In the late $1950$s and $1960$s$,$ television Westerns were extremely popular and included Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Wagon Train, and The Big Valley. When ratings declined as viewers' tastes changed, production of them waned. The television Western was a product category that had entered the $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ stage of its product life cycle.

Group of answer choices

maturity stage

decline stage

accelerated development stage

growth stage

introduction stage