Would Deadliest Catch be as well-received as it used to be had it maintained it's integrity?

Like, do you think the reception would be more positive or would it just fall off for being too repetitive anyways? Also, when did it go wrong?

I grew up on this show and am currently re-watching all the seasons with my family, so I was pretty bummed to see that it apparently went downhill badly at some point. The last one we really watched was when Sig had his heart attack (which is where we're up to now).