I didn't mean filmed stage plays. The plays that have been on tv were played out usually live, tho' they could be taped. They were just constrained by being in one or two sets.

And the big point is that they looked a lot like, for example, Friends, Cheers, East Enders, with the camera moving round the actors - not the same at all as showing a stage play.
Here in the UK, we could see plays without commercial breaks, just as we can do films. It's called the BBC.

Being in a play is great. So is watching one. Those who want soaps, films etc. have them aplenty.

It's just that it would bwe nice to have the choice in this area too. Surely increasing the variety of what's availble is all to the good.