Television as an art form

Today, if you ask somebody if TV is an art form you will almost always get a “NO”. But was this always the case. When TV was an immerging technology it was used to make people think and inform them on the issues. Then somebody came along with the great idea too entertain people using this medium, thus TV as we know it was born. The word TV is a generalization, there are many sub categories, some with more artistic merit then others. Take for instance the BBC, a television company who thrives off of giving its audience the truth. Contrasted with a channel like SpikeTv we see that channels like this are designed for no other purpose then to entertain, which is shaky at the best of times. So then, is it possible to reignite TV as an art form? In my personal opinion I think that it is too late for TV, if you have a larger message you want to get across your best bet would lie in film. Although TV has the potential to reach a much broader audience (as every American has one) , its audience simply has no interest.