The TRPs fell, and they went to Saas Bahu to help the TRPs, instead of contemplating on WHY the TRPs fell? Did the Saas Bahu help the TRPs any?
This has made me believe that half the reason of these Saas Bahu crap is not the audience. it's the channels/CVs/whatever. They just love placing the blame on the audience for their own idiocy.
Otherwise, great answers by GJ. But no need to give the writers and CVs a pass that they needed to do it to maintain an audience. The TRPs fell as the show faltered. That's on the creatives. And the Saas Bahu was their lack of creativity, or stubbornness. It didn't succeed in bringing the high TRPs back.