There were not quite as many, just looked at 1993 and they had 4 night games....with Thursday and multiple Monday games now that is typically 5 or 6. There were also a bunch of 4PM games that year, I don't think people hate those as much, I know some do. The big difference is back then there was legit possibility of a blackout and streaming was not a thing. We often missed some games on TV and had to listen on the radio. The Houston greatest comeback was one of them.