In the high and far-off days, every single child would be back in the house in time to watch "The Man from UNCLE" because if you missed this weeks episode, that was it. No repeats or catchup from the 2, later 3 channels we had.
Now the BBC and,for some things Netflix, are bringing that back, so you have to wait until next week.
I like it, the enforced suspense adds to the enjoyment for me.