![]() Television's Melissa McCarthy-produced comedy Amy's Brother.īig swing: This is truly hard to pick from Fox's roster of high-concept and big- commitment fare. On the studio side, Gary Newman and Dana Walden kept things almost exclusively in-house with an ownership stake in 12 of 13 projects, with the only outside buy coming from Warner Bros. This pilot season, Fox seems to have spread the wealth with a mix of procedurals, timely dramas (Controversy) as well as genre plays (a live-action X-Men series, Seth MacFarlane space dramedy Orville and vampire foray The Passage) with a mix of family and workplace comedies. On the ownership side, nine of NBC's 14 projects are produced in-house at Universal Television, with the network buying from everyone outside of CBS Television Studios.īig swing: A few years after Fox's Glee ended its run, NBC is looking to Friday Night Lights showrunner Jason Katims and the producers of Hamilton for a high school-set drama about a suburban high school's theater department. The network this season is focused on procedurals that it can sell internationally as well as a mix of workplace and family comedies. Of course, the network that's home to a number of Dick Wolf procedurals has little room and its highly anticipated Will and Grace revival to work in. NBC Has the biggest drop-off among the broadcast networks this season, with eight fewer pickups - largely on the comedy side. ![]() Read more: TV Pilot Season 2017: Trump TV Is Ushered In as Early Trends Emerge On the studio side, CBS Television Studios has a stake in 14 of its 16 projects - with none coming from ABC Studios or 20th Century Fox Television.īig swing: Big Bang Theory prequel spinoff Young Sheldon, which was picked up straight to series. Thematically, it's business as usual with a heavy dose of procedurals (military, legal and even journalism) and family comedies - including three from Aaron Kaplan and two from the creators of How I Met Your Mother. Network topper Glenn Geller is largely staying the course this season, with dramas even versus last year, while the comedy side is off two as Sheldon, the Big Bang Theory prequel, remains MIA. ![]() On the ownership front, ABC Studios has a stake in 14 of its 24 new projects and bought from every studio save for CBS Television Studios.īig swing: The network went straight-to-series with Marvel drama The Inhumans, which will debut over Labor Day weekend in more than 1,000 Imax theaters before expanded episodes premiere in September on ABC. Key among the network's pickups are a drama and comedy from Black-ish creator Kenya Barris. This go-around, network president Channing Dungey was able to preside over a full development season and put a focus on family comedies (again) and lighter fare in line with its legacy shows like Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives. With an even split between drama and comedy last year, the network - which has a strong comedy brand and should return at least one freshman half-hour next season - added an extra drama this season. The Disney-owned network was the only one of the Big Four to have the same volume year-over-year. Read more: TV Pilots 2017: The Complete Guide Here's a closer look at Pilot Season 2017 by the numbers, including how all the studios fared. Thematically, Trump-friendly military dramas and family comedies have broken out this year, while packaging a script with a star has proved to be one way to cut through the hundreds of scripts developed each season. The stocked cupboards has created a reduced need this pilot season as three of the five broadcasters are down year-over-year. In turn, many networks are starting to be more mindful of the increasing costs associated with casting and filming a pilot as well as the price tag associated with launching new shows. That has created a traffic jam for midseason, with many shows still awaiting a slot on the schedule. Read more: TV Pilot Season: Lack of Cancellations May Impact VolumeĪs the ratings barometer to determine success continues to sink (a 1.0 in the demo frequently is celebrated), none of the five broadcast networks has pulled a show off the air so far this season. That's down considerably from last year's tally of 88 and a far cry from the whopping 98 they picked up just four years ago. This pilot season, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC and The CW collectively ordered 73 dramas and comedies (including straight-to-series orders). The broadcast networks are beginning to adjust to a new reality.Īmid the so-called Peak TV era of 450-plus scripted originals and seemingly countless buyers, the Big Four have started to narrow their focus.
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