again Rome. Breaking Bad is a very good show.
The last kingdom Vikings vs Saxons
The Wire is urban Baltimore drugs
Sopranos is good but gets slow sometimes.
True Detective 1st season.
Leave the politics alone for a day or two and watch a great series.